Assignment Version 1: (Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections-CAUTI)
In collaboration with the approved course preceptor, students will identify a specific evidence-based topic for the capstone project change proposal. Students should consider the clinical environment in which they are currently employed or have recently worked. The capstone project topic can be a clinical practice problem, an organizational issue, a leadership or quality improvement initiative, or an unmet educational nee..
Assignment Requirement:
In collaboration with the approved course preceptor, students will identify a specific evidence-based topic for the capstone project change proposal.
Write a 150-250 word summary explaining which category your topic and intervention are under (community or leadership).
Three Versions Included:
Version 1: (Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections-CAUTI)
Version 2: Bedside Hand Off Between the Primary Nurses
Version 3: Surgical Nurses in The Perioperative Handoff..
Topic 2 Discussion Question 1 | 4 Answers
During your practicum, determine what clinical problem or issue the organization is facing. Discuss two implications for nursing.
Topic 2 Discussion Question 2 | 3 Answers
What is the main issue for your organization in addressing a solution to evidence-based nursing practice? Discuss what might be the first step in addressing and resolving this issue...
Assignment Version 2: (Nurse Burnout and Safe Quality Patient Care)
Review your problem or issue and the cultural assessment. Consider how the findings connect to your topic and intervention for your capstone change project.
Write a list of three to five objectives for your proposed intervention. Below each objective, provide a one or two sentence rationale.
After writing your objectives, provide a rationale for how your proposed project and objectives advocate for autonomy and social justice f..
Topic 3 Discussion Question 1 | 3 Answers
Submit a summary of six of your articles on the discussion board. Discuss one strength and one weakness for each of these six articles on why the article may or may not provide sufficient evidence for your practice change.
Topic 3 Discussion Question 2 | 3 Answers
Name two different methods for evaluating evidence. Compare and contrast these two methods...
Assignment Version 2: Ways to Quit Smoking
Review your problem or issue and the study materials to formulate a PICOT question for your capstone project change proposal. A PICOT question starts with a designated patient population in a particular clinical area and identifies clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. The intervention used to address the problem must be a nursing practice intervention. Include a comparison of the nursing intervention to a patient population not cu..
Topic 4 Discussion Question 1 | 8 Answers
Why is understanding the health care system at the local level important to consider when planning an EBP implementation? Conduct research and solicit anecdotal evidence from your course preceptor that you will take into consideration for your own change project.
Topic 4 Discussion Question 2 | 5 Answers
Compare and contrast two change theories, and determine which theory makes the most sense for implementing your specific EBP intervention. Why? Has you..
Assignment Version 2: Diabetes and Compliance with the Guidelines for Disease Management
In nursing practice, accurate identification and application of research is essential to achieving successful outcomes. The ability to articulate research data and summarize relevant content supports the student's ability to further develop and synthesize the assignments that constitute the components of the capstone project.
The assignment will be used to develop a written implementation plan.
For this ass..
Topic 5 Discussion Question 1 | 5 Answers
Stakeholder support is necessary for a successful project implementation. Consider your internal stakeholders, such as the facility, unit, or health care setting where the change proposal is being considered, and your external stakeholders, like an individual or group outside the health care setting. Why is their support necessary to the success of your change proposal, and how you will go about securing that support?
Topic 5 Discussion Question 2 | 3 A..
Assignment Version 1: Nurse-Driven Protocol to Reduce CAUTI in The Acute Care Setting
Assess the culture of the organization for potential challenges in incorporating the nursing practice intervention. Use this assessment when creating the strategic plan.
Write a 150-250 word strategic plan defining how the nursing practice intervention will be implemented in the capstone project change proposal.
APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected...
Assignment Version 2: Information Sharing through Electronic Health Record
Assess the culture of the organization for potential challenges in incorporating the nursing practice intervention. Use this assessment when creating the strategic plan.
Write a 150-250 word strategic plan defining how the nursing practice intervention will be implemented in the capstone project change proposal.
APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected...
Assignment Version 3: Sustainable and Effective Working Environment
Assess the culture of the organization for potential challenges in incorporating the nursing practice intervention. Use this assessment when creating the strategic plan.
Write a 150-250 word strategic plan defining how the nursing practice intervention will be implemented in the capstone project change proposal.
APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected...
Topic 6 Discussion Question 1 | 3 Answers
After discussion with your preceptor, name one financial aspect, one quality aspect, and one clinical aspect that need to be taken into account for developing the evidence-based change proposal. Explain how your proposal will directly and indirectly impact each of the aspects.
Topic 6 Discussion Question 2 | 6 Answers
Now that you have completed a series of assignments that have led you into the active project planning and development stage for your pro..
Assignment Version 2: Nicotine Replacement Therapy: A Smoking Cessation Tool/Strategy
While the implementation plan prepares students to apply their research to the problem or issue, they have identified for their capstone project change proposal, the literature review enables students to map out and move into the active planning and development stages of the project.
A literature review analyzes how current research supports the PICOT, as well as identifies what is known and what is not known ..
Topic 7 Discussion Question 1 | 11 Answers
Describe one internal and one external method for the dissemination of your evidence-based change proposal. For example, an internal method may be the hospital board, and an external method may be a professional nursing organization. Discuss why it is important to report your change proposal to both of these groups. How will your communication strategies change for each group?
Topic 7 Discussion Question 2 | 4 Answers
In order to evaluate an evidence-b..
Assignment Version 2: Issues of Medication Errors in Pediatrics
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 1,250-1,500 w..
Topic 8 Discussion Question 1 | 6 Answers
Based on how you will evaluate your EBP project, which independent and dependent variables do you need to collect? Why?
Topic 8 Discussion Question 2 | 6 Answers
Not all EBP projects result in statistically significant results. Define clinical significance, and explain the difference between clinical and statistical significance. How can you use clinical significance to support positive outcomes in your project?..
Topic 9 Discussion Question 1 | 3 Answers
Discuss one personal strength and one weakness you have regarding professional presentations. Name one method for improvement for each of these and discuss why it is important for you to work on these skills if you want to present your findings in a more formal setting.
Topic 9 Discussion Question 2 | 2 Answers
Sustaining change can be difficult, as there are many variables that can affect implementation. One critical component of EBP is to ensure that ..
NRS-427V Topic 1 Discussion Questions 1
Explain the role of the community health nurse in partnership with community stakeholders for population health promotion. Explain why it is important to appraise community resources (nonprofit, spiritual/religious, etc.) as part of a community assessment and why these resources are important in population health promotion.
NRS-427V Topic 1 Discussion Questions 2
Discuss how geopolitical and phenomenological place influence the context of a population or..
Communicable Disease Selection:
Selected Topic: Ebola
Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance when completing this assignment.
Epidemiology Paper Requirements
Describe the chosen communicable disease, including causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment, and the demographic of interest ..
Communicable Disease Selection:
Selected Topic: Hepatitis-B (HBV)
Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance when completing this assignment.
Epidemiology Paper Requirements
Describe the chosen communicable disease, including causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment, and the demographic ..
NRS-427V Topic 2 Discussion Questions 1 (Three Answers Included)
What are social determinants of health? Explain how social determinants of health contribute to the development of disease. Describe the fundamental idea that the communicable disease chain model is designed to represent. Give an example of the steps a nurse can take to break the link within the communicable disease chain.
NRS-427V Topic 2 Discussion Questions 2
Select a global health issue affecting the internatio..
Topic: Cancer Prevention
The benchmark assesses the following competency: 4.2 Communicate therapeutically with patients.
The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed nurs..
NRS-427V Topic 3 Discussion Questions 1 (Two Answers Included)
Compare vulnerable populations. Describe an example of one of these groups in the United States or from another country. Explain why the population is designated as “vulnerable.” Include the number of individuals belonging to this group and the specific challenges or issues involved. Discuss why these populations are unable to advocate for themselves, the ethical issues that must be considered when working with these groups, ..
Topic: Extreme Heat
The benchmark assesses the following competencies: 1.4 Participate in health care policy development to influence nursing practice and health care.
Research public health issues on the “Climate Change” or “Topics and Issues” pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its effect on a specific population.
Write a 750-1,000-word policy..
Topic: Lead Poisoning - The Problem which resulted in the Flint Water
The benchmark assesses the following competencies: 1.4 Participate in health care policy development to influence nursing practice and health care.
Research public health issues on the “Climate Change” or “Topics and Issues” pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its effect on a..
Topic: Injuries resulting from Lead Contamination
The benchmark assesses the following competencies: 1.4 Participate in health care policy development to influence nursing practice and health care.
Research public health issues on the “Climate Change” or “Topics and Issues” pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its effect on a specific population...
NRS-427V: Topic 4 Discussion Questions 1
Research the delivery, finance, management, and sustainability methods of the U.S. health care system. Evaluate the effectiveness of one or more of these areas on quality patient care and health outcomes. Propose a potential health care reform solution to improve effectiveness in the area you evaluated and predict the expected effect. Describe the effect of health care reform on the U.S. health care system and its respective stakeholders. Support your ..
Selected Community Settings: Church Community
Topic: Cancer Epidemiology
This is an individual assignment. In 1,500-2,000 words, describe the teaching experience and discuss your observations. The written portion of this assignment should include:
Summary of Teaching Plan
Epidemiological Rationale for Topic
Evaluation of Teaching Experience
Community Response to Teaching
Areas of Strengths and Areas of Improvement
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in th..
NRS-427V: Topic 5 Discussion Questions 1 (Two Answers Included)
What spiritual considerations surrounding a disaster can arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers? Explain your answer in the context of a natural or manmade disaster.
How can a community health nurse assist in the spiritual care of the individual, community, self, and colleagues?
NRS-427V: Topic 5 Discussion Questions 2
Watch the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip” videos dealing with the catastr..
Week 1 to Week 8 - All Assignments
NUR 502 Week 1 Assignment | Master’s Prepared Nurse Interview -- $15.00
NUR 502 Week 2 Assignment | Professional Communication Cultural Sensitivity -- $15.00
NUR 502 Week 3 Assignment | CLC Grand Nursing Theorist: Group Project Agreement -- $15.00
NUR 502 Week 4 Assignment | Benchmark Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice -- $15.00
NUR 502 Week 4 Assignment | CLC Grand Nursing Theorist: Identification and Rationale ..
Refer to the "Master's Prepared Nurse Interview Guide_student" as you prepare this assignment.
Interview a nurse who is master's-prepared in nursing and is using this education in a present position. Preferably, select someone who is in a position similar to your chosen specialty track. The purpose of the interview is for you to gain insight into the interplay among education, career path, and opportunities. Be certain to identify specific competencies that the MSN-prepared nurse gained, and is ..
Week 1: Discussion Question 1
What comparisons can be found between the GCU Mission and Domains/CON Mission and Program Competencies (for your selected specialty track, links located in the Course Materials) with the AACN's Essentials for Master's Education for Advanced Practice Nursing (link located in the Week 1 Topic Materials)? Explain your rational.
http://www.gcu.edu/About-Us/Mission-and-Vision.php
http://www.gcu.edu/College-of-Nursing-and-Health-Care-Professions.php
Week 1: Di..
For this assignment, consult the "Professional Communication Cultural Sensitivity Guide."
Write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words on a specific cultural group. Use the following guidelines:
Select one article from a nursing journal focused on a cultural group.
In the introduction, state your reason for selecting the cultural group.
Summarize the key points of the article.
Apply the new information to a practice situation that demonstrates cultural sensitivity in communication, reflecting the reading..
Week 2: Discussion Question 1
Discuss several aspects of professional communication as it relates to the use of language in terms of form (e.g., clarity, accuracy) and content (culture and/or ethics). Cite the references you used to compose your response (from required readings).
Week 2: Discussion Question 2
What is the role of the Advanced Professional Nurse in creating an ethical practice environment? Respond to this question, based on your selected APN role...
This is a Collaborative Learning Community assignment.
For this group assignment, refer to the instructor for your group placement, then develop a CLC Group Project Agreement that addresses the following:
Sets up schedule for communication.
Provides contact information if needed.
Clarifies process for conflict resolution.
Clarifies roles for each member after reviewing the assignment details.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
You are not required to submi..
Week 3: Discussion Question 1
Discuss the value of nursing theory to the profession of nursing. Identify one way in which you could use nursing theory to improve your practice (present or future role). Provide a reference for your response.
Week 3: Discussion Question 2
Read the AACN documents for essentials of baccalaureate versus master's education and identify the competencies that reflect use of theory and knowledge. Compare and contrast the competencies for baccalaureate and master's leve..