By Day 7
In each week of this course, you will apply the steps of the quality improvement process to a real practice problem. This Capstone Paper will provide the comprehensive discussion of your Practice Experience Project.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review the Capstone Paper Assignment GuideDownload Capstone Paper Assignment Guide
Download the template you will use to complete this Assignment
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Review the webinar on using a templateLinks to an external site..
Delete the abstract page in the template. This is not required for this course.
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Review the new expectations for Use of evidence and Credit to Source:
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Review the Week 3 Assignment Rubric
Identify a quality improvement practice problem to be discussed in the Capstone paper
Consider problems related to structure, process, outcomes, or patient experience.
For this Assignment, write a paragraph that addresses the following:
Practice Problem
State the practice problem in measurable terms and that reflect quality indicators. Include data that suggests a practice problem exists. Do not use anecdotal experiences or opinions.
This is the same problem described in the Week 1 Practice Experience discussion.
Keep in mind that this section may need to be revised after you complete all of the other sections.
Provide the rationale for selecting the practice problem. See Chapter 3, page 69, Exhibit 3.15 in the Spath (2018) text for examples.
By Day 7 of Week 3, submit this assignment, along with the Capstone Paper sections introduced in Week 2 and Week 3.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Spath, P. (2018). Introduction to healthcare quality management (3rd ed.). Health Administration Press.
Chapter 1, “Focus on Quality” (pp. 1–12)
Chapter 2, “Quality Management Building Blocks” (pp. 13–34)
Preview Chapter 3, “Measuring Performance” (pp. 43–46)
Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2019). Leading and managing in nursing (7th ed.). Mosby.
Chapter 1, “Leading, Managing, and Following” (pp. 1-18)
Chapter 2, “Clinical Safety: The Core of Leading, Managing and Following” (pp. 19-31)
QP staff. (2010). Guru guide: Six thought leaders who changed the quality world foreverLinks to an external site.. Quality Progress, 43(11), 14–21.
Document: Practice Experience Full Guide (PDF)Download Practice Experience Full Guide (PDF)
Document: Quality Improvement Storyboard Template (PPT)Download Quality Improvement Storyboard Template (PPT)
Document: Capstone Paper Assignment Guides (Word Document)Download Capstone Paper Assignment Guides (Word Document)
Writing Resources
Scholarly writing is a critical component of nursing academics. Walden University provides resources to support scholarly writing such as the CON Writing Template, Grammarly, access to the Walden Writing Center editing services, and many other tools for success.
Access these supportive resources for successful writing in Writing Resources located in the Start Here module.
