Capstone Project Milestone 1
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Capstone Project Milestone 1:
Practice Issue and Evidence Summary Worksheets
Student Name: Date:
Directions
- Refer to the guidelines for specific details on how to complete this assignment.
- Type your answers directly into the worksheets below.
- Submit to the Dropbox by the end of Week 3, Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.
- Post questions about this assignment to the Q & A Forum. You may also email questions to the instructor for a private response.
Practice Issue Worksheet
| List the topic and include the citation for the systematic review you have selected:
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| What is the practice issue you have identified related to the topic you have chosen?
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| Define the scope of the practice issue:
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| What is the practice area?
___ Clinical ___ Education ___ Administration ___ Other (List):
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| How was the practice issue identified? (check all that apply)
___ Safety/risk management concerns ___ Unsatisfactory patient outcomes ___ Wide variations in practice ___ Significant financial concerns
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___ Difference between hospital and community practice ___ Clinical practice issue is a concern ___ Procedure or process is a time waster ___ Clinical practice issue has no scientific base __ Other: |
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| Describe the rationale for your checked selections:
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| What evidence must be gathered? (check all that apply) | ||
| ___ Literature search
___ Guidelines ___ Expert Opinion ___ Patient Preferences |
___ Clinical Expertise
___ Financial Analysis ___ Standards (Regulatory, professional, community) ___ Other
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| Describe the rationale for your checked selections:
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Evidence Summary Worksheet
Directions: Please type your answers directly into the worksheet.
| Describe the practice problem in your own words with reference to the identified population, setting and magnitude of the problem in measurable terms:
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| Type the complete APA reference for the systematic review article you chose from the list provided, It must be relevant to the practice issue you described above.
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| Identify the objectives of the article.
Provide a statement of the questions being addressed in the work and how they relate to your practice issue:
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| Summarize (in your own words) the interventions the author(s) suggest to improve patient outcomes.
Summarize the main findings by the authors of your systematic review including the strength of evidence for each main outcome. Consider the relevance to your project proposal for the Milestone 2 project paper.
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| Outline evidence-based solutions that you will consider for your project.
Discuss any limitations to the studies performed that you believe impacts your ability to utilize the research in your project.
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List of Approved Systematic Reviews
NR451 Capstone Project
Directions: Please choose ONE topic and its corresponding systematic review that is of most interest to you, or most relevant to your practice. This systematic review will be the basis for your capstone project. Please refer to the guidelines for each milestone for more details.
Obstetrics/Delivery
Lemos, A., Amorim, M. M. R., Dornelas de Andrade, A., Souza, A. I., Calbral Filho, J. E., & Correia, J. B. (2017). Pushing/bearing down methods for the second stage of labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD009124. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009124.pub3.
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Moore, E. R., Bergman, N., Anderson, G. C., & Medley, N. (2016). Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD003519. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003519.pub4.
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Health-Associated Infections (HAI)
Webster, J., & Osborne, S. (2015). Preoperative bathing or showering with skin antiseptics to prevent surgical site infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD004985. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004985.pub5.
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Wound Care
Moore, Z. E. H., Webster, J., & Samuriwo, J. (2015). Wound-care teams for preventing and treating pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD011011. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD011011.pub2.
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Childhood/School Health
Janicke, D. M., Steele, R. G., Gayes, L. A., Lim, C. S., Clifford, L. M., Schneider, E. M., & … Westen, S. (2014). Systematic review and meta-analysis of comprehensive behavioral family lifestyle interventions addressing pediatric obesity. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 39(8), 809-825.
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Hospital Readmissions
Leppin, A. L., Gionfriddo, M. R., Kessler, M., Brito, J. P., Mair, F. S., Gallacher, K., & … Montori, V. M. (2014). Preventing 30-day hospital readmissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. JAMA Internal Medicine, 174(7), 1095-1107. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1608
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Fox, M. T., Persaud, M., Maimets, I., Brooks, D., O’Brien, K., & Tregunno, D. (2013). Effectiveness of early discharge planning in acutely ill or injured hospitalized older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Geriatrics, 13(1), 1. doi:10.1186/1471-2318-13-70
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