Students enrolled in this course will develop personal professional portfolios, designed to illustrate the student’s academic achievements during the BSN program. Collaborative problem solving and leadership skills will be utilized when working with community partners. This capstone experience will culminate in the dissemination of scholarly research through an end-of-quarter poster presentation.
NURS 430 and NURS 450; Acceptance to a BSN pathway program.
Course Learning Outcomes
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Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.
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Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.
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Utilize reliable evidence to inform and support clinical decisions which shape healthcare delivery and policy.
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Utilize reliable evidence to inform and support clinical decisions which shape healthcare delivery and policy.
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Apply quality improvement processes to effectively implement patient safety initiatives and affect health system change.
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Apply quality improvement processes to effectively implement patient safety initiatives and affect health system change.
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Apply quality improvement processes to effectively implement patient safety initiatives and affect health system change.
Core Topics
- Professional development
- Self-assessment
- Continued competency
- Professional portfolio development and presentation
- Dissemination of scientific research and/or programmatic work:
- Poster presentation: content and thought, organization, professional style and presentation strategies
- Co-authorship, collaborative leadership and team management
- Evidence-based practice
- Reflection and application of leadership strategies (conflict management, resource management, policy making, negotiation) and transition to BSN practice