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 1,250-1,500 written project that includes the following information as it applies to the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need profiled in the capstone change proposal:

1. Background
2. Clinical problem statement.
3. Purpose of the change proposal in relation to providing patient care in the changing health care system.
4. PICOT question.
5. Literature search strategy employed.
6. Evaluation of the literature.
7. Applicable change or nursing theory utilized.
8. Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures.
9. Discussion of how evidence-based practice was used in creating the intervention plan.
10. Plan for evaluating the proposed nursing intervention.
11. Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be overcome.
12. Appendix section, if tables, graphs, surveys, educational materials, etc. are created.

Review the feedback from your instructor on the Topic 3 assignment, PICOT Question Paper, and Topic 6 assignment, Literature Review. Use this feedback to make appropriate revisions to these before submitting.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN to BSN

1.1:     Exemplify professionalism in diverse health care settings.

2.2:     Comprehend nursing concepts and health theories.

3.2:     Implement patient care decisions based on evidence-based practice.

Review the following case study and complete the questions that follow. Submit your completed paper to Blackboard using the assignment link.

As a public health nurse at a free clinic, you are assessing and interviewing a 21-year-old woman who has come to the clinic because she doesn’t have any energy and hasn’t felt good in weeks. During the interview, you learn that she averages one meal per day, smokes up to two packs of cigarettes per day, and rummages through trash to find items she can sell to purchase food, snacks, and cigarettes. She admits to using street drugs every once in a while when she can find someone who will share with her. She admits her life is a mess and she doesn’t know how to make it better.

• What data can you gather based on available client information?
• What questions should you ask yourself while interviewing this client?
• During planning, how can you, as the nurse, best assist this client?
• What are the potential strategies that would assist the client to a “better” life?

Your paper should be 2 pages in length, in APA format, typed in Times New Roman with 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1” margins. If outside sources are used, they must be cited appropriately.

What strategies can staff nurses use to collect and share evidence that could impact health policy decisions?

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

Read and watch the lecture resources & materials below early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).

Read

Mason, Gardner, Outlaw & O’Grady text: Chapters 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13

Online Materials & Resources

1. Review: Hinshaw, A. S (2007). Shaping health policy through nursing research. American Association of College of Nursing. Available at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/membership/members-only/presentations/2007/07fall/Hinshaw.pdf (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site).
2. Read: Majumdar, S. R., & Soumerai, S. B. (2009). The unhealthy state of health policy research. Health Affairs, Supplement 28(5), 900-908.

1. Discussion 2 -421

Briefly introduce a person you have recently cared for in your nursing practice. (Be sure not to include any identifying information that would be protected by HIPAA!) Discuss the person’s view of the cause of their health condition, the person’s health literacy, and the person’s identity on the continuum of privilege-disadvantage (Table 4 in the Lor article on p. 361). What was (or would be) your approach to care for him/her in a culturally competent way?

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

Read the Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).

Required Textbook Readings

Ritter, L.A., Graham, D.H. (2017). 

Chapters 2 and 6

  

1) Minimum 5 full pages (No words)

2)¨******APA norms (Mandatory) 

            All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs

            Bulleted responses are not accepted

            Dont write in the first person 

            Dont copy and pase the questions.

            Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

3) It will be verified by Turnitin and SafeAssign

4) Minimum  6 references not older than 5 years

5) ***************Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question.

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

  a) Accordinto XXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

  a)  These are the issues that arise 

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Theory of Comfort by Katharine Kolcaba 

1) Introduction (1/2 page)

    a) Identification of theorist including a brief background of the theorist (accomplishments, career, accolades, research efforts)

2) Analysis of basic components/concepts and major relationships in the theory (Minimum 2 pages)

      a) Briefly discuss the theory’s core concepts

      b) Use a secondary source that covers the selected nursing theory, you must have a minimum of 3 references from nursing literature (only one from a non-article source like a secondary source/text) to support your discussion in this section.

3)  Relevance (Minimum 2 pages)

        a)  Personal relevance if any of the authors described (connect the theorist to the theory) 

       b) Relevance to healthcare and the client discussed (connect the theory to healthcare today) 

       c) Application to research and/or practice provided (connect the theory to current research/practice) 

       d) Use at least two peer-reviewed/research articles that detail the nursing theory being applied in clinical

      e) Practice/research, and summarize key findings of both articles including results and implications for future practice

4)  Summary (1/ 2 page)

Include theory strengths and limitation in the summar

  

First, describe the difference between cannabidiol (CBD) and Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Second, Project CBD lists several conditions which CBD is known to help. Research one (1) condition and explain the findings of your research related to how CBD is shown in the literature to alleviate symptoms (be sure to cite literature, and not just give opinions).

Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook