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:
- Background of clinical problem
- Clinical problem statement (Topic 3 assignment)
- Purpose of the change proposal in relation to providing patient care in the changing health care system (Topic 2 assignment)
- PICOT question (Topic 3 assignment)
- Literature search strategy employed (Topic 4 assignment)
- Synthesis of literature review (Topic 6 assignment)
- Applicable change or nursing theory utilized (Topic 4 DQ 2)
- Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures (Topic 5 assignment)
- Plan for evaluating the proposed nursing intervention (Topic 6 assignment)
- 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)
- 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.
- You are required to cite a minimum of five peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
