Capstone Requirements In order to successfully complete the thesis, the student must demonstrate the following:
l. Knowledge and mastery of the graduate program content, including therapeutic nursing intervention , critical thinking skills, and communication skills. 2. Pose a research question based on a review of the literature and clinical experiences. 3. Develop a research proposal. 4. Meet with a thesis committee for approval of the proposal. 5. Receive Institutional Review Board approval and if appropriate, agency approval for planned research. 6. Conduct the study. 7. Analyze the study results and make recommendations for future research.
8. Write a comprehensive research report (thesis). 9. Defend the study to the thesis committee during an oral examination. The thesis will be read and evaluated by a thesis committee, and the student will defend the study before the committee. All three faculty committee members must approve the written thesis as well as the oral defense before the Master of Science in ursing degree can be granted. The student must achieve a passing grade at a level equivalent to a B or higher. A passing grade will be granted if the student demonstrates the competencies listed in the above objectives. Thesis guidelines may be obtained in the Department of Nursing Office, 614-823-1614. In order to successfully complete the scholarly project, the student must demonstrate the following: l. Knowledge and mastery of the graduate program content, including therapeutic
nursing interventions, critical thinking skills, and communication skills. 2. Select a significant problem related to advanced practice nursing or administration based on a review of the literature and clinical experiences. 3. Develop a scholarly project proposal. 4. Meet with the scholarly project committee for approval of the proposal. 5. Receive agency and/or if appropriate, Institutional Review Board approval for planned project. 6. Develop and implement the cholarly project. 7. Evaluate the project results and make recommendations for future initiatives. 8. Write a comprehensive project report. 9. Defend the project to the scholarly project committee during an oral examination. The scholarly project will be read and evaluated by a scholarly project committee, and the student will defend the project before the committee. All three faculty committee members must approve the cholarly project report before the Master of Science in Nursing degree can be granted. The tudent must achieve a pa sing grade at a level equivalent to a B or higher. A passing grade will be granted if the student demonstrates the competencies llsted in the above objectives. Scholarly Project guidelines may be obtained in the Department of Nursing Office, 6 l 4-823-1614.
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