Grand Canyon University NRS-490 Individual Success Plan

This document outlines the Individual Success Plan (ISP) for the NRS-490 Professional Capstone and Practicum course at Grand Canyon University. The assignment details course objectives, required practice hours, and capstone project components. Students are tasked with creating a personal plan to achieve course goals, including weekly assignments, practice immersion hours in community health and leadership settings, and deliverables associated with the capstone project. The ISP includes specific assignments like the Capstone Project Topic Selection, PICOT Statement Paper, Literature Evaluation Table, Literature Review, and Benchmark Capstone Project Change Proposal. The plan also emphasizes the importance of maintaining a reflective journal throughout the course. This plan ensures the student's ability to meet the programmatic requirements for the RN-to-BSN program, including 100 supervised clinical hours in community health and leadership areas, and includes the relevant course objectives and competencies such as communication, critical thinking, global awareness, and leadership.

Application-based Learning
Course Assignments
List of
Current
Course
Objectives
Number of
Clock
Hours
Associated
with Each
Assignment
Assignment
Date Due
Self-Assessment:
GCU RN-to-BSN
University Mission Critical
Competencies and
Programmatic Domains &
Competencies
(see Appendix A)
Date
Assignment
Completed
Week 1
Individual Success Plan
To develop
a personal
plan of
action in
order to
complete
the course
objectives.
To assess
the previous
personal
experience
and improve
the current
practice.
10 hrs. MC1: Effective Communication
The students will learn to
communicate in effective medical
and nursing terminologies.
Domain 1: Professional Role
Showcase professionalism in all
sorts of healthcare settings.
Management of patient care
within the health care system.
Week 2
Capstone Project Topic
Selection and Approval
To carry out
an
identificatio
n of an
10 hrs MC1: Effective Communication
The students will learn to
communicate in effective medical
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evidence-
based
practice
proposal
topic to
carry out the
purpose of
the capstone
project.
To find,
retrieve and
conduct the
assessment
of peer-
reviewed
papers and
submit the
assignment
as per the
required
format.
and nursing terminologies.
MC2: Critical Thinking
The students will learn to
critically analyze, evaluate and
synthesize scientific evidence to
ensure better patient outcomes
MC4: Global Awareness,
Perspectives and Ethics
Students will become aware about
human health and experiences all
around the globe.
Domain 2: Theoretical
Foundations of Nursing
Practice
Incorporation of concepts and
ideas of liberal arts and social
studies in nursing.
Domain 3: Nursing Practice
Utilization of the nursing process
and give safe as well as efficient
patient healthcare.
Provide patient care that is based
on evidence-based practice.
Week 3
PICOT Statement Paper
To learn the
process of
formulating
a PICOT
statement
for the
10 hrs MC2: Critical Thinking
The students will learn to
critically analyze, evaluate and
synthesize scientific evidence to
ensure better patient outcomes
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purpose of
the capstone
project
following
the PICOT
format that
has been
provided.
Domain 1: Professional Role
Showcase professionalism in all
sorts of healthcare settings.
Management of patient care
within the health care system.
Week 4
Literature Evaluation Table
To learn to
identify and
assess
suitable
research in
order to
ensure the
best patient
outcomes.
To
differentiate
between
types of
research and
choose the
best
possible
studies as
evidence.
10 hrs. MC1: Effective Communication
The students will learn to
communicate in effective medical
and nursing terminologies.
MC2: Critical Thinking
The students will learn to
critically analyze, evaluate and
synthesize scientific evidence to
ensure better patient outcomes
MC4: Global Awareness,
Perspectives and Ethics
The students will become aware
about human health and
experiences all around the globe.
Week 5
Topic 5 Practice Hours
Completion Statement NRS-
To keep
track of the
individual
hours of
10 hrs. Domain 4:
Communication/Informatics
Management of information
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490 practice all
throughout
the course
with the
help of the
Practice
Hours
Completion
Statement.
Technology for providing safe
quality care in all sorts of settings
as the situations require.
Communicate with the patients in
therapeutic terms.
MC 5: Leadership
The students will be able to lead a
team of professionals in busy
medical situations.
Domain 1: Professional Role
Showcase professionalism in all
sorts of healthcare settings.
Management of patient care
within the health care system.
Week 6 Literature Review To
implement
the research
to the
problem that
the student
has selected
for their
capstone
project.
To learn in
what way
the current
research
provides
support to
10 hrs. MC1: Effective Communication
The students will learn to
communicate in effective medical
and nursing terminologies.
MC4: Global Awareness,
Perspectives and Ethics
The students will become aware
about human health and
experiences all around the globe.
Domain 5: Holistic Patient care
To provide an all-round
personalized care to patients.
Assessment of the mental,
spiritual, social and physical
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the PICOT
and what
information
is not
provided by
evidence.
needs of the patient as a whole.
Week 7
Topic 7 Practice Hours
Completion Statement NRS-
490
To keep
track of the
individual
hours of
practice all
throughout
the course
with the
help of the
Practice
Hours
Completion
Statement.
10 hrs. Domain 4:
Communication/Informatics
Management of information
Technology for providing safe
quality care in all sorts of settings
as the situations require.
Communicate with the patients in
therapeutic terms.
MC 5: Leadership
The students will be able to lead a
team of professionals in busy
medical situations.
Domain 1: Professional Role
Showcase professionalism in all
sorts of healthcare settings.
Management of patient care
within the health care system.
Week 8
Practice Hours Completion
Statement NRS-490
To keep
track of the
individual
hours of
practice all
throughout
10 hrs. Domain 4:
Communication/Informatics
Management of information
Technology for providing safe
quality care in all sorts of settings
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the course
with the
help of the
Practice
Hours
Completion
Statement.
as the situations require.
Communicate with the patients in
therapeutic terms.
MC 5: Leadership
The students will be able to lead a
team of professionals in busy
medical situations.
Domain 1: Professional Role
Showcase professionalism in all
sorts of healthcare settings.
Management of patient care
within the health care system.
Week 9
Benchmark-Capstone Project
Change Proposal
To come up
with a
proposal
that includes
sections of
the focus
area of each
content in
the course.
10 hrs. MC1: Effective Communication
The students will learn to
communicate in effective medical
and nursing terminologies.
MC2: Critical Thinking
The students will learn to
critically analyze, evaluate and
synthesize scientific evidence to
ensure better patient outcomes
MC4: Global Awareness,
Perspectives and Ethics
The students will become aware
about human health and
experiences all around the globe.
MC 5: Leadership
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The students will be able to lead a
team of professionals in busy
medical situations.
Domain 4:
Communication/Informatics
Management of information
Technology for providing safe
and quality care for patients in all
sorts of settings as the situations
require.
Communicate with the patients in
therapeutic terms.
Week 10
Benchmark-Professional
Capstone and Practicum
Reflective Journal
To keep
maintaining
a journal
that reflects
their
individual
experiences
and what
they learned
throughout
the course.
To
understand
how this
regular
reflection
with aid
them in
their future
10 hrs. MC1: Effective Communication
The students will learn to
communicate in effective medical
and nursing terminologies.
MC2: Critical Thinking
The students will learn to
critically analyze, evaluate and
synthesize scientific evidence to
ensure better patient outcomes
MC3 : Christian Worldview
Application of a Christian
Worldview to examine ethical
issues in a global society and base
their values on a Christian
perspective.
MC4: Global Awareness,
Perspectives and Ethics
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work. The students will become aware
about human health and
experiences all around the globe.
Domain 5: Holistic Patient care
To provide an all-round
personalized care to patients.
Assessment of the mental,
spiritual, social and physical
needs of the patient as a whole.
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