In this assignment, students will pull together the capstone project change proposal components they have been working on throughout the course to create a proposal inclusive of sections for each content focus area in the course. For this project, the student will apply evidence-based research steps and processes required as the foundation to address a clinically oriented problem or issue in future practice.
Develop a 2,500-3,000-word written project that includes the following information as it applies to the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need profiled in the capstone change proposal:
1. Background of clinical problem
2. Clinical problem statement (Topic 3 assignment)
3. Purpose of the change proposal in relation to providing patient care in the changing health care system (Topic 2 assignment)
4. PICOT question (Topic 3 assignment)
5. Literature search strategy employed (Topic 4 assignment)
6. Synthesis of literature review (Topic 6 assignment)
7. Applicable change or nursing theory utilized (Topic 4 DQ 2)
8. Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures (Topic 5 assignment)
9. Plan for evaluating the proposed nursing intervention (Topic 6 assignment)
10. Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be overcome (Topic 5 DQ 2 and any other barriers that have not yet been considered)
11. Appendix section: Update the Capstone Change Project Evaluation plan developed in Topic 7 as needed. Include it as Appendix A. Additional items developed for your capstone project (i.e., patient or staff education materials, etc.) can also be attached but are optional.
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