Professional Identities in Nursing

Catalog description

This course invites BSN students into a deep exploration of professional identity formation through the lens of cura personalis- care for the whole person. Grounded in the Ignatian tradition, the course provides a structured process of reflection, discernment, and self-awareness that supports students in shaping their values, commitments, and emerging nursing vocation. Strong emphasis is placed on professionalism, clinical expectations, clinical communication, and clinical performance, as well as managing incivility. Students will examine how personal beliefs, cultural influences, lived experiences, and ethical frameworks inform their development as compassionate and justice-oriented nursing professionals. Through guided contemplative practice, reflective writing, dialogue, and experiential activities, learners will envision who they are and how they can contribute to the flourishing of human dignity within themselves, their patients, and their broader communities.