telephone follow up and reminder cards for type 2 diabetes mellitus to prevent complications and to improve healthcaoutcomes

Instructions/Steps in designing a Quantitative Clinical Study:

1. Formulate the study question

2. Establish the significance of the problem

3. Search for and critically appraise available evidence

4. Develop the theoretical/conceptual framework

5. Generate hypotheses when appropriate

6. Select the appropriate research design

7. Identify the population sampling plan

8. Determine the measures that will be used

9. Outline the data collection plan

10. Apply for human subjects approval

11. Implement the study

12. Prepare and analyze the data

13. Interpret the results

14. Disseminate findings-poster, manuscript

15. Incorporate the findings in EBP and evaluate outcomes

Formal Research Paper:

1. Graduate Level Rigor

2. Publishing Requirements

3. Writing an Abstract

1. Background

2. Aim

3. Methods

4. Expected Results

5. Anticipated Conclusion

6. Potential Implications to Practice

1. Poster – template

2. Copyright

3. Manuscript

Title page

1. Background & Significance

2. Literature Review

3. Supporting Evidence

4. Purpose or Aims of the Study

5. Theoretical Model or Framework

6. Methods/Design/Sampling

7. Interventions

8. Expected Results/Outcomes

9. Anticipated Conclusion

10. Possible Limitations

11. Potential Implications to Practice

12. References

13. Poster

14. Appendices   

The capstone project is completed and developed as a scholarly paper. This is a final project designed to apply skills learned in the program. Students will build on previously completed work in the required sections. Include a clear, problem statement. Establish synthesis of literature and evidence-based practice in all content sections. Apply concepts of cultural competency and cultural literacy within the background section and Purpose or Aims of the Study section. Integrate thorough discussion of effective collaboration of the advanced nursing role through leadership, collaboration and improving outcomes in the proposed interventions section. Apply ethical reasoning and integrate advocacy and decision making within the methods/design/sampling section. Throughout the paper, develop critical, relevant, and consistent connections between evidence and the thesis. 

The capstone project includes the following sections:

1. Title page

2. Abstract

3. Background & Significance

4. Literature Review

5. Supporting Evidence

6. Purpose or Aims of the Study

7. Theoretical Model or Framework

8. Methods/Design/Sampling

9. Proposed Interventions

10. Expected Results/Outcomes

11. Anticipated Conclusion

12. Possible Limitations

13. Potential Implications to Practice

14. References

15. Poster

16. Appendices 

Expectations

• Due: Monday, 11:59 pm PT

• Length: 15 pages

• Format: APA 7th ed.

• Research: Minimum of five scholarly references from within the last five years

• File Title: Save the file with Last name_Capstone_mmddyyyy  (example: Ramira_Capstone_01032015)

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Topic is: type 2 diabetes mellitus and reminder cards to prevent missed appointments and to prevent complications

Please also include how Jean Watson’s caring theory can be used for this capstone project