NUR Capstone 499 – RN to BSN
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Prerequisite: Successful completion all General Studies level nursing of and 300
courses.
CO-REQUISITES: NUR NUR 410 and 425
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Provides students opportunity synthesize knowledge acquired the liberal arts and an to in
nursing discipline. Also, explores trends issues that influence contemporary nursing practice and
and engages students career advancement activities. The course focuses the application in on
of and of research evidence-based practice principles. Career readiness within the context
nursing and healthcare, emphasized, including socialization the role professional is to of the
nurse, the importance professional identity, professional certification, professional organizations, of
and of ongoing professional development. addition demonstrating competence each In to in the
nine (2008), students Essentials Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice of
culminate their learning working with preceptor develop a research/evidence-based by a to
practice project focused improving quality and/or safety within a healthcare setting. Students on
finalize the ePortfolio, which documents their professional practice, growth, their achievement and
of the program learning outcomes.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Required Resources
Note: Students will already have access these texts from having purchased them for to
previous courses within the BSN Capstone RN to program.
Amer, (2013). . Boston, K. S. Quality and safety transformational nursing: Core competencies for
MA: Pearson. Chapter Quality Health Care, Policy, 11 and Ethics
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication Manual American Psychological of the
Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC.
American Association Colleges Nursing. (2008). of of The essentials baccalaureate education of
for professional nursing practice . Washington, DC
Cherry, Jacob, 8 B., & S. R. (201 ). Contemporary nursing issues, trends, & management (8th
Ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier
QSEN Graduate KSAs. Retrieved from: http://qsen.org/competencies/graduate-ksas/
Schmidt, A., Brown, (2018 N. & J. M. ). Evidence-based practice nurses: Appraisal for and
application research of (4 Burlington, MA: Jones
th ed.). & Bartlett Publishers.
NUR Capstone 499 – RN to BSN
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SUPPLEMENTAL CAPSTONE RESOURCES
The following resources, links provided here and your course shell, will help you consolidate in
the to information you have learned throughout your RN BSN program and provide a beginning
toolbox for your BSN practice.
Review video: Nursing Research: Bringing Science Life Dr. Patricia Grady discuss the to by
nursing research the initiatives the NINR here: and of
