COMPETENCIES

740.1.5Self-Advocacy of the Nurse
The graduate integrates strategies of self-awareness and self-care into professional practice to ensure personal health and well-being.
740.1.7Roles of the Nurse (WGU)
The graduate analyzes the roles of the nurse as a scientist, a detective, and a manager of the healing environment.
740.1.13The Professional Nurse
The graduate integrates knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the nursing profession into personal and professional interactions and ethical decision making.
982.1.1Program Portfolio
The graduate exhibits artifacts that both demonstrate the graduate’s competency across all program areas as well as provide evidence of professional growth.

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this task is to create a shell of your portfolio; you will complete the remaining sections of the portfolio later. Throughout your time at WGU, you will develop skills and knowledge that will support your practice as that of a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. A professional portfolio will showcase your knowledge and skills to prospective employers and will increase your marketability as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. This portfolio will help you focus on the concepts, strengths, and clinical reasoning abilities that will define your professional nursing practice.
When you are ready to submit your portfolio for evaluation, please use the “Knowledge Base Link” weblink for instructions on creating your e-portfolio.
In this task, you will reflect on key concepts from throughout your degree program: quality and safety, evidence-based practice, applied leadership, and community and population health.

REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Create an e-portfolio shell using OneNote.
Note: Use the “Knowledge Base Link” weblink for instructions
1. Create four sections labeled with the following headings:
• quality and safety
• evidence-based practice
• applied leadership
• community and population health
B. Briefly describe each of the following sections by drawing on your clinical experiences, (e.g., skills lab, simulation, clinical rotations and/or professional practice):
• quality and safety
• evidence-based practice
• applied leadership
• community and population health
Note: A short paragraph of a few sentences will be sufficient to fill the space for now. You may include experiences from your life that influenced your decision to become a nurse (e.g. What does the experience mean? Why is the experience important? How will you integrate what you learned from that experience into your practice?).
C. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

RUBRIC

A: PORTFOLIO SHELL

NOT EVIDENT
A submission is not provided using OneNote

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Not applicable.

COMPETENT
An e-portfolio shell is created using OneNote.

A1: PORTFOLIO SHELL SECTIONS

NOT EVIDENT
The labeled section headings are not provided, or 1 or more of the headings are missing or inaccurate.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Not applicable.

COMPETENT
The four labeled section headings are complete and accurate.

B: PERSONAL REFLECTION OF FOUR AREAS OF NURSING

NOT EVIDENT
A description is not provided, or the description does not address each of the given points.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The description addresses all 4 of the given points, but the description does not draw on the candidate’s clinical experiences.

COMPETENT
The description accurately addresses each of the 4 given points and includes specific examples of the candidate’s clinical experiences with each of the given points.

C: APA SOURCES

NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not include in-text citations and references according to APA style for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission includes in-text citations and references for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized but does not demonstrate a consistent application of APA style.

COMPETENT
The submission includes in-text citations and references for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and demonstrates a consistent application of APA style.

D: PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

NOT EVIDENT
Content is unstructured, is disjointed, or contains pervasive errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar. Vocabulary or tone is unprofessional or distracts from the topic.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Content is poorly organized, is difficult to follow, or contains errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar that cause confusion. Terminology is misused or ineffective.

COMPETENT
Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.

WEB LINKS

Knowledge Base Article

General Requirements
Your paper will be evaluated based on comprehension, structure (esp. clarity of thesis), argumentation, style and presentation, appropriate critical analysis and informative use of the readings, and creative independent research.
1. Your paper should develop your own unique argument. Good papers will be written and
clearly constructed. I should have no trouble picking out your thesis statement nor understanding why your paragraphs appear when they do.
2. Your paper must indicate how the various
ethical issues we have considered throughout the quarter
(e.g., abortion, death penalty, environmental ethics etc.)
bear on your topic. In other words, by considering or rejecting any one/several of these various ethical positions or moral standings in your argument and providing reasons for the same, you will be able to shed light on the issue you are discussing or the position you are taking on it. If a particular article/author’s position from our reading has bearing on your topic, please explain what the article/the author says about your topic and explain your response to it. Thus, good papers will make excellent useof the texts we have read in class. A wise rule of thumb is to have at least two citations
-quotations or paraphrases from the course text. You should be able to draw not only from the readings, but also from class discussions, movies/videos, and lectures if and wherever appropriate.
3. In addition to referring to course text, you are required to use at least two outside philosophical readings for your paper. For example, you can use
philosophical articles from our course text that has not been assigned for the course, or you can use our library search engine to find articles from academic journals or books. If you are writing on a topic that is not covered on our reading schedule, you will have to do more library work. I suggest you use journals such as the
Journal of Medical Ethics, Journal of Business Ethics, American Journal of Bioethics,Environmental Ethics,Philosophy and Public Affairs,Food Ethics
, etc.
If you are having trouble finding something relevant to your topic, I can help you with that. (Please contact me during my office hours or write to me using Canvas email if you need further guidance on how to use library resources for your research paper). Please do not let outside research overwhelm you. The purpose of doing outside reading is only to help stimulate your own thinking regarding your topic. However, your paper must include such articles/chapters in book as well as a brief discussion of how you use it in your research. Please use proper citation of academic journals/books in your paper (only academic journals and books, online or in print. No website citations, Wikipedia etc. will be accepted).
Superior papers will accomplish one or more of the following goals:*
a.Explore the topic in some depth instead of painting a broad picture.
b.Attempt to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the positions discussed.
c. Show familiarity with the differing critical interpretations of the author/sin question (as wediscuss in class). In other words, provide an understanding and evaluate relevant arguments, debates, and/or interpretations in a manner that demonstrate your independent thought .d. Argue a position and present some sort of conclusion.
*Please don’t waste my time with rhetorical flourish and fancy introductions (e.g. “Ever since the beginning of time, man has debated about …”) that doesn’t get anywhere. It is better to start with a solid thesis statement (such as “In this paper I will argue that…”) rather than fancy, wordy introductions.
5. The papers should be 7-8 double -spaced typed pages (use Times New Roman 12 point font).
Please note that word count fewer than 1700 words or more than 1900 words (excluding title, bibliography, footnotes and headers/footers if any) will result in a failing grade of “F”.
6. Please use page numbers , word count, and staple your pages together. Unstapled papers will not be accepted.
7. A late paper would not be accepted (see late assignment policy in the Syllabus). Research papers submitted after due date will earn a failing grade of “F”.
8. Your paper should be formatted using a professional style. Please use the
Chicago Turabian Style guidelines for proper in -text citations, footnotes if any, and bibliographical/works cited page entries. Consult TLC or Purdue University’s online writing lab: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/ owl/ for specifics on citation. Papers must include a bibliography/works cited page.
9. No papers will even qualify for an A unless they are reasonably free of grammatical and
spelling errors as well as ill – formed, wordy sentences. Make sure you consult the recommended text (Lewis Vaughn’s Writing Philosophy on Canvas course content page) for helpful tips on how to write a philosophical essay.

Assignment 2: Positive Psychology and Spirituality
Substance abuse counseling lends itself nicely to the integration of positive psychology and spirituality. While both of these therapy approaches have been explored for many years, the integration into substance abuse counseling is a relatively new development. As such, many clients may not be aware of the techniques in positive psychology and spirituality that can be of use in their recovery.Juanita has been seeking treatment for her marijuana use from you for a month now. While she has significantly cut back on her substance use, she is having difficulty quitting and remaining abstinent for periods that last longer than a few days. In your counseling sessions, Juanita has mentioned that she feels very badly about herselfshe feels guilty about being unable to quit and explains that she doesnt think she is strong enough to quit altogether. She has also expressed nervousness that her boyfriend would no longer like her if she quit smoking, and she has expressed concern that if he leaves her, she wouldnt be able to find a new boyfriend because she doesnt believe she is pretty enough. Juanita is also unsatisfied with her job as a cashier at the local grocery store, but has expressed her opinion that she doesnt think she is smart enough to get a better job. You know from Juanitas history, that her mother was very critical of Juanita when she was a child and that her father was absent for most of her childhood. In high school, Juanita excelled at classes in biology and math, but she never attended college.To help Juanita overcome her barriers to marijuana abstinence, write a summary of what the counselor should cover in the next meeting with Juanita. Ensure that you cover the following points:Explain the concepts of positive psychology to Juanita.Examine the goals of positive psychology and explain how this approach will help Juanita obtain sobriety, focusing specifically on the concerns and dissatisfactions she has expressed.Design at least two exercises based on positive psychology for Juanita to work on in between counseling sessions.Explain spirituality to Juanita, emphasizing the differences between spirituality and religion.Examine how spirituality and positive psychology can work together to help Juanita achieve her goals.Write a 45-page paper in Word format. Use scholarly resources, including the textbook to support your ideas. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention:

business paper 
watch the documentary “The Corporation” at the following website: https://archiveorg/details/TheCorp
Write a paper comparing the image of corporate America presented in this documentary with the vision of business ethics presented by Major General William Harmon (if you were unable to attend General Harmon’s presentation on January 24, you may compare the documentary to your own vision of business ethics) Do you think that the documentary presents an accurate image of corporations and businesses in America? How can individuals help to make businesses a positive force in our society?
Papers should be 1 – 2 pages long, double-spaced, using complete sentences with correct grammar and spelling