Western Governors University
BSN
C493 Task 2 Portfolio 2021
,Mission Statement
This portfolio represents my personal, educational, and professional nursing growth
throughoutthe BSN program at Western Governors University. This program allowed
me to advance my education as a nurse as well as learn new ways to use my skills. My
portfolio contains: learned skills, projects, papers, and examples of how I was able to
reach my professional goals while attending this program. Lastly, my continued
professional and educational goals are shown in this portfolio.
A.1 Complete a Mission Statement
My goal professionally after completing my BSN is to become a NP who specializes in
care for special needs children. A major goal of mine is to continue to educate myself on
how to provide the best possible care for my patients and their families. This includes
keeping up to date with any current studies and research that may apply to this field of
nursing. Providing quality care with compassion, knowledge, and respect is my
mission statement and something I wish to achieve daily. Understanding and striving
to find positive ways to communicate, especially withnon-verbal patients, has become
something I feel very passionately about. Many people feel that the patients I work with
are unaware of their surroundings or feelings and that they are incapableof expressing
anything. In my experiences, this is very inaccurate. Every patient I have ever
encountered has adapted and is very capable of expressing themselves in some way
(including their wants and needs). By striving to achieve these goals I hope to have a
positive impact on mypatients and their family’s lives while providing them with the
highest quality of care.
History on how I reached my mission statement: Being a nurse became a goal of mine
as an incredibly young age. I enjoyed helping people and was always looking for ways
to assist my friends and family in any way I could. As time went on and life happened,
my dream career of becoming a nurse got pushed aside due to trials and life in general.
But there was always the nagging thought in the back of my mind that I was not doing
what I had always wanted to do. Finally, at the age of 28 I decided I was going to go to
nursing school and obtain my goal. It wasnot easy being a single mom with a young
child. I encountered numerous challenges and feelingsof just wanting to quit at times.
What kept me going were family, friends, and ultimately knowing that I loved helping
and caring for other people. After graduating with my ASN, I knewI wanted to pursue
my BSN. My goal of pursing my BSN was set aside at this time as started work and time
went flying by.
My first nursing job I took was home health working with special needs children. I went
into thisjob thinking it would be a steppingstone and I would move on to something
quickly. I was told this was true for many nurses that had done this type of nursing
before. Working in this field of nursing was daunting at first because I had not learned a
lot about the cares and skills needed for these children. Working with vents,
tracheostomies, and gastronomies was not something I had alot of experience with nor
, had I learned a lot about in school. There were times of frustration because I wanted to
be more knowledgeable and proficient about everything I was doing. This made me
decide to educate myself through anything I could: books, pamphlets, manuals,
seminars, training sessions, using parent/family knowledge, and asking other
healthcare providers for help and/or answers. The more knowledge I gained, the more
comfortable I becamewith my skills and abilities to care for my patients. Even with the
challenges, it did not take me long to fall in love with this type of nursing and my
patients. I have yet to move on to somethingelse and continue to enhance my knowledge
and skills. I have looked at other nursing fields and been offered positions, but
ultimately love what I do and am deeply passionate about it. While working with these
children and their families I learned that there is a definite need for more healthcare
providers that specialize in this field. Many of these families must travel long distances
to get the care they need. Learning this made me finally decide to go back to school to
pursue my BSN followed by furthering my education to become a NP. This is what
shaped my mission statement and where I want to go with my nursing career.
A.1a Reflect on how your professional mission statement will help guide you
throughoutyour nursing career.
I feel that the hardships and long time it took me to achieve my goal of becoming a nurse
helped to shape my mission statement. Once I started my nursing career it did not take
me long to realize what my goals as a nurse were. At that time, I didn’t call it a mission
statement, but I knew what I wished to achieve and what type of nurse I wanted to
become and be. Although I have had struggles and times of trial, I have still stuck with
my same goals and aspirations to be aknowledgeable, compassionate nurse. I feel that I
will continue to strive to maintain my mission statement which will shape my nursing
career and make me be the best nurse I can.
A.2a Explain how the specific artifacts or completed work represent you as a learner
and ahealthcare professional.
My artifacts and completed work show how I used my existing nursing skills combined
with mylearned skills during the BSN program to enhance my critical thinking and
research skills. This program gave me a great appreciation for the ability to use research
application to improve nursing processes, patient outcomes, and work environment. My
work throughout the program shows how I was continuously being a learner and
enhancing my skills as a healthcare professional.
Professional Leadership and Communication made me look at my nursing roles and the
type ofleadership I was utilizing. While looking at different leadership styles I learned
how to better collaborate with others while using my strengths to be part of a team. A
team that can lead to a better work environment and improved patient outcomes.
During Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research I learned how to use
statistics, research and Evidence Based Practiceto become an improved healthcare
professional-improving the healthcare provided to patients. Organizational Systems and
Quality Leadership taught me the importance of leadership roles, patient safety, and
continuous improvement as healthcare provider. Professional Roles and Values taught
BSN
C493 Task 2 Portfolio 2021
,Mission Statement
This portfolio represents my personal, educational, and professional nursing growth
throughoutthe BSN program at Western Governors University. This program allowed
me to advance my education as a nurse as well as learn new ways to use my skills. My
portfolio contains: learned skills, projects, papers, and examples of how I was able to
reach my professional goals while attending this program. Lastly, my continued
professional and educational goals are shown in this portfolio.
A.1 Complete a Mission Statement
My goal professionally after completing my BSN is to become a NP who specializes in
care for special needs children. A major goal of mine is to continue to educate myself on
how to provide the best possible care for my patients and their families. This includes
keeping up to date with any current studies and research that may apply to this field of
nursing. Providing quality care with compassion, knowledge, and respect is my
mission statement and something I wish to achieve daily. Understanding and striving
to find positive ways to communicate, especially withnon-verbal patients, has become
something I feel very passionately about. Many people feel that the patients I work with
are unaware of their surroundings or feelings and that they are incapableof expressing
anything. In my experiences, this is very inaccurate. Every patient I have ever
encountered has adapted and is very capable of expressing themselves in some way
(including their wants and needs). By striving to achieve these goals I hope to have a
positive impact on mypatients and their family’s lives while providing them with the
highest quality of care.
History on how I reached my mission statement: Being a nurse became a goal of mine
as an incredibly young age. I enjoyed helping people and was always looking for ways
to assist my friends and family in any way I could. As time went on and life happened,
my dream career of becoming a nurse got pushed aside due to trials and life in general.
But there was always the nagging thought in the back of my mind that I was not doing
what I had always wanted to do. Finally, at the age of 28 I decided I was going to go to
nursing school and obtain my goal. It wasnot easy being a single mom with a young
child. I encountered numerous challenges and feelingsof just wanting to quit at times.
What kept me going were family, friends, and ultimately knowing that I loved helping
and caring for other people. After graduating with my ASN, I knewI wanted to pursue
my BSN. My goal of pursing my BSN was set aside at this time as started work and time
went flying by.
My first nursing job I took was home health working with special needs children. I went
into thisjob thinking it would be a steppingstone and I would move on to something
quickly. I was told this was true for many nurses that had done this type of nursing
before. Working in this field of nursing was daunting at first because I had not learned a
lot about the cares and skills needed for these children. Working with vents,
tracheostomies, and gastronomies was not something I had alot of experience with nor
, had I learned a lot about in school. There were times of frustration because I wanted to
be more knowledgeable and proficient about everything I was doing. This made me
decide to educate myself through anything I could: books, pamphlets, manuals,
seminars, training sessions, using parent/family knowledge, and asking other
healthcare providers for help and/or answers. The more knowledge I gained, the more
comfortable I becamewith my skills and abilities to care for my patients. Even with the
challenges, it did not take me long to fall in love with this type of nursing and my
patients. I have yet to move on to somethingelse and continue to enhance my knowledge
and skills. I have looked at other nursing fields and been offered positions, but
ultimately love what I do and am deeply passionate about it. While working with these
children and their families I learned that there is a definite need for more healthcare
providers that specialize in this field. Many of these families must travel long distances
to get the care they need. Learning this made me finally decide to go back to school to
pursue my BSN followed by furthering my education to become a NP. This is what
shaped my mission statement and where I want to go with my nursing career.
A.1a Reflect on how your professional mission statement will help guide you
throughoutyour nursing career.
I feel that the hardships and long time it took me to achieve my goal of becoming a nurse
helped to shape my mission statement. Once I started my nursing career it did not take
me long to realize what my goals as a nurse were. At that time, I didn’t call it a mission
statement, but I knew what I wished to achieve and what type of nurse I wanted to
become and be. Although I have had struggles and times of trial, I have still stuck with
my same goals and aspirations to be aknowledgeable, compassionate nurse. I feel that I
will continue to strive to maintain my mission statement which will shape my nursing
career and make me be the best nurse I can.
A.2a Explain how the specific artifacts or completed work represent you as a learner
and ahealthcare professional.
My artifacts and completed work show how I used my existing nursing skills combined
with mylearned skills during the BSN program to enhance my critical thinking and
research skills. This program gave me a great appreciation for the ability to use research
application to improve nursing processes, patient outcomes, and work environment. My
work throughout the program shows how I was continuously being a learner and
enhancing my skills as a healthcare professional.
Professional Leadership and Communication made me look at my nursing roles and the
type ofleadership I was utilizing. While looking at different leadership styles I learned
how to better collaborate with others while using my strengths to be part of a team. A
team that can lead to a better work environment and improved patient outcomes.
During Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research I learned how to use
statistics, research and Evidence Based Practiceto become an improved healthcare
professional-improving the healthcare provided to patients. Organizational Systems and
Quality Leadership taught me the importance of leadership roles, patient safety, and
continuous improvement as healthcare provider. Professional Roles and Values taught
