Dissemination of EBP and research, such as presenting results at a conference or writing an article for a journal, is an important part of professional practice. Identify one professional journal and one nursing or health care conference where you might present your project. Discuss why each of your choices is the best option for you to disseminate your new knowledge.

Discuss why EBP is an essential component of the practice of a BSN-prepared RN. Identify two ways in which you will continue to integrate evidence into your practice and encourage it within your work environment. What obstacles could challenge this plan, and what steps will you take to minimize their impact?

Students are required to maintain weekly reflective narratives throughout the course to combine into one course-long reflective journal that integrates leadership and inquiry into current practice as it applies to the Professional Capstone and Practicum course.

In your journal, you will reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout this course. The journal should address a variable combination of the following, depending on your specific practice immersion clinical experiences:

1. New practice approaches
2. Intraprofessional collaboration
3. Health care delivery and clinical systems
4. Ethical considerations in health care
5. Population health concerns
6. The role of technology in improving health care outcomes
7. Health policy
8. Leadership and economic models
9. Health disparities

Students will outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses that surfaced, 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.

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. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN to BSN

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

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

3.2: Utilize patient care technology and information management systems. 

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

5.5: Provide culturally sensitive care.

After presenting your capstone Power Point, write a 250-350 word summary of the presentation. Include a description of the feedback and questions from your audience after your presentation, and how this interprofessional collaboration and 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.

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

The completed Individual Success Plan (ISP) signed off by the preceptor must be submitted to the digital classroom 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. NRS-493 Professional Capstone and Practicum

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Document your clinical practice hours using the Lopes Activity Tracker (LAT) in your student portal. Once you have opened the app, click on the link for your class to record your hours. Clinical practice hours should be documented and submitted within 48 hours of the clinical experience. After the hours have been submitted, the preceptor will verify the hours, which are then reviewed by the faculty. Students need to meet the required clinical hours in both leadership and community categories. As such, each category will have a hours maximum of 50 hours. Students will not be able to document in excess of 50 hours per category. The clinical requirements remain unchanged.

Download the electronic summary of your practicum experience from the LAT. Save the file and submit it though the assignment dropbox for faculty approval.

At the end of the course, download the electronic summary of your practicum experience from the LAT. Save the file and submit it through the assignment dropbox.

This submission is required in order to receive a final grade in the course.

In order to receive a passing grade in the course, students are required to have met the required number of approved practicum hours.

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 the digital classroom 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.

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.

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