Dr. Mazyck describes how PIN is applied at a leadership level. The first step for advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) is to reflect on their own professional identity to help the APRN in clarifying their career goals and objectives

In Nursing 500, you completed a reflection assignment on your professional identity in nursing (PIN). In Professional Identity in Nursing Download Professional Identity in Nursing Download Professional Identity in Nursing Download Professional Identity in Nursing, Dr. Mazyck describes how PIN is applied at a leadership level. The first step for advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) is to reflect on their own professional identity to help the APRN in clarifying their career goals and objectives. This reflection is the beginning of your journey towards your final practicum. You will refer to this reflection throughout your graduate program and as a communication tool in your practicum.Please review the definition and the domains of PIN below.

Definition of Professional Identity in Nursing (PIN): A sense of oneself, and in relation to others, that is influenced by characteristics, norms, and values of the nursing discipline, resulting in an individual thinking, acting, and feeling like a nurse.

Domains of PIN:

Values and Ethics– A set of core values and principles that guide conduct.

Knowledge: Analysis and application of information derived from nursing and other disciplines, experiences, critical reflection and scientific discovery.

Nurse as Leader- Inspiring self and others to transform a shared vision into reality.

Professional Comportment– A nurse’s professional behavior demonstrated through words, actions and presence.

Reflection Prompt

1. Describe your own professional identity in nursing using the domains and definitions listed above.
2. How has your PIN changed since you began the master’s program?
3. Please share an experience that has greatly contributed to your development as a nurse practitioner. Describe what you gained from this experience, how it has facilitated your learning, and whether you think the experience could have been handled more effectively.
4. What are your thoughts on how the nurse practitioner’s distinct professional identity is perceived by other interprofessional team members and the public?