A course outcome assignment is designed to reflect a students’ understanding of a concept that must be applied consistently in nursing practice. Course outcome assignments must achieve an 80% minimum grade for the student to pass the course. Students who do not meet the minimum score on their first submission will be allowed to resubmit the assignment, however they will receive their original score in the final gradebook. 

Reflect on the following statement: See Grading Rubric for Expectations.

• How will you as a nurse make judgments in practice, supported by evidence, that integrate nursing science in the provision of safe, quality care? (300 word minimum)
• Discuss why the nurse uses the nursing process as a method to organize, analyze, and respond to a variety of patient needs. (300 word minimum)
• Why is it important for the nurse to be able to identify critical principles in the maintenance of infection control and safety? (300 word minimum)
• Why is it important for the nurse to be able to discuss concepts of physical assessment of key body systems (integumentary, respiratory, cardiovascular, abdominal, and neurological) across the lifespan? (300 word minimum)

Complete your reflection in APA format, Size 12 Times New Roman font, with a cover page and reference page. A minimum of one reference is required.  Please submit 1200-1500 words on what it means to you to use nursing judgment as a nursing student.

Selection, Research, and Assessment

Throughout this course, students will be working on the Community Teaching Project. The project will include a community teaching presentation given during Topic 5. The audience for the presentation will be community members, rather than the staff at the community agency chosen or in-patient residents.

The Community Teaching Project has indirect care experience requirements. The “Indirect Care Experience Hours” form, located in Topic 1 resources, will be used to document the indirect care experience hours completed in the Community Teaching Project and presentation. As progress is made on the Community Teaching Project, update this form indicating the date(s) each section is completed. This form will be submitted in Topic 5.

In this topic, students will be selecting, researching, and assessing a nonprofit community setting in their community using one of the following four topics:

• Primary prevention/health promotion
• Secondary prevention/screening for a vulnerable population
• Disaster planning
• Environmental issues

The following are considered appropriate nonprofit community organization settings:

• Public health clinic
• Community health center
• University/school health center
• Religious community (i.e., local church)
• Community center (i.e., YMCA)
• Adult/childcare center
• Youth development organization (i.e., 4-H, scout troops, Boys and Girls Clubs, etc.)
• Senior centers
• Food pantries (St. Mary’s Food bank, St. Vincent De Paul, etc.)
• Community shelters (i.e., women’s shelter, women and children’s shelter, or homeless shelters)

Review the objectives and measures describes on the “Healthy People 2030” website, listed in the Topic 1 Resources, to assist in selecting a topic for the project.

For this assignment, use a minimum of two sources to complete the “Community Teaching Project: Part 1” template.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN-BSN

2.3: Integrate assessment skills in practice.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education

This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competencies 2.3