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Class Experience Assignment Instructions

Class Experience Assignment Instructions

THIS IS A REFLECTION ON THE LAST THREE ASSIGMENTS.

Develop a 3-4 page in which you reflect on your class experience. For this assessment, you will reflect on various aspects of your class experience. This will give you a chance to discuss elements of the project of which you are proud and aspects of the experience that will help you grow in your personal practice and nursing career.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 2: Make clinical and operational decisions based upon the best available evidence.
    • Reflect on how evidence and the literature were utilized to plan and implement a capstone project, as well as how project outcomes compared to initial predictions based on a review of the literature.
  • Competency 4: Apply health information and patient care technology to improve patient and systems outcomes.
    • Reflect on the degree to which health care technology was successfully used in the capstone project to improve outcomes or communication to relevant stakeholders.
  • Competency 5: Analyze the impact of health policy on quality and cost of care.
    • Reflect on how organizational and governmental health policy influenced the planning and implementation of a capstone project, as well as any contributions to policy development made by the project.
  • Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values into practice.
    • Reflect on personal and professional growth throughout the capstone project and the BSN program, with special attention to growth related to ethical care provision and demonstration of professional standards.
    • Communicate professionally and audibly, using proper grammar and current APA style.

Important: You must complete all of the assessments in order for this course.

Preparation

This assessment requires you to prepare a 3-4 page reflection on your class experience.

  • Begin developing your reflection. Some questions you might address in your reflection paper are:
    • What were your most important outcomes or findings?
    • What challenges did you overcome throughout your project?
    • How did your initial research and evidence base help you plan and execute your capstone project?
    • How were the outcomes similar to and different from your expectations?
    • How did you feel your professional product turned out?
    • What impacts of the implementation of your professional product did you observe?
    • To what degree were you successful in using technology in your capstone project?
    • How did organizational or governmental health policy impact the way in which you approached your project?
    • What contributions did you make to your organization’s policies throughout the course of your project?
    • In which areas do you feel you grew the most?
    • How will your learning affect your professional practice and ability to implement ethical care in accordance with professional codes of conduct?
    • What would you do differently if you could do the capstone project or program again?
    • What accomplishment are you most proud of, within the context of the capstone or the program as a whole?
  • Examine your capstone project through the lens of your initial plan and literature review.

Instructions

Please study the scoring guide carefully so you know what is needed for a distinguished score:

  • Reflect on how evidence and the literature were utilized to plan and implement a capstone project, as well as how project outcomes compared to initial predictions based on a review of the literature.
  • Reflect on the degree to which health care technology was successfully used to improve outcomes or communication to relevant stakeholders in the capstone project.
  • Reflect on how organizational and governmental health policy influenced the planning and implementation of a capstone project as well as any contributions to policy development that the project made.
  • Reflect on personal and professional growth throughout the capstone project and the BSN program, paying special attention to growth related to the provision of ethical care and demonstration of professional standards.
  • Communicate audibly and professionally, using proper grammar and including a reference list formatted in current APA style.

Important Note:  include a discussion of authors in the literature who support the ideas presented. Please submit a separate APA-formatted reference list for the resources discussed in your reflection.

Additional Requirements

  • References: Cite a minimum of three scholarly and/or authoritative sources to support your assertions.
  • APA style and format: Submit, along with the video, a separate references page that follows APA style and formatting guidelines. Refer to the APA Module as needed.

Capstone Reflection Scoring Guide

CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Reflect on use of evidence and the literature to plan and implement a capstone project, and compare project outcomes to initial predictions based on a review of the literature. Does not reflect on use of evidence and the literature to plan and implement a capstone project nor compare project outcomes to initial predictions based on a review of the literature. Reflects on use of evidence and the literature to plan and implement a capstone project, or compares project outcomes to initial predictions based on a review of the literature but not both. Reflects on use of evidence and the literature to plan and implement a capstone project, and compares project outcomes to initial predictions based on a review of the literature. Reflects on use of evidence and the literature to plan and implement a capstone project, and compares project outcomes to initial predictions based on a review of the literature. Explains how evidence-based practice principles informed this aspect of the capstone project.
Reflect on the degree to which health care technology was leveraged successfully to improve outcomes or communication to relevant stakeholders in a capstone project. Does not reflect on the degree to which health care technology was leveraged successfully to improve outcomes or communication to relevant stakeholders in a capstone project. Identifies, but does not reflect on success of, health care technology leveraged to improve outcomes or communication to relevant stakeholders in a capstone project. Reflects on the degree to which health care technology was leveraged successfully to improve outcomes or communication to relevant stakeholders in a capstone project. Reflects on the degree to which health care technology was leveraged successfully to improve outcomes or communication to relevant stakeholders in a capstone project. Notes opportunities to improve health care technology use in personal practice.
Reflect on how organizational and governmental health policy influenced the planning and implementation of a capstone project, as well as any contributions of the project to policy development. Does not reflect on how organizational and governmental health policy influenced the planning and implementation of a capstone project, nor on any contributions of the project to policy development. Identifies but does not reflect on how organizational and governmental health policy influenced the planning and implementation of a capstone project, nor on contributions of the project to policy development. Reflects on how organizational and governmental health policy influenced the planning and implementation of a capstone project, as well as any contributions of the project to policy development. Reflects on how organizational and governmental health policy influenced the planning and implementation of a capstone project, as well as any contributions of the project to policy development. Notes specific observations related to the BSN-prepared nurse’s role in policy implementation and development.
Reflect on personal and professional growth throughout the capstone project and the BSN program, addressing the provision of ethical care and demonstration of professional standards. Does not address personal and professional growth throughout the capstone project and the BSN program. Describes but does not reflect on personal and professional growth throughout the capstone project and the BSN program or does not fully address the provision of ethical care and demonstration of professional standards. Reflects on personal and professional growth throughout the capstone project and the BSN program, addressing the provision of ethical care and demonstration of professional standards. Reflects on personal and professional growth throughout the capstone project and the BSN program, addressing the provision of ethical care and demonstration of professional standards. Notes specific growth areas of personal or professional pride.
Communicate professionally in a clear, audible, and well-organized presentation, with correct grammar, spelling, and use of APA style. Does not communicate professionally in a clear, audible, and well-organized presentation, with correct grammar, spelling, and use of APA style. Communicates in a presentation that is unclear or inaudible, poorly organized, and/or contains errors in grammar, spelling, and/or use of APA style. Communicates professionally in a clear, audible, and well-organized presentation, with correct grammar, spelling, and use of APA style. Communicates professionally in an exceptionally clear, audible, and well-organized presentation, with flawless grammar, spelling, and use of APA style.

 

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