NR-103: Transition to the Nursing Profession

RUA: Final Project Guidelines

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Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to reflect on what inspiration you will carry you through the program, what lessons you will take away from the course, and the ability to write a letter to your future self about where you aspire to be when you graduate from Chamberlain University as RN, BSN.

Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 2. Identify characteristics of professional behavior including emotional intelligence, communication, and conflict resolution.

Due date: Refer to the course calendar for due date information.

Total points possible: 125 points

Preparing the assignment There are three parts to this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.

1. Letter for Graduation (30 points/24%) 1. Write a letter to yourself on your graduation day. 2. Consider the following questions as you compose your letter.

i. How do you hope you have changed in terms of knowledge and skills, and personally? ii. What would you like to remind yourself about your inspiration for choosing this career?

iii. You will be preparing to take the NCLEX-RN® exam and to start your first job as a baccalaureate- prepared nurse. Are there any words of encouragement that you would like to tell your future self?

iv. Are there any words of caution you want to tell yourself—pitfalls to avoid? v. What kind of nurse do you hope you become? What further growth and change do you envision for

yourself? 3. Link this letter to your ePortfolio “About Me” section.

2. Inspiration (30 points/24%) 1. Creates a one-page vision board that reflects own inspiration and motivation for becoming a nurse. The

format may be a PowerPoint slide, word document, infographic etc. 2. Includes pictures, a collage, a series of quotes, etc. Choose words and images that are meaningful to you.

This should be a page that you can post somewhere, perhaps where you study, to motivate yourself as you move forward on your journey to become a nurse.

3. Links the inspiration to your ePortfolio’s “About Me” section. 3. Presentation (65 points/52%)

1. Presents the inspiration to the class. 2. Describes the inspiration and the relationship of the inspiration to being a nurse. 3. Answers the following questions during presentation:

i. What does your inspiration mean? ii. What concept challenged you during this course? iii. What has been the greatest lesson you have learned? iv. How will what you have learned help you be successful at Chamberlain University?

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Grading Rubric Criteria are met when the student’s application of knowledge demonstrates achievement of the outcomes for this assignment.

Assignment Criteria (Points possible/% of total points available)

Highest Level of Performance

High Level of Performance

Satisfactory Level of Performance

Unsatisfactory Level of

Performance

Letter for Graduation (30 points/24%)

30 points 26 points 23 points 0 points

Required Criterion 1. Writes a letter to self on graduation day. 2. Considers the following questions in composing

letter. a. How do you hope you have changed in

knowledge and skills, and personally? b. What would you like to remind yourself about

your inspiration for choosing this career? c. You will be preparing to take the NCLEX-RN®

exam and to start your first job as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. Are there any words of encouragement that you would like to tell your future self?

d. Are there any words of caution you want to tell yourself—pitfalls to avoid?

e. What kind of nurse do you hope you become? What further growth and change do you envision for yourself?

3. Links this letter to your ePortfolio “About Me” section.

Includes 3 requirements for section

Includes 2 requirements for section

Includes 1 requirement for section

No requirements for this section presented.

Inspiration (30 points/24%)

30 points 26 points 23 points 0 points

Required criteria 1. Creates a one-page vision board that reflects own

inspiration and motivation for becoming a nurse. The format may be a PowerPoint slide, word document, infographic etc.

2. Includes pictures, a collage, a series of quotes, etc. Choose words and images that are meaningful to you. This should be a page that you can post somewhere, perhaps where you study, to motivate yourself as you

Includes 3 requirements for section

Includes 2 requirements for section

Includes 1 requirements for section

No requirements for this section presented.

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move forward on your journey to become a nurse. 3. Links the inspiration to the ePortfolio’s “About Me”

section.

Presentation (65 points/52%)

65 points 55 points 49 points 0 points

Required criteria 1. Presents the inspiration to the class. 2. Describes the inspiration and the relationship of the

inspiration to being a nurse. 3. Answers the following questions during

presentation: a. What does your inspiration mean? b. What concept challenged you during this

course? c. What has been the greatest lesson you have

learned? d. How will what you have learned help you be

successful at Chamberlain University?

Includes 3 requirements for section.

Includes 2 requirements for section

Includes 1 requirement for section.

No requirements for this section presented.

Total Points Possible = 125 points