WGU BSN C493 Portfolio Written Paper 2026

BSN C493 

 A.1 Complete a Mission Statement

This portfolio represents my personal, educational, and professional nursing growth throughout the BSN program at Western Governors University. This program allowed me to advance my education as a nurse as well as learn new ways to use my skills. My portfolio contains: learned skills, projects, papers, and examples of how I was able to reach my professional goals while attending this program. Lastly, my continued professional and educational goals are shown in this portfolio. 

Below are the subtopics that have been covered in this assignment

A.1 Complete a Mission Statement

Providing quality care with compassion, knowledge, and respect is my mission statement and something I wish to achieve daily

History on how I reached my mission statement:

A.1a Reflect on how your professional mission statement will help guide you throughout your nursing career.

A.2a Explain how the specific artifacts or completed work represent you as a learner and a healthcare professional.

A.2b Discuss how the specific artifacts in your portfolio represent your professional

Strengths

A.2c Discuss challenges you encountered during the progression of your program.

A.2ci Explain how you overcame these challenges.

A.2d Explain how your coursework helped you meet each of the nine nursing program outcomes.

2. Safety and Quality:

3. Accountability

Social advocate

Compassionate care

Leadership and education

7. Interpersonal Collaboration:

8. Genomics and Genetics:

Information technology

A.2e   Analyze how you fulfilled the following roles during your program:

Scientist

Detective

3. Manager of Healing Environment

A.2f Discuss how you have grown professionally since the beginning of your program.

B.1 Reflect on your professional definition of quality and safety developed in Professional

Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.

B.1a Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.

B.1b Identify the artifacts in your portfolio that support your definition.

Task 1 of Leadership and Professional Image (C493)

Task 1 of Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Knowledge (C361)

Task 1, 2, & 3 of Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership (C489)

B.1bI Explain how these artifacts support your definition from part B1.

B.2 Discuss the importance of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) certificate for your future role as a professional nurse.

C.1 Reflect on your professional definition of evidence-based practice developed in

Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.

C.1a Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.

C.1b Identify the artifacts in your portfolio that support your definition.

Task 1 and 2 of Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Knowledge (C361)

Task 1 of Leadership and Professional Image (C493)

C.1bi Explain how these artifacts support your definition from part C1.

C.2a Discuss how you can evaluate current primary research and apply the concepts to your nursing practice, considering the following:

Relevancy and believability of data

Differences between quality improvement and research

Differences between primary and secondary research and resources and the implications of each in clinical practice

C.2b Explain how your experience in the program helped you achieve excellence in evidence-based practice.

D1: Reflect on your professional definition of applied leadership you developed in

Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.

D.1a   Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.

D.1b.   Identify the artifacts in your portfolio that support your definition.

Task 1, 2, & 3 of Professional Roles and Values (C304)

Task 1, 2, & 3 of Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership (C489)

Task 1 of Leadership and Professional Image (C493)

D.1bi.   Explain how these artifacts support the definition from part D1.

D.2a Summarize your Learning Leadership Experience task by doing the following.

Discuss the importance of professional collaboration for effective nursing leadership.

E.1.   Reflect on your professional definition of community and population health you developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.

E.1a   Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.

E.1b   Identify the artifacts in your portfolio that support your definition.

Task 1 and 2 of Community Health and Population Focused Nursing (C228)

E.1bi Explain how these artifacts support the definition from part E1.

2. a   Discuss what you learned during your Community Health Nursing task.

2. b   Discuss what you learned that led to your community diagnosis.

2. c   Discuss how your initial focus and diagnosis evolved after working with your population.

3.   Discuss the importance of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) certificate for your future role as a professional nurse.