In Week 5 you will write the final section your Capstone Paper. The Assignment you will submit this week will combine the work you completed in Week 4 (Evidenced-Based Practice Plan) and will integrate the Resources and Conclusion details in approximately 3-5 paragraphs for your Capstone Paper. Be sure to include scholarly references identified in the literature review to support your EBP plan. Use appropriate and persuasive language that communicates meaning with clarity and fluency to readers, and is virtually error-free.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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To prepare for this Assignment:
- Review the Capstone Paper Assignment GuideDownload Capstone Paper Assignment Guide
- Locate the most current version of your Week 4 Assignment. You will add these sections to that document.
- Review the new expectations for Use of evidence and Credit to Source:
- http://academLinks to an external site.icguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoiceLinks to an external site.
- http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/scholarlywriting#s-lg-box-2773859Links to an external site.
- Review the Walden University Writing Center webpage: Using Evidence: SynthesisLinks to an external site.
- Review the Week 5 Assignment Rubric
- Review Chapter 5 in your Spath text for examples of practice improvement plans.
- Spath, P. (2018). Introduction to healthcare quality management (3rd ed.). Health Administration Press.
- Refer to Writing Center guidelines for how to write a summary.
Write a 3–4-page paper that addresses the following:
Introduction. Briefly review your practice problem and include a purpose statement. Include data to support the problem.
- Evidence-Based Practice Plan Explanation (Completed in Week 4)
- Provide a detailed explanation of the evidence-based practice quality improvement plan that you will use to address the practice problem.
- Support your plan with scholarly references (the sources you found in the analysis of the evidence).
- Resources (new in Week 5)
- Describe the resources needed to support the change in practice such as personnel time, supplies for staff education, cost of new equipment, or cost of software.
- Explain why each resource is necessary.
- Conclusion
- Discuss all key points addressed in this assignment.
By Day 7
Submit your Assignment
Learning Resources
Required Readings
- Spath, P. (2018). Introduction to healthcare quality management (3rd ed.). Health Administration Press.
- Chapter 10, “Managing the Use of Healthcare Resources” (pp. 249-280)
- Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2019). Leading and managing in nursing (7th ed.). Mosby.
- Chapter 1, “Leading, Managing, and Following” (pp. 1-18)
- Chapter 5, “Gaining Personal Insight: The Beginning of Being a Leader” (pp. 76-87)
- Chapter 20, “Managing Costs and Budgets” (pp. 357-375)
