An agency-financed capstone experience for graduating seniors

Capstone experiences are increasingly expected at the conclusion of undergraduate curricula. For some programs, the capstone project is a thesis or paper; for nursing, a clinical experience that synthesizes prior learning is the norm. In Kentucky, nursing programs are required to provide the opportu...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 2006-04, Vol.45 (4), p.137-140
Main Authors: Brockopp, Dorothy Y, Hardin-Pierce, Melanie, Welsh, J Darlene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Ability
Capstone Experiences
Clinical Competence - economics
Clinical Experience
Clinical medicine
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - economics
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - methods
Educational Experience
Faculty, Nursing
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Internship, Nonmedical - economics
Internship, Nonmedical - methods
Kentucky
Learner Engagement
Learning
Learning Experience
Loan Repayment
Models, Educational
Nurse's Role
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Education
Nursing Education Research
Nursing Staff - organization & administration
Opportunities
Preceptorship - economics
Preceptorship - methods
Prior Learning
Program Development - methods
Program Evaluation
Required Courses
Socialization
Student Attitudes
Student Satisfaction
Students, Nursing
Training Support - methods
Undergraduate Study
World Problems
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Summary:Capstone experiences are increasingly expected at the conclusion of undergraduate curricula. For some programs, the capstone project is a thesis or paper; for nursing, a clinical experience that synthesizes prior learning is the norm. In Kentucky, nursing programs are required to provide the opportunity for students to spend 120 hours in a clinical setting just prior to graduation. The authors evaluated an innovative approach to providing these hours during the last 7 weeks of the nursing program.
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20060401-08