Hallmark Assignment: Final Project

Hallmark Assignment Part A: Final Paper

This semester we have examined Decision-Making in Nursing.. Many objectives have been addressed and met. Please take a moment to reflect on the objectives of the course and develop a scholarly paper at least 8 pages in length stating how you have met the outcomes of this course. Your paper should include the following:

• A thoughtful reflection and careful critical analysis which connects learning to clinical decision-making and future practice.
• An identification and discussion of each course outcome, supported by evidence, with a detailed and specific personal example demonstrating meeting this outcome in a clinical setting.
• A deep understanding of nursing outcomes, integrating evidence-based practice.
• A minimum of four (4) research sources with at least 2 sources from a peer-reviewed publication. Sources must be relevant, accurate, recent (less than 5 years old), reliable, and add strength to the overall content.

Course Outcomes

1. Demonstrate understanding and competence in making decisions in nursing which will promote client-centered care, taking into consideration ethical, clinical, cultural, spiritual, and political implications.
2. Demonstrate intentional learning with reflection as it relates to decision-making in nursing.
3. Understand processes of making decisions in nursing, and apply evidence in supporting concepts and processes which relate to practice.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of how decision-making in nursing practice relates to clinical reasoning and critical thinking, taking into consideration the many facets of decision-making in nursing.
5. Demonstrate leadership in organizational, local, and global environments as it relates to decision-making in nursing.
6. Communicate effectively and therapeutically, with and without the use of technology, while making decisions in nursing practice.
7. Propose evidence-based, culturally-competent nursing care which promotes standard safe practices along with error and hazard prevention and quality improvement practices.
8. Participate as a collaborative team member in understanding and implementing client care, and in promoting the health of clients while making decisions as nurses in practice.

APA 7th edition format of the American Psychological Association (APA)is the official style used by Nightingale College. This style and format used to cite sources can be referenced from

Hallmark Assignment Part B: Presentation

For this portion of the assignment, you will develop a PowerPoint presentation which portrays the course outcome reflection paper in an engaging way and shows your understanding of the topic. Be sure to include the following:

• Slides that are professional in appearance and include graphics, music, photos, embedded video, etc. as appropriate. Be as creative as you desire but remember to remain professional.
• A minimum of 15 content slides along with one title and one or more reference slides. The title and references slides do not count towards the total slide count requirement.
• Font size of at least 20 pt using no more than 6 bullet points with 6 words per bullet point.
• Audio recordings/narration of each slide which are clean and free of any background noise.

APA 7th edition format of the American Psychological Association (APA)is the official style used by Nightingale College. This style and format used to cite sources can be referenced from https://apastyle.apa.org/Links to an external site.