Assessment Description In this assignment, students will pull together the capstone project change proposal components they have been working

  Assessment Description
In this assignment, students will pull together the capstone project change proposal components they have  been working on throughout the course to create a proposal inclusive of sections for each content focus area
in the course. For this project, the student will apply evidence-based research steps and processes required as
the foundation to address a clinically oriented problem or issue in future practice.
Develop a 2,500-3,000-word written project that includes the following information as it applies to the
problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need profled in the capstone change proposal:
1. Background of clinical problem
2. Clinical problem statement (Topic 3 assignment)
3. Purpose of the change proposal in relation to providing patient care in the changing health care system
(Topic 2 assignment)
4. PICOT question (Topic 3 assignment)
5. Literature search strategy employed (Topic 4 assignment)
6. Synthesis of literature review (Topic 6 assignment)
7. Applicable change or nursing theory utilized (Topic 4 DQ 2)
8. Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures (Topic 5 assignment)
9. Plan for evaluating the proposed nursing intervention (Topic 6 assignment)
10. Identifcation of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be
overcome (Topic 5 DQ 2 and any other barriers that have not yet been considered)
11. Appendix section: Update the Capstone Change Project Evaluation plan developed in Topic 7 as needed.
Include it as Appendix A. Additional items developed for your capstone project (i.e., patient or staf
education materials, etc.) can also be attached but are optional.
Review the feedback from your instructor on the Capstone Project assignments submitted throughout the
course and referenced above. Use this feedback to make appropriate revisions to these before submitting.
You are required to cite a minimum of fve peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must
be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines 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 required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is
located in Class Resources if you need assistance.