Questions for Reflection

MSN e-Portfolio Questions for Reflection

The following questions were developed to guide you in reflecting on your experiences as a graduate nursing student and in writing your reflective narratives for your e-Portfolio. The questions are not intended to be answered individually or for any specific outcome or competency. They are intended to help you think and reflect on what you have accomplished during your MSN studies.

1. What was your philosophy of nursing practice when you first enrolled in the MSN program? What is your philosophy of nursing now?
2. What core of knowledge and skills are necessary for an MSN prepared nurse in your specialty area? How did you acquire this core of knowledge and skills during your MSN studies? How has it influenced or changed your philosophy of nursing practice? In what ways have you been able to integrate your learning during the MSN Program into your current nursing practice?
3. For each MSN outcome and specialty competency, reflect on which courses, assignments, and experiences helped you meet the outcome or competency. What did you learn? How have you changed and grown professionally? How has your nursing practice changed?
4. What feedback did you receive from others (mentors, peers, preceptors) while you were enrolled in the MSN program? How did you respond to the feedback?
5. Discuss why the role of the MSN prepared nurse is essential to the ongoing development of the nursing profession and the ability of the discipline to meet   society's needs for quality health care?
6. The MSN prepared nurse functions as a leader and change agent to create a preferred future for nursing education and nursing practice. How do you envision your role as a change agent? Describe some strategies you could implement to create a future for nursing.
7. Speak specifically about your Practicum. How did your Practicum facilitate or contribute to your achievement of the MSN outcomes and specialty competencies?
8. Where or how do you envision yourself as an MSN prepared nurse five years from now? How has the MSN program contributed to this vision?