Benchmark - Professional Capstone and Practicum Reflective Journal  Students maintained and  submitted weekly reflective narratives throughout the course to explore  the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout this course. This  assignment combines those entries into one course-long reflective  journal that integrates leadership and inquiry into current practice as  it applies to the Professional Capstone and Practicum course. This  final submission should also outline what students have discovered  about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses  that surfaced during the process, additional resources and abilities  that could be introduced to a given situation to influence optimal  outcomes, and, finally, how the student met the competencies aligned to  this course. The final journal should address a variable  combination of the following, while incorporating your specific clinical  practice experiences: New practice approaches Interprofessional collaboration Health care delivery and clinical systems Ethical considerations in health care Practices of culturally sensitive care Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients Population health concerns The role of technology in improving health care outcomes Health policy Leadership and economic models Health disparities 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. This  assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning  the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful  completion. You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance. Benchmark Information This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: RN to BSN 2.3:      Understand and value the processes of critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and decision making. 4.1:      Utilize patient care technology and information management systems. 4.3:      Promote interprofessional collaborative communication with health care teams to provide safe and effective care. 5.3:      Provide culturally sensitive care. 5.4:      Preserve the integrity and human dignity in the care of all patients. .

1. Benchmark - Professional Capstone and Practicum Reflective
Journal
Students maintained and submitted weekly reflective narratives
throughout the course to explore the personal knowledge and
skills gained throughout this course. This assignment combines
those entries into one course-long reflective journal that
integrates leadership and inquiry into current practice as it
applies to the Professional Capstone and Practicum course.
This final submission should also outline what students have
discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths
and weaknesses that surfaced during the process, additional
resources and abilities that could be introduced to a given
situation to influence optimal outcomes, and, finally, how the
student met the competencies aligned to this course.
The final journal should address a variable combination of the
following, while incorporating your specific clinical practice
experiences:
New practice approaches
Interprofessional collaboration
Health care delivery and clinical systems
Ethical considerations in health care
Practices of culturally sensitive care

2. Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all
patients
Population health concerns
The role of technology in improving health care outcomes
Health policy
Leadership and economic models
Health disparities
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.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Refer to the
LopesWrite Technical Support articles
for assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following
programmatic competencies:
RN to BSN

3. 2.3:
Understand and value the processes of critical thinking,
ethical reasoning, and decision making.
4.1:
Utilize patient care technology and information management
systems.
4.3:
Promote interprofessional collaborative communication with
health care teams to provide safe and effective care.
5.3:
Provide culturally sensitive care.
5.4:
Preserve the integrity and human dignity in the care of all
patients.