NU 801 - Capstone

 

Prerequisites & Notes
All MSN core courses and specialization 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)