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This semester we have reviewed various Issues and Trends in Contemporary Nursing Practice. Many objectives have been addressed and met. Please take a moment to reflect on the objectives of the course and develop an 8-10-page scholarly paper stating how you have met the outcomes of this course. 

Course Outcomes

Demonstrate understanding and competence in making decisions in nursing which will promote client-centered care, taking into consideration ethical, clinical, cultural, spiritual, and political implications.

Demonstrate intentional learning with reflection as it relates to decision-making in nursing.

• Understand processes of making decisions in nursing, and apply evidence in supporting concepts and processes which relate to practice.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how decision-making in nursing practice relates to clinical reasoning and critical thinking, taking into consideration the many facets of decision-making in nursing.
• Demonstrate leadership in organizational, local, and global environments as it relates to decision-making in nursing.
• Communicate effectively and therapeutically, with and without the use of technology, while making decisions in nursing practice.
• Propose evidence-based, culturally-competent nursing care which promotes standard safe practices along with error and hazard prevention and quality improvement practices.
• Participate as a collaborative team member in understanding and implementing client care, and in promoting the health of clients while making decisions as nurses in practice.