NURS 2922 - Integrative Studies and Transition to Practice
2 Credits
Cultivates readiness for professional nursing practice by deepening clinical judgment and reasoning through the integration of core nursing competencies applied within complex, progressive case studies. This capstone course supports the transition from student to nurse through collaboration, ethical decision-making, and evidence-informed practice. Focusing on leadership development in team coordination, conflict resolution, quality improvement, and systems thinking, students prepare to lead with compassion and competence in dynamic healthcare environments. Guided by Chinn and Kramer’s emancipatory knowing and other fundamental patterns of knowing, learners advance personal and professional insight, agency, and a commitment to lifelong learning as they engage in nursing praxis that promotes equity, advocacy, and transformative care.
Pre-Requisites NURS 2801 NURS 2812 NURS 2852
Major Content Areas
Transformational leadership, leadership, and management in Nursing
Professional identity and role transition
Ethics, law, and social justice
Nursing science and Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
Clinical integration across the lifespan
Reflective practice and praxis
Learning Outcomes
Examine the major conceptual elements of Chinn and Kramer’s model for emancipatory knowing and knowledge development.
Apply emancipatory knowing and other patterns of knowing as a guide for integrative nursing practice.
Employ the fundamental patterns of knowing as a guide for continuous professional development.
Develop individualized, self-directed learning strategies based on pre-examination predictive testing, evidence, and nursing theory.
Analyze contemporary nursing practice issues, healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory processes for their impact on the nursing profession.
Utilize outcomes data to provide evidence for quality improvement in a variety of settings.
Incorporate sustaining personal wellbeing as an integral part of nursing practice.
Discuss transformational leadership and foundational principles of nursing leadership and management in professional practice.
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