NRS 493 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan Worksheet

NRS 493 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan Worksheet

I need this form completed. It is for the capstone class which will be for the next 10 weeks. I have attached everything you need for this if you need more info let me know I will upload right away.

There are not a lot of words for this assignment but I will pay for 1000 words since it is the first week and I am a little confused on what they want. I will have this class for the next 10 weeks and would like you to work on all the weeks assignments. Thanks.Planning is the key to successful completion of this course and program-related objectives. The Individual Success Plan (ISP) assignment requires early collaboration with the course faculty and your course preceptor. Students must establish a plan for successful completion of;

● The required 50 community direct clinical practice experience hours, 50 leadership direct clinical practice hours, and 25 indirect clinical experience hours.

● Completion of work associated with program competencies.

● Work associated with completion of the student’s capstone project change proposal.

Students will use the “Individual Success Plan” to develop an individual plan for completing practice hours and course objectives. As a part of this process, students will identify the number of hours set aside to meet course goals.

Student expectations and instructions for completing the ISP document are provided in the “NRS-493 Individual Success Plan” resource, located in the Study Materials and in the assignment instructions.

Students should apply concepts from prior courses to critically examine and improve their current practice. Students are expected to integrate scholarly readings to develop case reports that demonstrate increasingly complex and proficient practice.

After the ISP has been developed by the student and approved by the course faculty, students will initiate a preconference with the faculty and preceptor to review the ISP.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

NRS 493 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan Worksheet

 REQUIRED PRACTICE HOURS: 100 Direct Clinical Experience (50 hours community/50 hours leadership) – 25 Indirect Clinical Experience Hours

ISP Instructions (NRS 493 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan Worksheet)

Use this form to develop your Individual Success Plan (ISP) for NRS-493, the Professional Capstone and Practicum course. An individual success plan maps out what you, the RN-to-BSN student, needs to accomplish in order to be successful as you work through this course and complete your overall program of study. You will also share this with your preceptor at the beginning and end of this course so that he or she will know what you need to accomplish.

In this ISP, you will identify all of the objectives and assignments relating to the 100 direct clinical practice experience hours and the 25 indirect clinical practice hours you need to complete by the end of this course. Use this template to specify the date by which you will complete each assignment. Your plan should include a self-assessment of how you met all applicable GCU RN-to-BSN Domains & Competencies (see Appendix A).

General Requirements for NRS 493 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan Worksheet

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of each assignment as it pertains to deliverables due in this course:

■ Use the Individual Success Plan to develop a personal plan for completing your clinical practice experience hours and self-assess how you will meet the GCU

RN-to-BSN University Mission Critical Competencies and the Programmatic Domains & Competencies (Appendix A) related to that course.

Show all of the major deliverables in the course, the topic/course objectives that apply to each deliverable, and lastly, align each deliverable to the applicable University Mission Critical Competencies and the course-specific Domains and Competencies (see Appendix A).

Completing your ISP does not earn clinical practice experience hours, nor does telephone conference time, or time spent with your preceptor.

■ Within the Individual Success Plan, ensure you identify all graded course assignments and indirect clinical assignments listed in the table on the next page

By typing in his/her signature below, the student agrees to have read, understood, and be accountable for the instructions, assignments, and hours shown above and that all questions have been satisfactorily answered by the faculty. NRS 493 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan Worksheet

Preceptors will sign upon initial receipt and at the end of the course to confirm that assignments have been completed with your guidance.

APPENDIX A:

GCU RN-to-BSN Domains & Competencies

 ● University’s Mission Critical Competencies

How Does This Individual Success Plan Support The GCU Mission? (NRS 493 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan Worksheet)

MC1: Effective Communication: Therapeutic communication is central to baccalaureate nursing practice. Students gain an understanding of their ethical responsibility and how verbal and written communication affects others intellectually and emotionally.

Students begin to use nursing terminology and taxonomies within the practice of professional and therapeutic communication. Courses require students to write scholarly papers, prepare presentations, develop persuasive arguments, and engage in discussion that is clear, assertive, and respectful.

MC2: Critical Thinking: Courses require students to use critical thinking skills by analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating scientific evidence needed to improve patient outcomes and professional practice.

MC3: Christian Worldview: Students will apply a Christian worldview within a global society and examine ethical issues from the framework of a clearly articulated system of professional values. Students will engage in discussion of values-based decisions made from a Christian perspective.

MC4: Global Awareness, Perspectives, and Ethics: The concept of global citizenship is introduced to baccalaureate students in the foundational curriculum. Some courses will focus on the human experience across the world health continuum. The World Health Organization (WHO) definitions of health, health disparities, and determinants of health are foundational to nursing practice.

MC5: Leadership: Students are required to develop skills and knowledge associated with their professional role. Courses require students to develop self-leadership skills such as time management, setting priorities, self-control, and evaluation of their abilities and performance.

● Domains and Competencies

 How does this Individual Success Plan support the Program Domains and Competencies?

Domain 1: Professional Role

Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program will be able to incorporate professional values to advance the nursing profession through leadership skills, political involvement, and life-long learning.

Competencies:

 1.1 : Exemplify professionalism in diverse health care settings.

1.2 : Manage patient care within the changing environment of the healthcare system.

1.3 : Exercise professional nursing leadership and management roles in the promotion of patient safety and quality care.

1.4 : Participate in health care policy development to influence nursing practice and health care.

1.5 : Advocate for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations.

Domain 2: Theoretical Foundations Of Nursing Practice

Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program will have acquired a body of nursing knowledge built on a theoretical foundation of liberal arts, science, and nursing concepts that will guide professional practice.

Competencies:

2.1 : Incorporate liberal arts and science studies into nursing knowledge.

2.2 : Comprehend nursing concepts and health theories.

2.3 : Understand and value the processes of critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and decision making.

Domain 3: Nursing Practice (NRS 493 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan Worksheet)

 Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program will be able to utilize the nursing process to provide safe quality care based on nursing best practices.

Competencies:

3.1 : Utilize the nursing process to provide safe and effective care for patients across the lifespan

3.2 : Implement patient care decisions based on evidence-based practice.

3.3 : Provide individualized education to diverse patient populations in a variety of health care settings.

3.4 : Demonstrate professional standards of practice.

 Domain 4: Communication/Informatics

Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program will be able to manage information and technology to provide safe quality care in a variety of settings. In addition, graduates will be able to communicate therapeutically and professionally to produce positive working relationships with patients and health care team members.

Competencies:

4.1 : Utilize patient care technology and information management systems.

4.2 : Communicate therapeutically with patients.

4.3 :  Promote interprofessional collaborative communication with health care teams to provide safe and effective care.

Domain 5: Holistic Patient Care

Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program will be able to provide holistic individualized care that is sensitive to cultural and spiritual aspects of the human experience.

Competencies: 

5.1 : Understand the human experience across the health-illness continuum.

5.2 : Assess for the spiritual needs and provide appropriate interventions for individuals, families, and groups.

5.3 : Provide culturally sensitive care.

5.4 :  Preserve the integrity and human dignity in the care of all patients. Week 1

The first step in developing an evidence-based, practice change proposal is to identify an issue or problem that is significant to nursing practice. In this topic, students will examine a health care clinical problem or an organizational issue and its implications to nursing practice.

Objectives:

● Create a plan for successful completion of the course.

● Integrate reflective practice in the form of a reflective journal.

● Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration during the creation of the capstone project change proposal.

 Planning is the key to successful completion of this course and program-related objectives. The Individual Success Plan (ISP) assignment requires early collaboration with the course faculty and your course preceptor. Students must establish a plan for successful completion of

● The required 50 community direct clinical practice experience hours, 50 leadership direct clinical practice hours, and 25 indirect clinical experience hours.

● Completion of work associated with program competencies.

● Work associated with completion of the student’s capstone project change proposal.

Students will use the “Individual Success Plan” to develop an individual plan for completing practice hours and course objectives. As a part of this process, students will identify the number of hours set aside to meet course goals.

Student expectations and instructions for completing the ISP document are provided in the “NRS-493 Individual Success Plan” resource, located in the Study Materials and in the assignment instructions.

Students should apply concepts from prior courses to critically examine and improve their current practice. Students are expected to integrate scholarly readings to develop case reports that demonstrate increasingly complex and proficient practice.

After the ISP has been developed by the student and approved by the course faculty, students will initiate a preconference with the faculty and preceptor to review the ISP.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Due Date: 27-Sep-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 25.0

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below. In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

● New practice approaches

● Interprofessional collaboration

● Health care delivery and clinical systems

● Ethical considerations in health care

● Practices of culturally sensitive care

● Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

● Population health concerns

● The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

● Health policy

● Leadership and economic models

● Health disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

RUBRIC

Due Date: 27-Sep-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Work with your preceptor to perform a needs assessment of the organization and community for your practicum. Review the needs assessment to identify possible project topics. In preparation for the capstone change project proposal, compile a list of three to five possible topics for your project and submit them to the assignment instructor in LoudCloud.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Due Date: 27-Sep-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Week 2

In this topic, students will continue to explore the context of their chosen clinical problem or organizational issue and its implications to nursing practice. Students will also research the options for their intervention proposal: primary prevention, secondary prevention, bioterrorism, environmental, or collaboration with an interprofessional team.

Objectives:

● Develop a solution to address a clinical practice issue to improve patient outcomes.

● Connect the developed solution of a clinical practice issue with how it will affect nursing practice.

● Identify a clinical practice problem or an organizational issue within a community clinical practice setting.

● Connect the identified clinical practice problem or organization issue to the implications it would have on nursing practice.

● Integrate reflective practice into the practicum reflective journal.

● Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration during the creation of the capstone project change proposal.

In collaboration with the approved course preceptor, students will identify a specific evidence-based topic for the capstone project change proposal. Students should consider the clinical environment in which they are currently employed or have recently worked.

The capstone project topic can be a clinical practice problem, an organizational issue, a leadership or quality improvement initiative, or an unmet educational need specific to a patient population or community. The student may also choose to work with an interprofessional collaborative team.

Students should select a topic that aligns to their area of interest as well as the clinical practice setting in which practice hours are completed.

Write a 500-750 word description of your proposed capstone project topic. Include the following:

● The problem or issue, intervention, quality initiative, educational need, or collaborative interprofessional team project that will be the focus of the change proposal.

● The setting or context in which the problem or issue, intervention, quality initiative, educational need, or collaborative interprofessional team project can be observed.

● A description (providing a high level of detail) regarding the problem or issue, intervention, quality initiative, educational need, or collaborative interprofessional team project.

● Effect of the problem or issue, intervention, quality initiative, educational need, or collaborative interprofessional team project.

● Significance of the topic and its implications for nursing practice.

● A proposed solution to the identified project topic with an explanation of how it will affect nursing practice.

You are required to cite to a minimum of eight peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice. Plan your time accordingly to complete this assignment.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 28-Sep-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 04-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 50.0Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their  professional  practice,  personal  strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below. In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

● New practice approaches

● Interprofessional collaboration

● Health care delivery and clinical systems

● Ethical considerations in health care

● Practices of culturally sensitive care

● Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

● Population health concerns

● The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

● Health policy

● Leadership and economic models

● Health disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 28-Sep-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 04-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE 

In collaboration with the approved course preceptor, students will identify a specific evidence-based topic for the capstone project change proposal. Write a 150-250 word summary explaining which category your topic and intervention are under (community or leadership).

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Attempt Start Date: 28-Sep-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 04-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Week 3

Topic 3: Development of Evidence-Based Practice Change Proposal I

The next step in developing an evidence-based practice change proposal for the capstone project is to conduct a thorough review of the literature pertaining to the chosen topic. In this topic, students will examine the research literature and utilize library resources to locate quality, peer-reviewed sources to support their chosen topic and solution. Students will use the PICOT question process to create a PICOT question for their topic.

Objectives:

● Critique evidence-based research to support the development of the capstone project change proposal.

● Create a PICOT question incorporating an evidence-based nursing practice intervention.

● Create objectives for an evidence-based nursing practice change proposal.

● Integrate reflective practice into the practicum reflective journal.

● Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration during the creation of the capstone project change proposal.

 Review your problem or issue and the study materials to formulate a PICOT question for your capstone project change proposal. A PICOT question starts with a designated patient population in a particular clinical area and identifies clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care.

The intervention used to address the problem must be a nursing practice intervention. Include a comparison of the nursing intervention to a patient population not currently receiving the nursing intervention, and specify the timeframe needed to implement the change process. Formulate a PICOT question using the PICOT format (provided in the assigned readings) that addresses the clinical nursing problem.

The PICOT question will provide a framework for your capstone project change proposal.

In a paper of 500-750 words, clearly identify the clinical problem and how it can result in a positive patient outcome.

Describe the problem in the PICOT question as it relates to the following:

● Evidence-based solution

● Nursing intervention

● Patient care

● Health care agency

● Nursing practice

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 05-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 11-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 50.0 

Review your problem or issue and the cultural assessment. Consider how the findings connect to your topic and intervention for your capstone change project. Write a list of three to five objectives for your proposed intervention. Below each objective, provide a one or two sentence rationale.

After writing your objectives, provide a rationale for how your proposed project and objectives advocate for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: RN to BSN

1.5: Advocate for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 05-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 11-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 5.0

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below. In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

● New practice approaches

● Interprofessional collaboration

● Health care delivery and clinical systems

● Ethical considerations in health care

● Practices of culturally sensitive care

● Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

● Population health concerns

● The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

● Health policy

● Leadership and economic models

● Health disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 05-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 11-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Week 4

In this topic, students will continue to examine the research literature and utilize library resources to locate quality, peer-reviewed sources that support their chosen topic and solution. Students will begin to synthesize the research data from multiple sources to identify strategies for implementation of a nursing intervention. Students must identify a change or nursing theory to support their proposed capstone project intervention.

Objectives:

● Synthesize evidence-based research data to support the development of the capstone project change proposal.

● Identify a change or nursing theory to support the nursing intervention for the capstone project change proposal.

● Write measurable outcomes for the evidence-based nursing practice intervention used in the capstone project change proposal.

● Integrate reflective practice into the practicum reflective journal.

Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration during the creation of the capstone project change proposal. 

In nursing practice, accurate identification and application of research is essential to achieving successful outcomes. The ability to articulate research data and summarize relevant content supports the student’s ability to further develop and synthesize the assignments that constitute the components of the capstone project.

The assignment will be used to develop a written implementation plan.

For this assignment, provide a synopsis of the review of the research literature. Using the “Literature Evaluation Table,” determine the level and strength of the evidence for each of the eight research articles you have selected. The articles should be current (within the last 5 years) and closely relate to the PICOT question developed earlier in this course.

The articles may include quantitative research, descriptive analyses, longitudinal studies, or meta-analysis articles. A systematic review may be used to provide background information for the purpose or problem identified in the proposed capstone project.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

AttachmentsNRS-493-RS4-LiteratureEvaluationTable.docx

RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 12-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 18-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 50.0 

After working with your preceptor to assess organizational policies, create a list of measurable outcomes for your capstone project intervention. Write a list of three to five outcomes for your proposed intervention. Below each outcome, provide a one or two sentence rationale.

The assignment will be used to develop a written implementation plan. APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Attempt Start Date: 12-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM

Due Date: 18-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below. In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

● New practice approaches

● Interprofessional collaboration

● Health care delivery and clinical systems

● Ethical considerations in health care

● Practices of culturally sensitive care

● Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

● Population health concerns

● The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

● Health policy

● Leadership and economic models

● Health disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 12-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 18-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Week 5

Students must formulate an evidence-based and financially feasible strategic plan for their change proposal. Development of a written plan requires an assessment of the organization’s culture, stakeholders, potential challenges, barriers, and obstacles to the implementation of the change proposal. In this topic, students will develop their understanding of cultural aspects related to the organizational environment.

Objectives:

● Assess the organization and community for key stakeholders.

● Assess the culture of the organization for potential challenges in incorporating nursing practice intervention.

● Create a strategic plan defining how the nursing practice intervention would be implemented in the capstone project change proposal.

● Integrate reflective practice into the practicum reflective journal.

● Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration throughout the creation of the capstone project change proposal.

Students are required to initiate a mid-conference that will occur during Topic 5, using the “Practice Experience Conference Form(Mid-Conference)”resource.This conference is intended for the student, preceptor, and faculty to discuss progress toward meeting the learning goals and course objectives contained in the Individual Success Plan (ISP).

Progress toward completing the written capstone project will also be discussed, including faculty recommendations for project development. Student progress will be documented on the Clinical Evaluation Tool (CET), which is submitted in LoudCloud prior to the conference.

The CET will be discussed during the mid-conference and graded in LoudCloud by the faculty after the mid-conference. If the student receives an “Unacceptable” or “Below Expectations” in any category, the student will remediate for that category of the CET.

AttachmentsNRS-493-RS5-PracticeExperienceConferenceForm(Mid-Conference).docx Attempt Start Date: 19-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM

Due Date: 25-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 15.0 

The preceptor will perform a midterm evaluation with the faculty. The preceptor will input the evaluation content into the Lopes Activity Tracker. The student will upload the evaluation into LoudCloud after meeting with the preceptor to discuss the midterm evaluation.

Students must meet all clinical expectations of the course, earn a passing grade on all benchmark assignments, and successfully complete remediation (if necessary) in order to receive a passing grade in the NRS-493 course.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 19-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 25-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 20.0Students who are not making appropriate progress on their capstone project and receive an “Unacceptable” or “Below Expectations” on the CET will be required to complete remediation activities. Required remediation activities are listed on the “NRS-493: Clinical Experience Remediation” document.

The required activities must be submitted in LoudCloud upon their completion by the end of Topic 7. All required remediation activities will be reviewed and approved by the faculty.

AttachmentsNRS-493-RS5-ClinicalPracticeRemediation.docx

Attempt Start Date: 19-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 25-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE

Maximum Points: 0.01 

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below. In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

● New practice approaches

● Interprofessional collaboration

● Health care delivery and clinical systems

● Ethical considerations in health care

● Practices of culturally sensitive care

● Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

● Population health concerns

● The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

● Health policy

● Leadership and economic models

● Health disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 19-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 25-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE 

Assess the culture of the organization for potential challenges in incorporating nursing practice intervention. Use this assessment when creating the strategic plan.

Write a 150-250 word strategic plan defining how the nursing practice intervention will be implemented in the capstone project change proposal.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Attempt Start Date: 19-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 25-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Week 6

In this topic, students will synthesize discovered evidence-based research that supports the intervention for the capstone project change proposal into a literature review. The strategic plan

will be reviewed to determine what resources would be required if the intervention were to be implemented.

Objectives:

● Create a list of resources from the evaluation of your strategic plan that would be needed to implement the change proposal.

● Synthesize discovered evidence-based research that supports the capstone project change proposal.

● Integrate reflective practice into the practicum reflective journal.

● Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration during the creation of the capstone project change proposal.

While the implementation plan prepares students to apply their research to the problem or issue they have identified for their capstone project change proposal, the literature review enables students to map out and move into the active planning and development stages of the project.

A literature review analyzes how current research supports the PICOT, as well as identifies what is known and what is not known in the evidence. Students will use the information from the earlier PICOT Question Paper and Literature Evaluation Table assignments to develop a 750-1,000 word review that includes the following sections:

● Title page

● Introduction section

● A comparison of research questions

● A comparison of sample populations

● A comparison of the limitations of the study

● A conclusion section, incorporating recommendations for further research

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 26-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 01-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 50.0

Work with your preceptor to assess the organization for required resources needed for the strategic plan if the change proposal were to be implemented. Review your strategic plan and determine what resources would be needed if the change proposal were to be implemented. Write a list of at least four resources you will need in order to implement your change proposal.

The assignment will be used to develop a written implementation plan.While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Attempt Start Date: 26-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM

Due Date: 01-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below. In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

● New practice approaches

● Interprofessional collaboration

● Health care delivery and clinical systems

● Ethical considerations in health care

● Practices of culturally sensitive care

● Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

● Population health concerns

● The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

● Health policy

● Leadership and economic models

● Health disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 26-Oct-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 01-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Week 7

Students must develop skills related to systematic evaluation for intervention effectiveness. The content covered this week prepares students to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and develop communication plans for the dissemination of information related to project outcomes.

Synthesis of information from the process of evaluating outcomes (whether outcomes were met or not) generates new knowledge and adds to the body of knowledge for nursing practice.

Objectives:

● Determine how the capstone project change proposal could be disseminated to leadership.

● Create a plan to evaluate outcomes of the proposed nursing practice intervention used in the change proposal.

● Integrate reflective practice into the practicum reflective journal.

● Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration during the creation of the capstone project change proposal.

Review your strategic plan to implement the change proposal, the objectives, the outcomes, and listed resources. Develop a process to evaluate the intervention if it were implemented. Write a 150-250 word summary of the evaluation plan that will be used to evaluate your intervention.

The assignment will be used to develop a written implementation plan.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Attempt Start Date: 02-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 08-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE

Maximum Points: 0.01

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas

stated below. In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

● New practice approaches

● Interprofessional collaboration

● Health care delivery and clinical systems

● Ethical considerations in health care

● Practices of culturally sensitive care

● Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

● Population health concerns

● The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

● Health policy

● Leadership and economic models

● Health disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 02-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 08-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Week 8

Students will synthesize the components developed in prior topics to formulate a written evidence-based account of the capstone project. Additionally, the student will integrate the following into the written evidence-based account: a plan for evaluating the nursing intervention, a change or nursing theory, and a discussion on how potential barriers will be overcome.

Objectives:

● Produce a written comprehensive evidence-based capstone project change proposal using components developed in prior topics of the course.

● Integrate a plan for evaluating the nursing intervention in the written comprehensive evidence-based capstone project change proposal.

● Integrate a change or nursing theory into the written comprehensive evidence-based capstone project change proposal.

● Identify potential barriers to the implementation of the change proposal.

● Integrate how the identified potential barriers will be overcome.

● Integrate reflective practice into the practicum reflective journal.

● Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration during the creation of the capstone project change proposal.

In this assignment, students will pull together the capstone project change proposal components they have been working on throughout the course to create a proposal inclusive of sections for each content focus area in the course. For this project, the student will apply evidence-based research steps and processes required as the foundation to address a clinically oriented problem or issue in future practice.

Develop a 1,250-1,500 written project that includes the following information as it applies to the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need profiled in the capstone change proposal:

● Background

● Clinical problem statement.

● Purpose of the change proposal in relation to providing patient care in the changing health care system.

● PICOT question.

● Literature search strategy employed.

● Evaluation of the literature.

● Applicable change or nursing theory utilized.

● Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures.

● Discussion of how evidence-based practice was used in creating the intervention plan.

● Plan for evaluating the proposed nursing intervention.

● Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be overcome.

● Appendix section, if tables, graphs, surveys, educational materials, etc. are created.

Review the feedback from your instructor on the Topic 3 assignment, PICOT Question Paper, and Topic 6 assignment, Literature Review. Use this feedback to make appropriate revisions to these before submitting.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

 This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: RN to BSN

1.1: Exemplify professionalism in diverse health care settings.

2.2: Comprehend nursing concepts and health theories.

3.2: Implement patient care decisions based on evidence-based practice. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 09-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 15-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 200.0

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below. In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

● New practice approaches

● Interprofessional collaboration

● Health care delivery and clinical systems

● Ethical considerations in health care

● Practices of culturally sensitive care

● Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

● Population health concerns

● The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

● Health policy

● Leadership and economic models

● Health disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 09-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 15-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Week 9

In this topic, students will design a professional presentation in order to disseminate their capstone project change proposal. While creating the final presentation, students will continue to reflect on their clinical practice experience.

Objectives:

● Design a professional presentation for dissemination of the capstone project change proposal.

● Integrate reflective practice into the practicum reflective journal.

● Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration during the creation of the capstone project change proposal.

Create a professional presentation of your evidence-based intervention and change proposal to be disseminated to an interprofessional audience of leaders and stakeholders. Include the intervention, evidence-based literature, objectives, resources needed, anticipated measurable outcomes, and how the intervention would be evaluated. Submit the presentation in LoudCloud for feedback from the instructor.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Attempt Start Date: 16-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM

Due Date: 22-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01 

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below. In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

● New practice approaches

● Interprofessional collaboration

● Health care delivery and clinical systems

● Ethical considerations in health care

● Practices of culturally sensitive care

● Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

● Population health concerns

● The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

● Health policy

● Leadership and economic models

● Health disparities

 While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 16-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 22-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01

Week 10

The capstone project change proposal will be presented to an interprofessional group of leaders. A final summary of the reflective journal entries will allow students to self-reflect on the process of developing an evidence-based change proposal. Students will apply concepts

related to self-awareness, synthesis, and integration of new knowledge and skills in their nursing practice.

Objectives:

● Present the capstone project change proposal to an interprofessional group of leaders.

● Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration in the dissemination of the capstone project change proposal.

● Demonstrate achievement of the course objectives in the written completion of the Individual Success Plan (ISP).

● Integrate self-reflective practice in summarizing the practicum reflective journal entries.

Review the feedback on the change proposal professional presentation and make required adjustments to the presentation. Present your evidence-based intervention and change proposal to an interprofessional audience of leaders and stakeholders. Be prepared to answer questions and accept feedback.

After presenting your capstone project change proposal, write a 250-350 word summary of the presentation. Include a description of the changes that were suggested by your preceptor before your presentation and how you incorporated that feedback. Describe how this interprofessional collaboration improved the effectiveness of your presentation.

Include a description of the feedback and questions from your audience after your presentation, and how this experience will affect your professional practice in the future.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Attempt Start Date: 23-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM

Due Date: 29-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01 

The completed Individual Success Plan (ISP) signed off by the preceptor must be submitted to LoudCloud for faculty approval. Student expectations and instructions for completing the ISP document are provided on the “NRS-493 Individual Success Plan” document. Faculty must approve of the completed ISP. Obtaining preceptor feedback and signature is the responsibility of the student.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

AttachmentsNRS-493-RS1-IndividualSuccessPlan.docx

Attempt Start Date: 23-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 29-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 25.0

Students maintained and submitted weekly reflective narratives throughout the course to explore the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout this course. This assignment combines those entries into one course-long reflective journal that integrates leadership and inquiry into current practice as it applies to the Professional Capstone and Practicum course.

This final submission should also outline what students have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses that surfaced during the process, additional resources and abilities that could be introduced to a given situation to influence optimal outcomes, and, finally, how the student met the competencies aligned to this course.

The final journal should address a variable combination of the following, while incorporating your specific clinical practice experiences:

● New practice approaches

● Interprofessional collaboration

● Health care delivery and clinical systems

● Ethical considerations in health care

● Practices of culturally sensitive care

● Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

● Population health concerns

● The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

● Health policy

● Leadership and economic models

● Health disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: RN to BSN

2.3: Understand and value the processes of critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and decision making.

4.1: Utilize patient care technology and information management systems.

4.3: Promote interprofessional collaborative communication with health care teams to provide safe and effective care.

5.3: Provide culturally sensitive care.

5.4: Preserve the integrity and human dignity in the care of all patients. RUBRIC

Attempt Start Date: 23-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 29-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 90.0 

Throughout the RN-to-BSN program, students are required to participate in scholarly activities outside of clinical practice or professional practice. Examples of scholarly activities include attending conferences, seminars, journal club, grand rounds, morbidity and mortality meetings, interdisciplinary committees, quality improvement committees, and any other opportunities available at your site, within your community, or nationally.

You are required to post at least one documented scholarly activity by the end of this course. In addition to this submission, you are required to be involved and contribute to interdisciplinary initiatives on a regular basis.

Submit, by way of this assignment, a summary report of the scholarly activity, including who, what, where, when, and any relevant take-home points. Include the appropriate program competencies associated with the scholarly activity as well as future professional goals related to this activity. You may use the “Scholarly Activity Summary” resource to help guide this assignment.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

AttachmentsNRS-493-RS-ScholarlyActivities.docx Attempt Start Date: 23-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 29-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 10.0 

Students are required to initiate a Post- Conference that will occur during Topic 10. This meeting is intended for the student, preceptor, and faculty to discuss the completion of the clinical practice experience, the learning goals contained in the Individual Success Plan (ISP), and course learning objectives.

Completion of the written capstone project change proposal will also be discussed, including preceptor recommendations. Completion of the clinical practice experience will be documented on the “Clinical Evaluation Tool” (CET), which is submitted in LoudCloud prior to the Post- Conference. The CET will be reviewed during the Post-Conference including recommendations from the preceptor. Faculty will grade the submitted CET after the conference.

AttachmentsNRS-493-RS10-PracticeExperienceConferenceForm(Post-Conference).docx Attempt Start Date: 23-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM

Due Date: 29-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 15.0

Submit the completed “NRS-493 Indirect Clinical Practice Experience Hours” form to LoudCloud by the end of Topic 10.

AttachmentsNRS-493-RS-IndirectCliicalPracticeExperienceHours.docx Attempt Start Date: 23-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM

Due Date: 29-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Assessment Type: PRACTICE Maximum Points: 0.01 

Access the Lopes Activity Tracker to complete the “Student Evaluation of Preceptor and Site.” Upload and submit the evaluation through the dropbox in LoudCloud.

Attempt Start Date: 23-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 29-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 10.0

The preceptor will complete your final evaluation in the Lopes Activity Tracker.

Both the student and preceptor must sign the form. The final evaluation is completed and submitted by the student to the Dropbox in LoudCloud.

Students must meet all clinical expectations of the course, earn a passing grade on all benchmark assignments, and successfully complete remediation (if necessary) in order to receive a passing grade in the NRS-493 course. If there are any competencies on the final evaluation that are “Below Expectations,” this may result in failure of the course.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

RUBRIC

 Attempt Start Date: 23-Nov-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 29-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM

Maximum Points: 20.0