Discussion Prompt

Journaling allows students to express thoughts and feelings regarding aspects of the clinical experience. It is not an account of tasks performed but rather a way of one-to-one communication with your instructor of your innermost feelings about your day of patient care. It is difficult for instructors to recognize all challenges or successes that a student might experience. Your journal offers the instructor a chance to give you support through feedback.

Video Journaling is becoming more and more popular because it allows you to physically see your growth as you progress through the program, your professional career and your personal life. The video element is a powerful tool in your journey to self-expression and growth.

Dabble Me (https://dabble.me) is one of many cloud-based video journaling tools available for privately hosting journal videos online. While you are not required to use Dabble Me for this course, you may wish to consider it down the road.

Directions:

• Review the learning objectives for this course (beginning of the syllabus). Discuss how the course learning objectives relate to your current and/or future advanced nursing role.
• Review the assignment descriptions posted in each week of the course. What questions or concerns do you have?
• Overall, what are your goals for this course?
• What experiences and expertise do you have that you believe will contribute to the learning community in this course?

Students can be professionally creative with this video. Duration will be no longer than five minutes. Post to the week one discussion forum.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Incorporate research into practice through critical appraisal and synthesis of the most current, relevant and best evidence-based research articles in developing the capstone project (PLO 1, 3, 7).
2. Develop, implement, and evaluate an evidence-based solution to an identified problem or issue encountered in the clinical setting or practice (PLO 1, 7, 9).
3. Demonstrate leadership in collaborative efforts to develop, implement and evaluate interventions to improve clinical care and health care outcomes for diverse populations/communities (PLO 2, 3, 6, 8).
4. Incorporate ethical, cultural, legal, spiritual, caring theory and social issues in the design, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based project (1, 2, 8).
5. Use information technology and informatics to disseminate evidence based outcomes that affect health care, education, practice and research (1, 4, 5).

MSN Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Master of Science in Nursing, the student will be able to:
Goal: Literacy

1. Evaluate and apply evidence-based findings to advanced nursing roles.
2. Integrate cultural competence into advanced nursing roles.
3. Integrate the Master Essential’s and specialty standards into the advanced nursing role.

Goal: Communication

1. Compose professional written communication for advanced nursing roles.
2. Speak professionally in advanced nursing roles.
3. Demonstrate the advanced nursing role through leadership, collaboration, and caring science to improve health outcomes.

Goal: Reasoning

1. Evaluate and apply quantitative and qualitative data to validate and guide decision making relevant to health outcomes.
2. Integrate ethical reasoning into advocacy and decision making.
3. Objectively evaluate and synthesize information in advanced nursing roles.