My undergraduate work in the classroom setting helped me obtain the
nursing program outcome of theoretical base for practice. In the classroom I learned about nursing theorists as well as solid scientific facts that helped me develop a base for my clinical learning. We were taught the importance of best evidence based practice and learned how to critique articles to determine their credibility and translate these practices to real life situations. Among many others, two specific assignments helped me achieve the theoretical base for practice goal. The first document in this category is a paper about proper sites for intramuscular injections. This paper was completed during my first semester of nursing school when I was learning how to find credible sources and synthesize the information found into an organized paper. I chose the topic because I was shocked to find out that some popular sites for intramuscular injections were no longer recommended. Since I completed this paper, I now know where to properly place these injections and have even instructed my peers to improve their clinical skills and perform best evidence based practice. The second document is my senior issue analysis paper I had to complete in my last semester of nursing school. To go along with our capstone presentation, we had to synthesize the information into a scholarly paper. The topic I chose was self care for nurses, and I fully believe that my nursing practice will be improved because of the research I did. I learned that nurses who care for themselves provide a better quality of patient care. I also learned how to promote self care in myself and others in the process.