NUR 495 Syllabus

Course Description

Synthesis of the baccalaureate nursing role is demonstrated by application of theories and concepts from nursing, liberal arts, and science to respond to complex and specific needs of diverse populations. Students identify and provide rationale/ justification for a project related to a specific population health challenge. Students investigate and analyze current relevant knowledge, design and implement a project to address the identified challenge and evaluate the impact. Written and oral project presentation required.

Course registration requires approval from the Director of the RN/ADN to BSN Program.

(4 credits- 2 credits classroom, 2 credits Practicum)

Note: Students must succeed in the practicum component of NUR 495 in order to pass the course. In order to pass the practicum component of the course students must achieve all of the following:

A Level of Performance of Satisfactory (4) on each Practicum Student Learning Outcome (SLO) on the Practicum Evaluation Form by the end of the practicum experience
A grade of 70% or higher on the Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal
A grade of 70% or higher on the Poster Presentation

Students who do not meet these requirements will receive a grade of "F" for the entire course regardless of performance in other areas of the course.

Prerequisites

ENG 101: English Composition 1
ENG 102: English Composition 2
NUR 301: Baccalaureate Nursing Role
NUR 310: Healthcare Policy, Economics, Regulation and Ethics
NUR 315: Nursing Research and Expanded Evidence-Based Practice
NUR 320: Population Health
NUR 400: Continuous Quality Improvement, Safety and Interprofessional Collaboration
NUR 410: Organization and Systems Leadership Across the Continuum of Care

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Upon completion of this course, the student will have gained knowledge about:

Identify specific health challenges of a selected population.
Negotiate appropriate site to accomplish project.
Determine and describe rationale for one challenge of the population amenable to intervention.
Identify and analyze current, relevant literature that addresses components of the population’s challenge
Apply a broad range of theory and concepts to design a project that addresses the specific challenge.
Implement project and assess outcomes.
Analyze alternate strategies that could improve outcomes.
Discuss how the project demonstrates baccalaureate nursing role competencies, has contributed to personal professional development and influences future practice.
Exhibit scholarship including sound written and oral presentation skills.

General Education Outcomes (GEOs)

Please check the applicable GEOs for this course, if any, by outcomes at GEO Category Search, or by subject area at GEO Discipline Search.

Course Activities and Grading

Assignments	Weight
Week 1
Alignment of your Capstone with five or more NOFCCs Final Overview of practicum experience with faculty & mentor Begin developing Poster Presentation Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal	Component of Practicum Grade
Week 2
Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal	Component of Practicum Grade
NOFCC Analysis Group Activity #1 Group Assignment Discussion Forum	5% 3%
Week 3
Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal	Component of Practicum Grade
NOFCC Analysis Group Activity #2 Group Assignment Discussion Forum	5% 3%
Week 4
Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal Practicum Progress Report Meeting	Component of Practicum Grade
NOFCC Analysis Group Activity #3 Group Assignment Discussion Forum	5% 3%
Week 5
Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal	Component of Practicum Grade
NOFCC Analysis Group Activity #4 Group Assignment Discussion Forum	5% 3%
Week 6
Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal	Component of Practicum Grade
NOFCC Analysis Group Activity #5 Group Assignment Discussion Forum	5% 3%
Week 7
Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal	Component of Practicum Grade
NOFCC Analysis Group Activity #6 Group Assignment Discussion Forum	5% 3%
Week 8
Practicum Project Poster Presentations Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal Summative Practicum Evaluations	Component of Practicum Grade
Discussion Forum	2%
Weeks 1-8: Practicum Project & all related activities:
Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal	20%
Practicum Evaluations (using Practicum Evaluation Form) [Weeks 1, 4, 7 & 8]	Pass/Fail
Poster Presentation (3 steps: Weeks 1, 6, & 8)	30%
Discussion Forums (Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8)	20%
Group Assignments (Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7)	30%
Total	100%

Required Textbooks

Available through Charter Oak State College's online bookstore

Textbooks and other materials utilized throughout the program in NUR 301, 310, 315, 320, 400, and 410 may be referenced

Additional Resources

Open access resources:
1. Foote, J., PENS Research Committee. Creating an Effective Poster Presentation. Retrieved from http://www.pens.org/PENS%20Documents/Creating%20an%20Effective%20Poster%20Presentation.pdf September 24, 2020.
1. Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (2016). Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Core Competencies (NOFCC). https://www.mass.edu/nahi/documents/NOFRNCompetencies_updated_March2016.pdf.
1. Frankel A, Haraden C, Federico F, Lenoci-Edwards J. (2017). Institute for Healthcare Improvement. A Framework for Safe, Reliable, and Effective Care, White Paper and Slide Presentation.A Framework for Safe, Reliable, and Effective Care | IHI - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Note: Download both resources through your IHI School Account established in NUR 400.
1. Tolentino, D.A., Knapp, H. (2020). Evaluating the Impact of Meducation®, a SMART Application to Medication Adherence: The Need to Evaluate EHR Apps Post-Implementation. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics. Evaluating the Impact of Meducation®, a SMART Application to Medication Adherence: The Need to Evaluate EHR Apps Post-Implementation | HIMSS
1. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) (2020). A Guide to Promoting Health Care Workforce Well-Being During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Publications/guide-to-promoting-health-care-workforce-well-being-during-and-after-the-COVID-19-pandemic.aspx.
1. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The ANCC Magnet Recognition Model. Magnet Recognition Program | ANCC | ANA Enterprise (nursingworld.org)
2. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) (2021). The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education, Final Draft (February 2021) Retrieved from: https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/AcademicNursing/pdf/Essentials-Final-Draft-2-18-21.pdf?ver=hNeCl7OjgamIA9sHgDi_Yw%3d%3d&timestamp=1613742420447

Course Schedule

Week	PLOs	SLOs	Readings and Exercises	Assignments
1	1-5, 7-10	1-5, 7-9	Topics: Finalizing your plans with your Organizational Mentor, your Practicum Site, and course Faculty Beginning Dissemination: Creating an Abstract on your Capstone Project Create a Biweekly Reflective Practicum Journal Alignment of your Capstone with five or more NOFCCs Resources: Foote, J., PENS Research Committee. Creating an Effective Poster Presentation. Retrieved from http://www.pens.org/PENS%20Documents/Creating%20an%20Effective%20Poster%20Presentation.pdf September 24, 2020. Charter Oak State College Nursing Capstone Project Poster Presentation Guidelines and Requirements Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Core Competencies (MANOFCC) available at: https://www.mass.edu/nahi/documents/NOFRNCompetencies_updated_March2016.pdf and within course	Review Mini Lecture: Living the NOFCC Part I Schedule a one on one WebEx meeting (30 min.) with the faculty and your mentor Discussion Forum: Utilizing the COSC RN-BSN Poster Template and principles from Foote, J., draft the Abstract of your poster presentation within the template Present to your classmates on the Discussion Forum by Wednesday at 11:59 PM. Post comments to at least 2 of your classmates by Sunday at 11:59 PM Establish your Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal in Blackboard following the prompt to complete the alignment of your capstone project with five or more NOFCCs; due Wednesday at 11:59 PM Journal entries are due each Sunday by 11:59 PM, beginning in Week 2).
2	1-10	1-9	Topics: Practicum Week 1 Group Activity #1: NOFCC Analysis Patient Centered Care, Safety, Quality Improvement, and Evidence-Based Practice	Review Mini Lecture: Living the NOFCC Part II See Guidelines for Group Activity Participate in Group Activity #1: Complete Group Assignment by Wednesday at 11:59 PM Post at least 2 comments to each of the other groups via the Discussion Board by Sunday at 11:59 PM Submit Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal by Sunday at 11:59 PM
3	1-10	1-9	Topics: Practicum Week 2 Group Activity #2: NOFCC Analysis Continued Focus on the NOFCCs: Patient Centered Care, Safety, Quality Improvement, and Evidence-Based Practice	Review Mini Lecture: Living the NOFCC Part III Participate in Group Activity #2: Complete Group assignment by Wednesday at 11:59 PM Post at least 2 comments to each of the other groups via the Discussion Board by Sunday at 11:59 PM Submit Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal in Blackboard by Sunday at 11:59 PM
4	1-10	1-9	Topics: Practicum Week 3 Group Activity #3: NOFCC Analysis Focusing on the NOFCCs: Communication, Leadership, Teamwork & Collaboration, and Evidence-Based Practice	Review Mini Lecture: Living the NOFCC Part IV Participate in Group Activity #3: Complete Group assignment by Wednesday at 11:59 PM Post at least 2 comments to each of the other groups via the Discussion Board by Sunday at 11:59 PM Submit Week 3 Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal by Sunday at 1159 PM Attend a WebEx meeting (30 min.) with the faculty and your mentor to be held no later than Friday at 4PM using this link: https://charteroak.webex.com/webappng/sites/charteroak/dashboard/pmr/lperfetto Purpose Progress Report Completion of Formative Practicum Evaluation
5	1-10	1-9	Topics: Practicum Week 4 Group Activity #4: NOFCC Analysis Focusing on the NOFCCs: Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice, Informatics & Technology, and Evidence-Based Practice	Review Mini Lecture: Living the NOFCC Part V Participate in Group Activity #4 Complete Group assignment by Wednesday at 11:59 PM Post at least 2 comments to each of the other groups via the Discussion Board by Sunday at 11:59 PM Submit Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal by Sunday at 11:59 PM
6	1-10	1-9	Topics: Practicum Week 5 Group Activity #5: NOFCC/AACN BSN Essentials Alignment Focusing on all ten of the NOFCCs: Review the American Association of Colleges (AACN) of Nursing Draft Essentials, Domains, Descriptors, Contextual Statements and Competencies (Nov 2020) available at: https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/AcademicNursing/pdf/Essentials-Final-Draft-2-18-21.pdf?ver=hNeCl7OjgamIA9sHgDi_Yw%3d%3d&timestamp=1613742420447 and within course Using the template provided, align the NOFCC with the AACN Draft BSN Essentials: Group 1: Domain 1 Group 2: Domain 3 Group 3: Domain 7 Refer to sample for Domain 10 Continuing Dissemination: Integrating your capstone project planning and experiences into your poster presentation	Review Mini Lecture: Blending the NOFCC & the AACN BSN Essentials, Part I Participate in AACN/ NOFCC Comparison Group Activity #5: Complete Group assignment by Wednesday at 11:59 PM Post at least 2 comments to each of the other groups via the Discussion Board by Sunday at 11:59 PM Utilizing the COSC RN-BSN Poster Template, submit by Sunday at 11:59 PM, the completion of additional components of your poster presentation: PICO-T Question NOFCC Alignment Root Cause Analysis & one Diagram Model for Improvement: Plan, Do, Study, Act Interprofessional Team Members Submit Week 5 Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal by Sunday by 11:59 PM
7	1-10	1-9	Topic: Practicum Week 6 Group Activity #6: NOFCC/AACN BSN Essentials Alignment Focusing on all ten of the NOFCCs: Continue NOFCC Analysis Group Activity focusing on all ten of the NOFCCs & incorporating faculty feedback Using the template provided align the NOFCC with the AACN Draft BSN Essentials: Group 1: Domains 2 & 4 Group 2: Domains 5 & 6 Group 3: Domains 8 & 9 Refer to Sample for Domain 10	Review Mini Lecture: Blending the NOFCC & the AACN BSN Essentials, Part II Participate in Group Activity #6 Complete Group assignment by Wednesday at 11:59 PM Post at least 2 comments to each of the other groups via the Discussion Board by Sunday at 11:59 PM Schedule a WebEx meeting (30 min.) with the faculty and your mentor to be held no later than Friday at 4:00 PM using this link: https://charteroak.webex.com/webappng/sites/charteroak/dashboard/pmr/lperfetto Purpose: Progress Report Completion of Formative Practicum Evaluation Submit Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal by Sunday 11:59 PM
8	1-10	1-9	Topic: Practicum Week 7 (Final Week) Practicum Poster Presentations to Classmates and Faculty	Submit Week 7 Weekly Reflective Practicum Journal by Sunday by 11:59 PM Participate in Summative Practicum Evaluation with faculty Schedule a one on one WebEx meeting (30 min.) with the faculty to be held no later than Sunday at 4:00 PM using this link: RN/ADN to BSN Practicum/General Advising with Director. Meeting will be held at: https://charteroak.webex.com/webappng/sites/charteroak/dashboard/pmr/lperfetto Poster Presentation to classmates and faculty Utilizing the COSC RN-BSN Poster Template provide your poster to your classmates as an attachment via the Discussion Board by Wednesday at 11:59 PM Post comments to at least 4 of your classmates Poster Presentations via the Discussion Board by Sunday at 11:59 PM Utilizing the COSC RN-BSN Poster Template, submit your final poster presentation to the faculty by Sunday at 1159 PM. You may integrate feedback from your classmates. Be certain your poster presentation contains the following elements: PICO-T Question NOFCC Alignment Root Cause Analysis & one Diagram Model for Improvement: Plan, Do, Study, Act Interprofessional Team Members Approach Outcomes/Data Conclusions/Evaluation EBP & TJC NPSG References

Late Work Policy

Due to the accelerated nature of the NUR 300 & 400 courses, late work severely limits meaningful engagement with students, peers, and faculty, and jeopardizes collaboration and exchange of ideas.

The following standards relate to late submission of any assignment in this and all other NUR 300 & 400 courses:

All Discussion Posts must be posted by the due date/time deadline. Those posted late will be given a grade of zero.
All Other Papers/Projects: Failure to turn in, post, or in any way fail to meet the due date/time deadline, will result in a deduction of 10% per day of the total assignment value from the actual grade earned, for up to seven days.
Students who submit an assignment eight days late will receive a grade of zero for the assignment
If a student anticipates they will be unable to meet a deadline for any assignment regardless of the reason, they should contact the course faculty immediately.

Emergencies/Extenuating Circumstances: The Faculty and Program Director appreciate that emergencies come up in life. Emergencies/ Extenuating Circumstances are not planned activities and/or are not normally work-related.

Students will be required to submit reasonable documentation of emergencies/extenuating circumstances to the course faculty.
Any request(s) relating to emergencies/ extenuating circumstances requires documentation and approval of the course faculty, the Program Director, and other college personnel as necessary.

The following conditions acknowledge unexpected circumstances that impact students’ ability to submit an assignment by the due date:

If a student anticipates they will be unable to meet a deadline due to an emergency/extenuating circumstance, they should contact the course faculty immediately.
Students may turn in one assignment up to 7 days after the due date except for a discussion board assignment, a final course project, or other final course assignments, no questions asked.
Subsequent late submissions will be managed in accordance with the standards outlined above.

*Note: Students with accommodations in place may not receive an extension that is related to their disability

COSC Accessibility Statement

Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.

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NUR 495: Baccalaureate Nursing Capstone