By the end of this course, students will have completed the outcomes below:
- Demonstrate use of critical thinking and effective skills needed to practice independently and with other health professionals within the context of caring for individuals and families.
- Design a capstone project, drawing from authentic clinical experience, prior program content, and evidence-based sources, to meet specific learning outcomes/goals.
- Integrate prior program content to further professional role development and knowledge.
- Apply selected concepts, theories, and principles related to person-centered care, quality, safety, professionalism, and health outcomes to the capstone project and in the process of care.
- Formulate safe and effective clinical judgements guided by the nursing process, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based practice.
- Locate, synthesize, and cite evidence-based sources to inform practice and make clinical judgments.
- Utilize data to monitor and improve the quality and safety of patient care.
- Develop and summarize targeted learning outcomes, background information, rationale, and expected results of an educational plan or simulation design.
- Practice person-centered care that respects cultural values and beliefs to promote health, self-determination, integrity, and holistic well-being in people across the lifespan.