NRS 493 Topic 9: Capstone Project Change Proposal Plan
NRS 493 Topic 9: Capstone Project Change Proposal Plan
In this topic, students will design a professional presentation in order to disseminate their capstone project
change proposal. While creating the fnal presentation, students will continue to refect on their clinical
practice experience.
Objectives:
1. Design a professional presentation for dissemination of the capstone project change proposal.
2. Integrate refective practice into the practicum refective journal.
3. Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration during the creation of the capstone project change proposal.
Resources
The Cochrane Collaboration Explore the Cochrane Collaboration website.
http://www.cochrane.org/
Integrated Comprehensive Care – A Case Study in Nursing Leadership and System
Transformation
Read “Integrated Comprehensive Care – A Case Study in Nursing Leadership and System Transformation,” by Wheatley, Doyle, Evans, Gosse, and Smith, from Nursing Leadership (2017).
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=edsbl&AN=RN614966127&site=eds-live&scope=site
Presenter’s Corner
Explore the resources provided on the Presenter’s Corner page of the Western Institute of Nursing website.
https://www.winursing.org/
Assessments
Capstone Project Change Proposal Presentation for Faculty Review and Feedback
Create a professional presentation of your evidence-based intervention and change proposal to be
disseminated to an interprofessional audience of leaders and stakeholders. Include the intervention, evidence- based literature, objectives, resources needed, anticipated measurable outcomes, and how the intervention would be evaluated. Submit the presentation in the digital classroom for feedback from the instructor.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and
documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the
APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Professional Capstone and Practicum Refective Journal
Students are required to submit weekly refective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a
fnal, course-long refective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and
inquiry into current practice.
This refection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional
practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given
situation to infuence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course
competency or course objective(s).
In each week’s entry, students should refect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the
course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below. In the Topic 10 graded
submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.
1. New practice approaches
2. Interprofessional collaboration
3. Health care delivery and clinical systems
4. Ethical considerations in health care
5. Practices of culturally sensitive care
6. Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients
7. Population health concerns
8. The role of technology in improving health care outcomes
9. Health policy
10. Leadership and economic models
11. Health disparities
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Lopes Activity Tracker
Document your clinical practice hours using the Lopes Activity Tracker (LAT) in your student portal. Once you have opened the app, click on the link for your class to record your hours. Clinical practice hours should be documented and submitted within 48 hours of the clinical experience. After the hours have been submitted, the preceptor will verify the hours, which are then reviewed by the faculty.
Download the electronic summary of your practicum experience from the Lopes Activity Tracker. Save the fle and submit it though the assignment dropbox for faculty approval.
This report is to be submitted in every topic.