Instruction
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 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.
•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 leveraged successfully to improve outcomes or communication to relevant stakeholders in a capstone project.
•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 of the project to policy development.
•Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values into practice. ◦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.
◦Communicate professionally in a clear, audible, and well-organized presentation, with correct grammar, spelling, and use of APA style.
Professional Context
BSN-prepared nurses have many opportunities to reflect on their contributions to patient care outcomes during clinical experiences. After a patient care interaction, it is important to evaluate how well you addressed the criteria set for the nurse-patient interaction and consider future improvements. Research suggests that creating and sharing video reflections may enhance learning (Speed, Lucarelli, & Macaulay, 2018).
Preparation
•Begin developing your reflection. Some questions you might address in your reflection video 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.