Reflective Journal - Week 12

What did you learn from the unit?

This unit, there was a focus on strategic planning. My group had many activities together this week. 

Discuss your feelings/experiences from the team activities? Did it change your opinion on the subject? If so, how? If not, why?

There were so many team activities this week. Working with a team can be hard, just because there is a lot of coordination that needs to happen and communication. The strategic planning activity was really confusing to me, so to be honest, I didn’t learn as much as I hoped I would from it. I liked our team discussion about a strategic plan around making our university better. I think my team all agreed that we should have an NP program at UVU. My opinion about it the delivery of these classes changed. At first, I thought that they should all be online, but after reading some of my team’s replies, I realized that NPs need good hands on, face-to-face, learning as well. 

How you will utilize the information learned in your nursing practice.

I am gong to focus more on implementing a strategic plan for the place I work and for myself and career. I think planning is super important. It is also important for it to be a good, “strategic” plan. 

Your personal feelings about the material covered.

I really see the importance of strategic planning and how it can lead to great improvements. I also liked the opportunity this week to contribute my feelings and thoughts about the BSN program, what classes should and should not be included. That was nice to be able to share what I think about that.