n Service- Learning Option Some students may elect to attend a Global Service- Learning experience through an International Travel program or Global Education initiative through another educational entity. These would be trips where the student goes with a group of nursing students to a healthcare site that has a need. There is a Nursing faculty instructor that is the leader of these trips and guides the experience for the students. These experiences may count towards fulfilling a large portion of the time and credit for this capstone course in order to graduate from the RN to BSN program at UWSP. There are some criteria that must be met in order for these Service Learning Experiences to count and other expectations that will be required. 1. The Service- learning program or course must be at least a minimum of 80 hours including time on the site and any preparatory meetings and work required to attend this activity. 2. The Service- Learning program must be led by a Master’s (minimum a Master’s in Nursing) or Doctoral prepared instructor with an emphasis on nursing practice at the BSN level. 3. A copy of the course syllabus, or Service- Learning program guide, must be given to the N455 capstone instructor for review and approval for course credit. In addition, the Associate Dean of CPS may have to approve the Global ServiceLearning Program. 4. The Service- Learning program must have a patient care focus whether it is in a hospital, clinic or community-based setting. Any other format must acquire approval before it would count towards credit. 5. The Service Learning must be through a Nursing program where the Course Objectives of this course, or the Program Outcomes in the BSN completion program, will be the primary focus of the Service Learning. N455 Course Objectives: 1. Identify issues and factors that impact individual and population health based on knowledge and information. 2. Apply clinical reasoning skills and optimize use of resources to develop and implement interventions that improve health or prevent debility. 3. Evaluate their role within the inter-professional health team in service learning. 4. Practice communication skills, professionalism, and leadership behaviors. 5. Recognize the impact of diversity, values and ethics, and socioeconomic and political dimensions in the delivery of care to communities and populations.