Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper

List of Approved Systematic Reviews

NR451 Capstone Project

Directions: Please choose ONE topic and its corresponding systematic review that is of most interest to you, or most relevant to your practice Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper. This systematic review will be the basis for your capstone project. Please refer to the guidelines for each milestone for more details.

Promoting breastfeeding

Sinha, B., Chowdhury, R., Sankar, M. J., Martines, J., Taneja, S., Mazumder, S., … Bhandari, N. (2015). Interventions to improve breastfeeding outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Paediatrica, 104, 114-134. doi:10.1111/apa.13127.

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Preventing central venous catheter-related infections

Lai, N. M., Lai, N. A., O’Riordan, E., Chaiyakunapruk, N., Taylor, J. E., & Tan, K. (2016). Skin antisepsis for reducing central venous catheter-related infections. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (7), CD010140. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010140.pub2.

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Increasing health insurance coverage for vulnerable populations

Jia, L., Yuan, B., Huang, F., Lu, Y., Garner, P., & Meng, Q. (2014). Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (11), 1-41. CD008194. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008194.pub3.

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Preventing teen pregnancy and sexually-transmitted disease

Mason-Jones, A. J., Sinclair, D., Mathews, C., Kagee, A., Hillman, A., & Lombard, C. (2016). School-based interventions for preventing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy in adolescents. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (11), CD006417. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006417.pub3.

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Reducing hospital readmissions

Mistiaen, P., & Poot, E. (2006). Telephone follow-up, initiated by a hospital-based health professional, for post discharge problems in patients discharged from hospital to home. Cochrane Consumers and Communication Group. (4), CD004510. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004510.pub3.

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Capstone Project Milestone 1: Practice Issue and Evidence Summary Worksheets

Student Name: Date:

Directions

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.
Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper

Practice Issue Worksheet

What is the Practice Issue?

Define the scope of the Practice Issue:

What is the practice area?

___ Clinical

___ Education

___ Administration

___ Other (list)_________________________________

How was the practice issue identified? (check all that apply)

___ Safety/risk management concerns

___ Unsatisfactory patient outcomes

___ Wide variations in practice

___ Significant financial concerns

___ 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:

Describe the rationale for your checked selections:

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

Describe the rationale for your checked selections:

Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper

Evidence Summary Worksheet

Directions: Please type your answers directly into the worksheet.

Describe the practice problem in your own words with reference to the identified population, setting and magnitude of the problem in measurable terms:

Find a source of evidence that is a systematic review article on a nursing topic that is relevant to your practice problem. Write the complete APA reference for the systematic review article you selected:

Define the search terms for your systematic review:

Identify the objectives of the article.

Provide a statement of the questions being addressed in the work and how they relate to your practice issue:

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.

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.

iCARE Paper

Assignment

Purpose

The purpose of the iCARE Paper assignment is to explore the concept of interprofessional teams and patient outcomes Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper. Nursing supportive actions of compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice will serve as a way to apply care concepts.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 1: Applies principles of nursing, theories, and the care philosophies to self, colleagues, individuals, families, aggregates and communities throughout the healthcare system. (PO 1)
CO 6: Plans clinical practice activities that integrate professional nursing standards in accordance with the Nursing Code of Ethics and the American Nurses’ Association (ANA) standards of practice. (PO 6)

Due Date

Submit your completed assignment by Sunday end of Week 5 by 11:59 p.m. MT.

Total Points Possible

The assignment is worth 200 points.

Preparing the Assignment

1. Please review the infographic as way to guide you in getting started with your assignment: Developing an Assignment with IntegrityLinks to an external site.
2. View a short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment: iCARE Paper TutorialLinks to an external site.

1. Getting Started: Interprofessional teams are part of practice trends we see developing in all aspects of care delivery. Consider you own work environment (or recent clinical setting).
  - For this assignment, consider the concept of interprofessional teamwork and patient outcomes.
  - Look to your current workplace as an example. (If you are not currently employed, look to a past workplace or clinical practice area.)
  - Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short paper. (Body of the paper to be 3 pages, excluding the title page and references page)
  - iCARE components are:
    1. C ompassion
    2. A dvocacy
    3. R esilience
    4. E vidence-Based Practice (EBP)
  - How could you contribute to the interprofessional team, the culture of your practice setting, and positive patient outcomes through nursing actions demonstrating compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice?
2. Select one scholarly nursing article from CINAHL as a resource for your paper.
  1. Additional scholarly sources can be used but are optional.
  2. When searching in the CINAHL database, please limit your search word to one component of the paper you wish to emphasize, such as ‘Resilience’. Searching for the term iCARE will not produce the results you need.
3. Elements of iCARE paper
  - Title page
  - Below are the headings to be used for this assignment.
    - Title of your paper as the heading for the introduction (Do not use the word Introduction, just the paper title from your title page. See page 61 of the APA Manual, 7th edition for an example). Explain the type of work setting you are discussing and whether interprofessional teams are currently present. If interprofessional teams are present, indicate a team function that could be improved. If interprofessional teams are NOT present, indicate what type of team you think might be possible in the setting.
    - Describe a nursing action item for each component below that could contribute to: interprofessional team support; how this might impact the culture of your unit or organization; and possible impact on patient outcomes.
      - Compassion
      - Advocacy
      - Resilience
      - Evidence-Based Practice
    - Summary: Include a summary statement of how iCARE components can support interprofessional teams and patient outcomes. Address how you may be able to influence this process of support for interprofessional teams overall in your unit or organization.
    - References: List any references used in APA format.

Templates

The prepared paper template is RECOMMENDED for this assignment.

iCare Assignment TemplateLinks to an external site. – APA 7th edition

Only the APA 7th edition is to be used in this assignment.

Best Practices

Please use your browser’s File setting to save or print this page.
The template provided is recommended.
Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.
Use the rubric as a final check prior to submission to ensure all content is clearly addressed.
Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper

Scholarly Sources and Citations

Use APA format for citations and references.
Please paraphrase throughout. One short quote is permitted.
Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper

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