Dec 04, 2024  
2020-2021 Saint Joseph’s College Online Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Saint Joseph’s College Online Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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NP 801 - Capstone


This capstone course requires the graduate nursing student to focus on substantive nursing practice issues and to develop solutions.  The student is required to complete a scholarly project, under the direction of a faculty member, which synthesizes advanced practice knowledge and skills to address substantive nursing practice issues.

This capstone is designed for students in the MSN Nurse Practitioner program. 

Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are all core and specialty courses.

This course must be taken alone after completion of all other courses.
 

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

  • Apply the best available evidence from nursing and other related sciences as the foundation for the nursing practice solution (MSN Essentials I, IV, IX)

  • Promote a professional environment that includes accountability and high-level communication skills when involved in peer review and professional writing (MSN Essentials II, IX)

  • Integrate theory, evidence, clinical judgment, research, and interprofessional perspectives to develop solutions for a nursing practice issue (MSN Essentials I, IV, VII, IX)

  • Synthesize evidence for practice to determine appropriate application of interventions across diverse populations (MSN Essentials IV, VIII, IX)

  • Perform a rigorous critique of evidence derived from databases to generate meaningful evidence for nursing practice (MSN Essentials IV, IX)

  • Advocate for change/ improvement in the chosen healthcare area while considering safety and quality. (MSN Essentials III, VI, IX)

  • Generate meaningful evidence for nursing practice while maintaining safety and quality of interventions (MSN Essentials III, IV, IX)



Credits: 3



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