NRSG 496 - Seminar in Nursing (4)

Prerequisites: NRSG 315 , NRSG 335 , NRSG 336 , NRSG 355 , NRSG 365 , NRSG 375 , NRSG 450 , NRSG 451 , NRSG 475  
Concurrent permissible: NRSG 480 , NRSG 490  
14 week course
This capstone course provides an opportunity for students to explore health related issues and analyze the impact that cultural, economic, political, and/or scientific changes have on healthcare. The course is a seminar in which students are active in selecting the content to receive attention; the course anticipates each student’s active participation in online discussions of a variety of issues relevant to the profession and the health care system. Students should anticipate online time for participating in discussions several times during each discussion week.

In harmony with the current healthcare emphasis on clinical outcomes, each student designs and presents an evidence-based outcome project in an area of special interest. Through this project, the student will demonstrate mastery of content from previous Baccalaureate classes. Students develop the outcome project in five sections submitting a draft of each section for feedback and then compiling them into a final presentation (to be given to a group of RNs near the end of the course) and a final paper. Scheduled weekly SyncSession/Open Office hours allow direct interaction about the assignments. Students are expected to apply their recommended approach in the real-world arena of practice. This course includes four (4) credit hours of theory and meets the requirements for a written communication course.

Weekly Open Office Hours are 8:30AM and 8:30PM on Tuesdays to allow direct interaction about assignments.