title: A capstone experience in the baccalaureate curriculum.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rubino
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Billings
mesh_terms: 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*