EBP Essay

NR452 CAPSTONE COURSE

Capstone Evidence-based Paper Guidelines PURPOSE In this final assignment of the Capstone course, the student will use skills of inquiry gained in the baccalaureate nursing program to identify a clinical issue upon which nurses have the ability to resolve or have a positive impact. With a focus on the diversity of the individual as well as the variation of cultural values of a particular population, the student will develop a plan for addressing the clinical issue. With the incorporation of other disciplines from the health care team the student will describe the role the nurse has in the implementation of an ethically sound plan.

COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes .

 CO # 1: Synthesize knowledge from sciences, humanities, and nursing in managing the needs of humans as consumers of healthcare in a patient-centered environment. (PO#1)

 CO # 2: Integrate communication and relationship skills in teamwork and collaboration functioning effectively with health team members and consumers of care. (PO#3)

 CO # 3: Utilize information technology to manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making with health team members and consumers of care. (PO# 8)

 CO # 4 Integrate critical thinking, clinical reasoning skills, best current evidence, clinical expertise, and patient/family preferences/values in the implementation of the nursing process. (PO# 4)

 CO # 5: Explore the impact of professional standards, legislative issues, ethical principles, and values on professional nursing, using data to monitor outcomes and improve quality and safety. (PO# 5, 6)

DUE DATE Unless otherwise instructed by the faculty, this assignment is due to be submitted in the course drop box no later the 12 am (midnight) on the Sunday at the end of Unit 6. The College’s Late Assignment Policy applies to this activity.

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE 200 points

REQUIREMENTS • When selecting a clinical issue to be addressed in the assignment, the student is expected to

draw from one of the four main categories of the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint: assurance of a safe and effective care environment, health promotion and maintenance of health, the

preservation of the patient’s psychosocial integrity and physiological integrity.

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NR452 CAPSTONE COURSE

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• Length of paper 8-10 pages excluding the title page and the reference page. • The sources cited both in text and on the reference page for this assignment will be formatted

according APA guidelines. • A minimum of six (6) peer-reviewed scholarly sources are required in support of the Evidence-

based Capstone Evidence-based Paper. • This assignment will be graded using the Capstone Evidence- based Paper Rubric available in Unit 6

of the course.

PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT The student will be required to:

 Produce an 8-10 page evidence-based paper addressing a significant clinical issue  Identify and explore a solution to a clinical issue  Gather additional background information on:

o the clinical issue o the patient population

 Develop a plan that could be carried out by a nurse to resolve the clinical issue.  Reflect on the knowledge and experience gained in the nursing program  Draw from one of the four main categories of the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint

o assurance of a safe and effective care environment, o health promotion and maintenance of health, o preservation of the patient’s psychosocial o preservation of the patient’s physiological integrity