Scholarly Activities – RN-to-BSN Program

Scholarly Activities – RN-to-BSN Program, NRS493

Throughout the RN-to-BSN program, students are required to participate in scholarly activities outside of clinical practice or professional practice. Examples of scholarly activities include attending conferences, seminars, journal club, grand rounds, morbidity and mortality meetings, interdisciplinary committees, quality improvement committees, and any other opportunities available at your site, within your community, or nationally.

You are required to post at least one documented scholarly activity by the end of this course. In addition to this submission, you are required to be involved and contribute to interdisciplinary initiatives on a regular basis.

Submit, by way of this assignment, a summary report of the scholarly activity, including who, what, where, when, and any relevant take-home points. Include the appropriate program competencies associated with the scholarly activity as well as future professional goals related to this activity. You may use the ”Scholarly Activity Summary” resource to help guide this assignment.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

This document describes the scholarly activity elements that should be included in a five paragraph summary. You may use this resource to help guide the preparation of the Scholarly Activities assignment, due in Topic 10.

Overview

This section consists of a single paragraph that succinctly describes the scholarly activity that you attended/participated in, the target market for the activity, and the benefit of the activity to you.
Problem
This section consists of either a short narrative or a list of bullet points that concisely identifies the problems the scholarly activity is designed to solve. Educate: What is the current state of the activity topic? Explain why this is a problem, and for whom is it a problem? Inspire: What could a nurse achieve by participating in the scholarly activity? Use declarative sentences with simple words to communicate each point. Less is more.
Solution
This section consists of either a short paragraph or a list of bullet points that concisely describes the solution to a proposed practice problem that the scholarly activity addressed and how it addresses the problem outlined in the previous section.
Opportunity
This section consists of short paragraphs that define the opportunity that the scholarly activity is designed to capture. It is important to cover the objectives and goals that were met. How will attending/participating in this scholarly activity help you grow as a nurse?
Program Competencies Addressed
This section consists of a list of program competencies that were addressed in this scholarly activity. Please use the list from the ISP. Scholarly Activities – RN-to-BSN Program

 

 

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Scholarly Activities – RN-to-BSN Program

Introduction

The RN-to-BSN program is a bridge between the nursing field and the BSN program. It prepares students to transition from all levels of nursing practice into post-secondary education. Students may enroll in this program after completing an associate degree, or if they have already earned their diploma in another field and want to become a certified nurse assistant, clinical nurse specialist (CNS), or nurse practitioner (NP).

Distinguish between clinical scholarship and research.

Clinical scholarship is the integration of research, teaching and practice in clinical settings. Research is the foundation for clinical scholarship. Clinical scholars integrate their knowledge generation with dissemination so that it can be used by healthcare professionals who are involved in patient care or policymaking.

The process begins with an initial look at current literature related to your area of interest (i.e., nursing), then continues through exploration of how this literature applies to nursing practice today—and how you might add value through your own research as a student at UMass Lowell!

Evaluate management of knowledge in nursing practice.

Nursing practice is based on scientific knowledge, clinical expertise and the application of scientific knowledge to promote health and well-being. As a nursing student you will be expected to evaluate management of knowledge in nursing practice. This includes:

• Understanding how evidence-based practice can be used in your daily work as a nurse

• Evaluating the effectiveness of health care interventions based on research findings

• Identifying gaps in current knowledge among nurses who are working with clients or patients

Analyze trends to maintain professional practice standards.

You will analyze trends to maintain professional practice standards.

You will understand how to integrate new knowledge into practice.

You will identify and analyze empirical studies that pertain specifically to your specialty area, thereby providing you with the opportunity for further learning or teaching opportunities.

Takeaway:

The takeaway from this article should be that you can do anything you want with your life. To put it another way, the takeaway is: “You are capable of doing anything! You only need to believe in yourself and work hard enough to achieve your goals.”

The takeaway also gives me hope for my future career choice as an RN-to-BSN student because I know that if I work hard enough and dedicate my time towards becoming a better nurse, then one day I’ll have options open up for myself outside of nursing like being a doctor or scientist/engineer etc.. It may sound silly but having these options available makes me feel less worried about what’s going on around me now because there might still be time left before something comes along unexpectedly which could lead into something great happening unexpectedly!

Conclusion

I hope this post has helped you to understand some of the nuances of scholarly activities in nursing and how they relate to your career goals. If you’re looking for more information about scholarship, feel free to reach out!