Scholarship

In order to meet the Scholarship Outcome, one

has to provide safe, quality care incorporating
evidence-based nursing practice. To show that I
have completed this outcome, I have shared four
documents that can be viewed by clicking the links
above. The first two documents are careplans that
were completed during the second semester of my
junior year in NUR 3112P - Adult Nursing Science II
Practicum: Adult Nursing Science II Practicum
allows students to continue to build the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding the
essential holistic care of adults across the
healthcare continuum. Students have the
opportunity to provide nursing care to clients with
common acute and chronic health problems in
primary, secondary, and tertiary settings. This
practicum is closely aligned with Adult Nursing
Science II and Pathopharmacology II. The last two
documents are from the first semester of my senior
year in NUR 4113 - Gerontological Concepts and
Issues. In the Case Study Assignment: The student
will listen to an unfolding case scenario
simulation of an elderly client and then complete
the questions on the Case Study Assignment
utilizing evidence-based practice. The Implement
Health Promotion Project: The health promotion
project will provide the student an opportunity to
provide health promotion or clinical prevention for
an older adult. Utilizing the nursing process the
student will assess, through an interview, plan,
and evaluate nursing care as defined on the rubric

posted on Blackboard. The student will evaluate

the project through reflective writing.
I have chosen these four documents to show
the growth of critical thinking I have attained using
evidence-based nursing practice during my journey
at Bon Secours College of Nursing. The first two
documents are in a concept map form, they
illustrate how different aspects of the client affect
the clients care as a whole and how I use all of
these aspects in deciding which nursing goal(s) is
best. The Gero Case Study allows me to take a
patient scenario and use my knowledge to address
the patients needs and make a plan of how I would
address these needs using evidence based
practice. The Gero Project Paper is a reflection on
a nursing plan that I had created, which includes
an explanation on why/how I chose to implement
the nursing plan based on evidence based practice,
and how this affected the client outcome. All of
the documents are evidence of how I have
continuously provided safe, quality care using
evidence-based nursing practice.