Apr 25, 2024  
2023-2024 Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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NUR 7901 - MSN Capstone: Synthesis and Presentation

2 lecture hours 0 lab hours 2 credits
Course Description
This course focuses on the synthesis of concepts from the MSN curriculum.  Students analyze, develop, implement, and evaluate a project, or program which addresses an advanced practice leadership or practice issue.  It incorporates the theoretical competence and practicum skill sets used in the core and specialty curriculum to produce a measurable, tangible, and deliverable academic product that is reviewed and evaluated by an academic faculty oversight committee. (prereq: NUR 6500 , NUR 7210 , and NUR 7211 ) (coreq: NUR 6510 , NUR 7220 , and NUR 7221 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Analyze current data for leadership/practice issue within student’s area of professional interest
  • Create well designed and comprehensive capstone project based on analyzed information
  • Implement capstone project according to academic and organizational needs and guidance
  • Evaluate outcomes after implementation of capstone project
  • Write a capstone manuscript that can be presented for publication or scholarship dissemination
  • Disseminate findings of capstone via poster and presentation to community audience

Prerequisites by Topic
  • Theory and role
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Project management
  • Quality and safety
  • PMHNP theory and practice II

Course Topics
  • Development and presentation of scholarly work within the student’s area of investigation

Coordinator
Dr. Victoria Carlson Oehlers



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