Review the Topic Materials and the work completed in NRS-433V to formulate a PICOT statement for your capstone project. A PICOT starts with a designated patient population in a particular clinical area and identifies clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. The intervention should be an independent, specified nursing change intervention. The intervention cannot require a provider prescription. Include a comparison to a patient population not currently receiving the intervent...

Compare and contrast two change theories, and determine which theory makes the most sense for implementing your specific EBP project. Why? Has your mentor used either theory, and to what result? Solution: Change implementation particularly in health care is a substantially complex procedure following the intense resistance it encounters from stakeholders. As such, one ought to carry out a proper evaluation of change theories for the identification, selection and application of the most appropr...

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 mentor that you will take into consideration for your own change project. Solution: According to Acharya et al. (2017), Evidence Based Practices (EBP) facilitates the attainment of equilibrium between the contemporary clinical policies and guidelines, technology and the diverse patient health demands. Taking t...

Name two different methods for evaluating evidence. Compare and contrast these two methods. Solution: Evaluating evidence particularly medical related literatures is a substantially complex process. It is therefore crucial for researchers to acquire a comprehensive understanding regarding the study techniques, the study’s reliability and validity. Through this, it becomes possible to ensure that evidence presented is valid as well as reliable.  As there are a plethora of evidence evaluation me...

Submit a summary of six of your articles on the discussion board. Discuss one strength and one weakness to each of these six articles on why the article may or may not provide sufficient evidence for your practice change. Solution: Abajobir, A. A., Maravilla, J. C., Alati, R., & Najman, J. M. (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between unintended pregnancy and perinatal depression. Journal of affective disorders, 192, 56-63. This is a system review and meta-...

In collaboration with your approved course mentor, you will identify a specific evidence-based practice proposal topic for the capstone project. Consider the clinical environment in which you are currently working or have recently worked. The capstone project topic can be a clinical practice problem, an organizational issue, a quality improvement suggestion, a leadership initiative, or an educational need appropriate to your area of interest as well as your practice immersion (practicum) setting...

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. solution: The nurses are obliged to legally and ethically identify and endeavor to develop resolutions to issues within their nursing practice in order to enhance the quality of care delivery and the total patient outcomes. As such, being a self-regulated nurse within the mental unit, it is my mandate to produce u...

During your practicum, determine what clinical problem or issue the organization is facing. Discuss two implications for nursing. Solution: The key issue I have encountered during my practicum is the rising number of teens suffering depression and attempting suicide. At least 15% of teen patients that I have handled in the mental unit suffer depression following psychological, emotional or physical trauma. Subsequently, due to depression 3 out of 10 had suicidal attempts while others were cont...

ISP Instructions Use this form to develop your Individual Success Plan (ISP) for NRS-490, the Professional Capstone and Practicum course. An individual success plan maps out what you, the RN-to-BSNstudent, needs to accomplish in order to be successful as you work through this course and complete your overall program of study. You will also share this with your mentor at the beginning and end of this course so that he or she will know what you need to accomplish. Application-based learning ...

Purpose The management activity project is a major component of the practicum experience.  Students are expected to develop and implement a management activity that will benefit the organization and contribute to the student’s ability to achieve the course outcomes.  The management activity should be chosen, in conjunction with the mentor and approved by the course faculty, based on a review of the needs of the organization.  The student is to assess the need for the management activity, deve...