1. Create a professional mission statement (suggested length of 1 paragraph)
that includes the following:
a representation of your career goals, your aspirations, and how you
want to move forward with your career
an overview of where you would like to focus your time and energies
within the profession
“My mission is to provide the highest standards in the practice of nursing and to promote safety
and public health, one patient at a time. As a registered nurse, I will work to provide compassionate,
excellent health care to the underserved community, transforming the well-being of those in need.” My
mission statement will serve as the foundation of my nursing career. I am guided by a moral belief that
all nurses must strive to give optimal care to patients, whether they are an individual, group, or
community. Throughout my nursing career, I will continue to deliver excellent care with the
continuously evolving science of nursing and changes within the healthcare system. I will demonstrate
excellent nursing care that will foster positive outcomes within the community
a) Reflect on how your professional mission statement will help guide you
throughout your nursing career.
2. Complete a professional summary (suggested length of 3 pages) that
includes the following:
a. Explain how the specific artifacts or completed work or both in your
portfolio represent you as a learner and a healthcare professional.
With each course at WGU, my skills and knowledge continued to grow every day. This is
attributable to the fact that the course content primarily focused on current trends in the industry,
community concepts, theory, research, leadership, therapeutic interventions, and healthcare policy. For
this reason, I did not have difficulties working as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurse because I was able
to demonstrate the professionalism and competency that I gained as a WGU student. The attachments
in this portfolio prove the skills that I have learned and used to achieve my professional goals.
One of my completed works in this portfolio (task 1) depicts me as a learner and a healthcare
professional. Leadership and professional image experience task 1 gave me the opportunity to utilize my
leadership skills in investigating the challenges that characterize the NICU and find a solution. Also, as a
, learner and a healthcare professional, I have used my knowledge to assess, diagnose a problem, and
implement a solution to benefit my unit. WGU BSN program has also helped me in enhancing my
competence as a professional nurse. Through the assigned courses and assignments, I gained adequate
knowledge of what it takes to become a competent and successful nurse. Furthermore, the courses and
assignments have not only enhanced my competence as a nurse but have also made me a better person.
In fact, I have attained an exceptional understanding of what a nurse should be capable of and my
perspective of a nurse’s morals has improved drastically. The attachments that I have selected to include
display a part of the processes that I have undertaken to realize my educational goals.
b. Discuss how the specific artifacts in your portfolio represent your
professional strengths.
My professional strength appears in my role as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered
Nurse. I have worked with adults for a few years as a Dialysis Acute RN, but I found my passion in
providing care for the preemies. In my Evidence-Based Practice task 1 paper, I researched the
importance of skin-to-skin contact in the NICU. After discussing the findings of my research paper with
the unit Director and the Manager, the unit in conjunction with other NICU’s all over the country (the
United States) decided to improve the time spent with Kangaroo-Care. This demonstrates my
professional strength as a leader and ability to collaborate with other healthcare personnel in improving
the healthcare system and the quality of care provided to preemie patients.
c. Discuss challenges you encountered during the progression of your
program.
i) Explain how you overcame these challenges.
It is undeniable that I have faced multiple challenges during my BSN program. My major
challenge is juggling between family, personal and school life. My work-related challenge is starting a
new job as a NICU Nurse that requires 5 days a week in training. As a newly appointed NICU Nurse, I am
also required to obtain some certificates in the first few months of my job placement. My personal
related challenge is being a full-time mom for three beautiful daughters. Two of my kids are very busy
with sports that require being out of the house 3 or more days a week. My school challenge is finding
that includes the following:
a representation of your career goals, your aspirations, and how you
want to move forward with your career
an overview of where you would like to focus your time and energies
within the profession
“My mission is to provide the highest standards in the practice of nursing and to promote safety
and public health, one patient at a time. As a registered nurse, I will work to provide compassionate,
excellent health care to the underserved community, transforming the well-being of those in need.” My
mission statement will serve as the foundation of my nursing career. I am guided by a moral belief that
all nurses must strive to give optimal care to patients, whether they are an individual, group, or
community. Throughout my nursing career, I will continue to deliver excellent care with the
continuously evolving science of nursing and changes within the healthcare system. I will demonstrate
excellent nursing care that will foster positive outcomes within the community
a) Reflect on how your professional mission statement will help guide you
throughout your nursing career.
2. Complete a professional summary (suggested length of 3 pages) that
includes the following:
a. Explain how the specific artifacts or completed work or both in your
portfolio represent you as a learner and a healthcare professional.
With each course at WGU, my skills and knowledge continued to grow every day. This is
attributable to the fact that the course content primarily focused on current trends in the industry,
community concepts, theory, research, leadership, therapeutic interventions, and healthcare policy. For
this reason, I did not have difficulties working as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurse because I was able
to demonstrate the professionalism and competency that I gained as a WGU student. The attachments
in this portfolio prove the skills that I have learned and used to achieve my professional goals.
One of my completed works in this portfolio (task 1) depicts me as a learner and a healthcare
professional. Leadership and professional image experience task 1 gave me the opportunity to utilize my
leadership skills in investigating the challenges that characterize the NICU and find a solution. Also, as a
, learner and a healthcare professional, I have used my knowledge to assess, diagnose a problem, and
implement a solution to benefit my unit. WGU BSN program has also helped me in enhancing my
competence as a professional nurse. Through the assigned courses and assignments, I gained adequate
knowledge of what it takes to become a competent and successful nurse. Furthermore, the courses and
assignments have not only enhanced my competence as a nurse but have also made me a better person.
In fact, I have attained an exceptional understanding of what a nurse should be capable of and my
perspective of a nurse’s morals has improved drastically. The attachments that I have selected to include
display a part of the processes that I have undertaken to realize my educational goals.
b. Discuss how the specific artifacts in your portfolio represent your
professional strengths.
My professional strength appears in my role as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered
Nurse. I have worked with adults for a few years as a Dialysis Acute RN, but I found my passion in
providing care for the preemies. In my Evidence-Based Practice task 1 paper, I researched the
importance of skin-to-skin contact in the NICU. After discussing the findings of my research paper with
the unit Director and the Manager, the unit in conjunction with other NICU’s all over the country (the
United States) decided to improve the time spent with Kangaroo-Care. This demonstrates my
professional strength as a leader and ability to collaborate with other healthcare personnel in improving
the healthcare system and the quality of care provided to preemie patients.
c. Discuss challenges you encountered during the progression of your
program.
i) Explain how you overcame these challenges.
It is undeniable that I have faced multiple challenges during my BSN program. My major
challenge is juggling between family, personal and school life. My work-related challenge is starting a
new job as a NICU Nurse that requires 5 days a week in training. As a newly appointed NICU Nurse, I am
also required to obtain some certificates in the first few months of my job placement. My personal
related challenge is being a full-time mom for three beautiful daughters. Two of my kids are very busy
with sports that require being out of the house 3 or more days a week. My school challenge is finding
