Compare and contrast the roles, functions, and perspectives of the nursing professional with other examples of health care professionals that are routinely part of the healthcare team in your area of practice.

Reflective Journal 1: Role Development Focus

Reflect on the following items below and share your thoughts and your perspectives – centered about where you are now as a professional nurse and how you would like to evolve as a professional to be in the immediate future (you can set timeline for yourself):

1. Examine and summarize your own beliefs, values, biases, health, and risks as they relate to professional practice and the ability to provide safe, quality care to diverse populations. (How did the weekly assigned readings help you with considering your perspective?)
2. Compare and contrast the roles, functions, and perspectives of the nursing professional with other examples of health care professionals that are routinely part of the healthcare team in your area of practice. 
3. Discuss the inter- and intra-professional communication, collaborative and advocacy skills needed to deliver safe, quality, patient-centered nursing care.
4. What are some skills/knowledge you have discovered/developed in the RN-BSN coursework so far that you believe that will help contribute to your embodiment of values of professional nursing?