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WELCOME NU 499 Capstone. Professor Tina Vaughn MSN-RN-C Kaplan University 2011. NU 499 Capstone. NU 499 Overview Communication : Please Email me 1 st at: Tinaeslinger-vaughn@kaplan.edu
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WELCOME NU 499 Capstone • Professor Tina Vaughn MSN-RN-C Kaplan University 2011
NU 499 Capstone • NU 499 Overview • Communication: • Please Email me 1st at: • Tinaeslinger-vaughn@kaplan.edu if you do not hear back from me within 24 hours than I have not received your email. I return emails very promptly. So please resend if you do not hear from me within 24 hours. • Email me 1st!! Be sure to include a return phone number and how late I may return your call • NO COURSE WORK via email
NU 499 Capstone • Assignment Due Dates: • All weekly assignments are due on Tuesdays at 11:59. • If you are having any problems with understanding course assignments or are having difficulty with meeting course • deadlinesyou must contact me AHEAD of time NOT after the assignments are due. • I am very generous with working with all of you but I need you tocommunicate with me AHEAD of timeif there are issues that need my assistance. • No work will be accepted a week past its due dateand points will be deducted for each day work is late per the KU course policy without notifying me AHEAD of time
NU 499 Capstone Course Overview/Outline in DOC Sharing • 4 DiscussionsRequired (weeks 1,2,3 &10 ) • Seminars- Weeks 1 orientation to course, week 5 “checking in” • Weeks 8 & 9Seminars are Capstone presentations - Required to present!! Learning Journalsin weeks2,4 & 6 Nursing Papersdue unit 3,unit 5 & unit 8 Clinical hours 40/20
NU499 Capstone • Week 1: Discussion Question &Seminar • Forms must all be completed and signed • Cleared through Tara Whitworth • Please get your Data form completed ASAP.I must talk to you and your preceptor via phone • No hands on clinical • No clinical until all paperwork is cleared!!!
NU 499 Capstone • Ideas for Nursing issue of choice: • What would you like to change? • What nursing issue would you like to develop or improve upon ??? • Use research to support your ideas. • Apply the nursing process: • Assessment, datacollection, intervention evaluation, implementation??? • Talk to your preceptor and instructor.
NU 499 Capstone • Week 2:Discussion Question & • Journal 1-2 pages in length • Week 3:Discussion Question & • Part 1 Nursing Issue Paper • Describe your chosen project issue • What is your plan using evidence based research? In relation to this issue, integrate theory and knowledge from past courses, work background & experience
NU 499 Capstone • Week 4- Learning journal 1-2 pages in length • No required Discussions until unit10 • 1st Time log submission due • Time log should be updated weekly • due in weeks 4 & 10
NU 499 Capstone • Week 5 • Seminar • Checking in • 1-877-398-4411 • Nursing Paper Part 2 Due • 3-4 pages in length 6th edition APA • Literature review-review 8-10 scholarly references-must be within last 5 years
NU 499 Capstone • Week 6- • Journal 1-2 pages • Week 7- • No formal assignment continue to work on your PowerPoint Presentation due in unit 8
NU 499 Capstone • Week 8 • Nursing Paper Completion- 2-3 pages Your proposed solution to your nursing issue • Power Point Presentations- Group 1 • Week 9 • Power Point Presentations-Group 2 • Week 10 • Final Discussion • Time Log Submitted-no grades will be given until ALL paperwork completed!!!
NU 499 Capstone • CONGRATS!!!!!!!!