A capstone experience in the baccalaureate curriculum.
Nurse educators focus on the competencies of graduates and the outcomes of undergraduate education. A capstone, the integrative end-of-program experience in the major, allows students to synthesize their learning with a focus toward their future practices and shows achievement of curriculum goals. The authors describe a capstone experience for the nursing major, proposing mechanisms for developing and evaluating a capstone in the baccalaureate nursing curriculum.
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*