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NR451 Capstone Project Milestone 1
NR451 Capstone Project Milestone 1
Topic For Assignment Topic: ( Hospital Readmission” )
CapstoneProject Milestone 1:
Practice Issue and EvidenceSummaryWorksheets
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Directions
- NR451 Capstone Project Milestone 1. Refer to the guidelines for specific details on how to complete this assignment.
- Type your answers directly into the worksheets below.
- Submit to the Dropbox by the end of Week 3, Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.
- Post questions about this assignment to the Q & A Forum. You may also email questions to the instructor for a private response.
Practice Issue Worksheet
NR451 Capstone Project Milestone 1
| List the topic and include the citation for the systematic review you have selected:
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| What is the practice issue you have identified related to the topic you have chosen?
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| Define the scope of the practice issue:
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| What is the practice area?___ Clinical
___ Education ___ Administration ___ Other (List):
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| How was the practice issue identified? (check all that apply)___ Safety/risk management concerns
___ Unsatisfactory patient outcomes ___ Wide variations in practice ___ Significant financial concerns
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___ Difference between hospital and community practice
___ Clinical practice issue is a concern ___ Procedure or process is a time waster ___ Clinical practice issue has no scientific base __ Other: |
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| Describe the rationale for your checked selections:
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| What evidence must be gathered? (check all that apply) | ||
| ___ Literature search___ Guidelines
___ Expert Opinion ___ Patient Preferences |
___ Clinical Expertise___ Financial Analysis
___ Standards (Regulatory, professional, community) ___ Other
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| Describe the rationale for your checked selections:
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Evidence Summary Worksheet
Directions: Please type your answers directly into the worksheet.
NR451 Capstone Project Milestone 1
| Describe the practice problem in your own words with reference to the identified population, setting and magnitude of the problem in measurable terms:
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| Type the complete APA reference for the systematic review article you chose from the list provided, It must be relevant to the practice issue you described above.
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| Identify the objectives of the article.
Provide a statement of the questions being addressed in the work and how they relateto your practice issue:
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| Summarize (in your own words) the interventions the author(s) suggest to improve patient outcomes.
Summarize the main findings by the authors of your systematic review including the strength of evidence for each main outcome. Consider the relevance to your project proposal for the Milestone 2 project paper.
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| Outline evidence-based solutions that you will consider for your project.
Discuss any limitations to the studies performed that you believe impacts your ability to utilize the research in your project. |
