The document provides instructions for students to complete an Individual Success Plan (ISP) for their capstone course. The ISP requires students to plan how they will meet course objectives, complete 100 required practice immersion hours, and their capstone project deliverables. It outlines what must be included in the ISP, such as identifying assignments, objectives, competencies, and a schedule. Students must obtain their mentor's approval on the plan at the beginning and end of the course.

1. Individual Success Plan & Community Based Settings HW
Individual Success Plan & Community Based Settings HW ON Individual Success Plan &
Community Based Settings HWplease see attached the form.Planning is the key to
successful completion of this course and your overall program of study. The Individual
Success Plan (ISP) assignment requires early collaboration with the course faculty and your
course mentor. You will need to establish a plan for successful completion of (1)
deliverables associated with weekly course objectives, (2), required practice immersion
hours, and (3) deliverables associated with your capstone project.Access the “Individual
Success Plan” resource in the Topic Materials. Read the information in the resource,
including student expectations and instructions for completing the ISP document.Use the
“Individual Success Plan” to develop a personal plan for completing your practice hours and
how topic objectives will be met. Include the number of hours you plan to set aside to meet
your goals.A combination of 100 supervised clinical hours in community health and
leadership areas will be obtained through the application of the objectives listed in
the Guidelines for Undergraduate Field Experiences manual.Practicum immersion
experiences are required in a community health setting. Community-based settings should
encourage community integration and involvement; expand accessibility of services and s;
promote personal preference, strengths, dignity; and empower people to participate in the
economic mainstream. NRS490 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan & Community Based
Settings HWAccording to HealthyPeople.gov, educational and community-based programs
and strategies are designed to reach people outside of traditional health care settings. These
settings may include schools, worksites, health care facilities, and communities. Community
health and leadership practice immersion can occur in the same site and in conjunction with
the evidence-based project in the NRS-490 course.If you are a registered nurse in
Washington, your practicum experience must include a minimum of 50 hours in a
community health setting.Students should apply concepts from prior courses to critically
examine and improve their current practice. Students should also integrate scholarly
readings to develop case reports that demonstrate increasingly complex and proficient
practice.Consider the challenges you expect to encounter as you continue the practice hour
and competency requirements throughout this course. How might you overcome these
challenges?You can renegotiate these deliverables with your faculty and mentor throughout
this course and update your ISP accordingly.Once your ISP has been developed and
accepted by your course faculty, you will have your course mentor sign it at the beginning
of, and upon completion of, each assignment that incorporates practice immersion hours.

2. You will track all course practice immersion hours in the ISP.APA format is not required, but
solid academic writing is expected.You are not required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite.NRS490 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan & Community Based Settings
HWattachment_1Unformatted Attachment PreviewNRS-490 Individual Success Plan
REQUIRED PRACTICE HOURS: 100 Complete Contact Information P R A C Student
Information Name: T E-mail: I Phone Number: C Course Faculty Information E GCU GCU
Name: I E-mail: M Phone Number: M Practicum Mentor Information E Practice Setting
Name: R S E-mail: I Phone Number: O MOU signed & uploaded to Instructor in LoudCloud
via Individual Forum N Yes ? ? No ? ? If no, is an existing Affiliation Agreement on file? _____
© 2015. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. ISP Instructions Use this form to
develop your Individual Success Plan (ISP) for NRS-490, the Professional Capstone and
Practicum course. An individual success plan maps out what you, the RN-to-BSN student,
needs to accomplish in order to be successful as you work through this course and complete
your overall program of study. You will also share this with your mentor at the beginning
and end of this course so that he or she will know what you need to accomplish.
Application-based learning assignments are listed in the course syllabus with a Practice
Portfolio Statement requirement element noted within the assignment itself. In order for
you to successfully complete and graduate from the RN-to-BSN Program you must meet the
following programmatic requirements: (1) completion of 100 practice immersion hours,
and (2) completion of work associated with all program competencies. In this ISP, you will
identify all of the objectives, tasks, and/or assignments relating to the 100 practice
immersion hours you need to complete by the end of this course. Specify the dates by which
you will complete each tasks and/or assignments. Your plan should include a self-
assessment of how you met all applicable GCU RN-to-BSN Domains & Competencies (see
Appendix A). ALL course assignments listing a “Practice Hours Portfolio” statement must be
included in the ISP and are worth and recorded here as approximately 10 hours each. Actual
clock hours must be recorded on this time log. General Requirements Use the following
information to ensure successful completion of each assignment as it pertains to
deliverables due in this course: • Use the Individual Success Plan to develop a personal plan
for completing your practice immersion hours and self-assess how you will meet the GCU
RN-to-BSN University Mission Critical Competencies and the Programmatic Domains &
Competencies (Appendix A) related to that course. Show all of the major deliverables in the
course, the topic/course objectives that apply to each deliverable, and lastly, align each
deliverable to the applicable University Mission Critical Competencies and the course-
specific Domains and Competencies (Appendix A). Completing your ISP does not earn
practice hours, nor does telephone conference time, or time spent with your mentor. •
NRS490 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan & Community Based Settings HWWithin the
Individual Success Plan, ensure you identify all course assignments which may include the
following: Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)(if Affiliation Agreement is not
required); comprehensive log of practice immersion hours applied to baccalaureate level
learning outcomes; evaluations from faculty and mentors; your evaluations of your mentor;
scholarly activity report; competency self-assessment (part of your ISP); reflective journal
(Submitted in Week 10 but covering all weeks in the © 2015. Grand Canyon University. All

3. Rights Reserved. course); course goals and plan for how competencies and practice
immersion hours will be met; and both faculty and mentor approvals of course goals and
documented practice immersion hours. Application-based Learning Course Assignments
List of Current Course Objectives Number of Clock Hours Assignment Associated Date Due
with Each Assignment Self-Assessment: GCU RN-to-BSN University Mission Critical
Competencies and Programmatic Domains & Competencies (see Appendix A) © 2015.
Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. Date Assignment Completed By typing in
his/her signature below, the student agrees to have read, understood, and be accountable
for the instructions, assignments, and hours shown above and that all questions have been
satisfactorily answered by the faculty and/or program director. Mentors will sign upon
initial receipt and at the end of the course to confirm that assignments have been complete
with your guidance. Student Signature Name: Date: Mentor Signature [Upon Initiation of
Course] Name: Date: Mentor Signature [Upon Completion of Course] Name: Date: © 2015.
Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. APPENDIX A: GCU RN-to-BSN Domains &
Competencies A. University’s Mission Critical Competencies How does this Individual
Success Plan the GCU Mission? MC1: Effective Communication: Therapeutic
communication is central to baccalaureate nursing practice. Students gain an understanding
of their ethical responsibility and how verbal and written communication affects others
intellectually and emotionally. Students begin to use nursing terminology and taxonomies
within the practice of professional and therapeutic communication. Courses require
students to write scholarly papers, prepare presentations, develop persuasive arguments,
and engage in discussion that is clear, assertive, and respectful. MC2: Critical Thinking:
Courses require students to use critical thinking skills by analyzing, synthesizing, and
evaluating scientific evidence needed to improve patient outcomes and professional
practice. MC3: Christian Worldview: Students will apply a Christian worldview within a
global society and examine ethical issues from the framework of a clearly articulated system
of professional values. Students will engage in discussion of values-based decisions made
from a Christian perspective. MC4: Global Awareness, Perspectives, and Ethics: The concept
of global citizenship is introduced to baccalaureate students in the foundational curriculum.
Some courses will focus on the human experience across the world health continuum. The
World Health Organization (WHO) definitions of health, health disparities, and
determinants of health are foundational to nursing practice. MC5: Leadership: Students will
apply a Christian worldview within a global society and examine ethical issues from the
framework of a clearly articulated system of professional values. Students will engage in
discussion of values-based decisions made from a Christian perspective. B. Domains and
Competencies How does this Individual Success Plan the Program Domains and
Competencies? Domain 1: Professional Role Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-
BSN program will be able to incorporate professional values to advance the nursing
profession through leadership skills, political involvement, and life-long learning.
Competencies: 1.1: NRS490 Grand Canyon Individual Success Plan & Community Based
Settings HWExemplify professionalism in diverse health care settings. 1.2: Manage patient
care within the changing environment of the health care system. © 2015. Grand Canyon
University. All Rights Reserved. 1.3: Exercise professional nursing leadership and

4. management roles in the promotion of patient safety and quality care. 1.4: Participate in
health care policy development to influence nursing practice and health care. 1.5: Advocate
for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations. Domain 2:
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-
BSN program will have acquired a body of nursing knowledge built on a theoretical
foundation of liberal arts, science, and nursing concepts that will guide professional
practice. Competencies: 2.1: Incorporate liberal arts and science studies into nursing
knowledge. 2.2: Comprehend nursing concepts and health theories. 2.3: Understand and
value the processes of critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and decision making. Domain 3:
Nursing Practice Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program will be able to
utilize the nursing process to provide safe quality care based on nursing best practices.
Competencies: 3.1: Utilize the nursing process to provide safe and effective care for patients
across the health-illness continuum: promoting, maintaining, and restoring health;
preventing disease; and facilitating a peaceful death. 3.2: Implement patient care decisions
based on evidence-based practice. 3.3: Provide individualized education to diverse patient
populations in a variety of health care settings. 3.4: Demonstrate professional standards of
practice. Domain 4: Communication/Informatics Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s
RN-BSN program will be able to manage information and technology to provide safe quality
care in a variety of settings. In addition, graduates will be able to communicate
therapeutically and professionally to produce positive working relationships with patients
and health care team members. Competencies: 4.1: Utilize patient care technology and
information management systems. 4.2: Communicate therapeutically with patients. 4.3:
Professionally communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care teams to
provide safe and effective care. © 2015. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.
Domain 5: Holistic Patient Care Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program
will be able to provide holistic individualized care that is sensitive to cultural and spiritual
aspects of the human experience. Competencies: 5.1: Understand the human experience
across the health-illness continuum. 5.2: Assess for the spiritual needs and provide
appropriate interventions for individuals, families, and groups. 5.3: Provide culturally
sensitive care. 5.4: Preserve the integrity and human dignity in the care of all patients. ©
2015. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. …NRS490 Grand Canyon Individual
Success Plan & Community Based Settings HW