Assignment: Capstone Paper, Part II: Quality Improvement Plan, Resources and Conclusion
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.
To prepare for this Assignment:
• Review the 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:
o http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice
o http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/scholarlywriting#s-lg-box-2773859
o Review the Walden University Writing Center webpage: Using Evidence: Synthesis
• Review the Week 5 Assignment Rubric
• Review Chapter 5 in your Spath text for examples of practice improvement plans.
o 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)
o Provide a detailed explanation of the evidence-based practice quality improvement plan that you will use to address the practice problem.
o Support your plan with scholarly references (the sources you found in the analysis of the evidence).
• Resources (new in Week 5)
o 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.
o Explain why each resource is necessary.
• Conclusion
o Discuss all key points addressed in this assignment.
By Day 7
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