CNUR 492/493: Advanced Concepts in Professional Nursing

Welcome to the CNUR 492/493: Advanced Concepts in Professional Nursing Guide. This guide will introduce you to resources for completing your capstone projects for the RN-BSN program.

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This is the capstone course for the RN-BSN program. The student will engage in a capstone project that reflects application, synthesis, and evaluation of concepts and nursing issues studied throughout the program. Application of the educational experience to professional growth and the contribution to the nursing profession is emphasized. The goal of this course is for students to design an evidence-based project (EBP) that reflects research, practice, and education consistent with the selected model for EBP. Students will complete the question identification, proposal development, and obtain the necessary approvals to implement and evaluate the capstone project in NURS 493.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, the student will:
1. Apply scholarly inquiry, theory, and research to professional nursing practice.
2. Demonstrate methods of health promotion for individuals, families, and communities.
3. Describe leadership skills necessary for meeting the health care needs of others.
4. Apply clinical thinking skills in professional nursing practice.
5. Demonstrate professional growth through the development of a capstone project.
6. Demonstrate effective communication skills.

This is the capstone course for the RN-BSN program. The student will engage in a capstone project that reflects the application, synthesis, and evaluation of concepts and nursing issues studied throughout the program. Application of educational experience to professional growth and contribution to the nursing profession is emphasized. (Open to licensed RNs. Prorequisites: NURS 340, 342, 343, 345, 445, 457, 470, and 492. Offered Spring, Fall and as needed.)

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, the student will:
1. Apply scholarly inquiry, theory, and research to professional nursing practice;
2. Demonstrate methods of health promotion for individuals, families, and communities;
3. Describe leadership skills necessary for meeting the health care needs of others;
4. Apply clinical thinking skills in professional nursing practice;
5. Demonstrate professionalism in the development of a capstone project;
6. Demonstrate effective communication skills.