1. COMMENT-----
“”I am returning this assessment to with a non-performance
score because it is missing
the required pre approved capstone project with the submission.
Please resubmit the
scholarly paper with the capstone project. I apologize for any
misunderstanding of the
course requirements”””
DIRECTIONS:
Develop an intervention (your capstone project), as a solution to
the patient, family, or
population problem you've defined. Submit the proposed
intervention to the faculty for review
and approval. This solution needs to be implemented (shared)
with your patient, family, or
group. You are not to share your intervention with your patient,
family, or group or move on to
Assessment 5 before your faculty reviews/approves the solution
you submit in Assessment 4. In
a separate written deliverable, write a 5-7 page analysis of your
intervention.
Please submit both your solution/intervention and the 5-7 page
analysis to complete
Assessment 4.
Preparation
In this assessment, you’ll develop an interventio n as a solution
to the health problem you’ve

2. defined. To prepare for the assessment, think about an
appropriate intervention, based on your
work in the preceding assessments, that will produce tangible,
measurable results for the
patient, family, or group. In addition, you might consider using
a root cause analysis to explore
the underlying reasons for a problem and as the basis for
developing and implementing an
action plan to address the problem. Some appropriate
interventions include the following:
● Creating an educational brochure.
● Producing an educational voice-over PowerPoint presentation
or video focusing on your
topic.
● Creating a teaching plan for your patient, family, or group.
● Recommending work process or workflow changes addressing
your topic.
Instructions
Complete this assessment in two parts: (a) develop an
intervention as a solution to the problem
and (b) submit your proposed intervention, with a written
analysis, to your faculty for review and
approval.
Part 1
Develop an intervention, as a solution to the problem, based on
your assessment and supported
by data and scholarly, evidence-based sources.
Incorporate relevant aspects of the following considerations that
shaped your understanding of

3. the problem:
● Leadership.
● Collaboration.
● Communication.
● Change management.
● Policy.
● Quality of care.
● Patient safety.
● Costs to the system and individual.
● Technology.
● Care coordination.
● Community resources.
Part 2
Submit your proposed intervention to your faculty for review
and approval.
In a separate written deliverable, write a 5–7 page analysis of
your intervention.
● Summarize the patient, family, or population problem.
● Explain why you selected this problem as the focus of your
project.
● Explain why the problem is relevant to your professional
practice and to the patient,
family, or group.
In addition, address the requirements outlined below. These
requirements correspond to the
scoring guide criteria for this assessment, so be sure to address
each main point. Read the

4. performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how
your work will be assessed. In
addition, note the additional requirements for document format
and length and for supporting
evidence.
● Define the role of leadership and change management in
addressing the problem.
○ Explain how leadership and change management strategies
influenced the
development of your proposed intervention.
○ Explain how nursing ethics informed the development of your
proposed
intervention.
○ Include a copy of the intervention/solution/professional
product.
● Propose strategies for communicating and collaborating with
the patient, family, or group
to improve outcomes associated with the problem.
○ Identify the patient, family, or group.
○ Discuss the benefits of gathering their input to improve care
associated with the
problem.
○ Identify best-practice strategies from the literature for
effective communication
and collaboration to improve outcomes.
● Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or
organizational or
governmental policies guided the development of your proposed

5. intervention.
○ Cite the standards and/or policies that guided your work.
○ Describe research that has tested the effectiveness of these
standards and/or
policies in improving outcomes for this problem.
● Explain how your proposed intervention will improve the
quality of care, enhance patient
safety, and reduce costs to the system and individual.
○ Cite evidence from the literature that supports your
conclusions.
○ Identify relevant and available sources of benchmark data on
care quality, patient
safety, and costs to the system and individual.
● Explain how technology, care coordination, and the utilization
of community resources
can be applied in addressing the problem.
○ Cite evidence from the literature that supports your
conclusions.
● Write concisely and directly, using active voice.
● Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.
Additional Requirements
● Format: Format the written analysis of your intervention
using APA style iis provided to
help you in writing and formatting your paper. Be sure to
include:

6. ○ A title page and reference page. An abstract is not required.
○ Appropriate section headings.
● Length: Your paper should be approximately 5–7 pages in
length, not including the
reference page.
● Supporting evidence: Cite at least five sources of scholarly or
professional evidence
that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more
than five years old.
Provide in-text citations and references in APA format.
● Proofreading: Proofread your paper, before you submit it, to
minimize errors that could
distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on
its substance.
Competency 1
Lead people and processes to improve patient, systems,
and population outcomes.
Criterion
Define the role of leadership and change management in
addressing a patient, family, or
population health problem and includes a copy of
intervention/solution/professional product.
Distinguished
Defines the role of leadership and change management in
addressing a patient, family, or

7. population health problem. Provides an articulate, cogent
explanation of the influence that
leadership strategies, change management strategies, and
nursing ethics had on the
development of an intervention and includes a copy of the
intervention/solution/professional
product.
Competency 2
Transform processes to improve quality, enhance patient
safety, and reduce the cost of care.
Criterion
Explain how a proposed intervention to address a patient,
family, or population health problem
will improve the quality of care, enhance patient safety, and
reduce costs to the system and
individual.
Distinguished
Provides an articulate, cogent explanation of how a proposed
intervention to address a patient,
family, or population health problem will improve the quality of
care, enhance patient safety, and
reduce costs to the system and individual. Conclusions are well -
supported by credible evidence.
Cites specific, relevant, and available sources of benchmark
data.
Competency 3
Apply health information and patient care technology to
improve patient and systems outcomes.

8. Criterion
Explain how technology, care coordination, and the utilization
of community resources can be
applied in addressing a patient, family, or population health
problem.
Distinguished
Provides an articulate, cogent explanation of how technology,
care coordination, and the
utilization of community resources can be applied in addressing
a patient, family, or population
health problem. Conclusions are well-supported by specific,
credible evidence.
Competency 4
Analyze the impact of health policy on quality and cost of
care.
Criterion
Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or
organizational or governmental
policies guided the development of a proposed intervention.
Distinguished
Provides an articulate, cogent explanation of how specific state
board nursing practice
standards and/or organizational or governmental policies guided
the development of a proposed

9. intervention. Describes credible research on the effectiveness of
these standards and/or policies
in improving outcomes.
Competency 5
Collaborate interprofessionally to improve patient and
population outcomes.
Criterion
Propose strategies for communicating and collaborating with a
patient, family, or group to
improve outcomes associated with a patient, family, or
population health problem.
Distinguished
Proposes clear, best-practice strategies, well-supported in the
literature, for communicating and
collaborating with a patient, family, or group to improve
outcomes associated with a patient,
family, or population health problem. Presents a strong case for
the benefits of obtaining input
from a patient, family, or group.
Competency 6
Integrate professional standards and values into practice.
Criterion
Write concisely and directly, using active voice. Distinguished
Writes concisely and directly. Conveys precise and unequivocal
meaning through clear and

10. consistent use of active voice.
‫عل‬ ‫ال‬ ‫عة‬ ‫يةجام‬ ‫االردن‬ ‫يا‬ ‫وج‬ ‫نول‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ت‬ ‫وال‬ ‫وم‬
‫يا‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ال‬ ‫سات‬ ‫درا‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ية‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ك‬
‫ير‬ ‫ت‬ ‫س‬ ‫ماج‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ة‬ ‫سال‬ ‫ر‬ ‫حث‬ ‫ب‬ ‫شروع‬ ‫م‬ ‫ترح‬ ‫ق‬ ‫م‬
_____________________________________________________
___________________
‫امج‬ ‫برن‬ ‫ال‬
‫ي‬ ‫ترون‬ ‫ك‬ ‫اإلل‬ ‫د‬ ‫بري‬ ‫ال‬
‫ي‬‫ع‬ ‫جام‬ ‫ال‬ ‫م‬ ‫رق‬ ‫ال‬
‫ب‬ ‫طال‬ ‫ال‬ ‫سم‬ ‫ا‬
‫خ‬ ‫تاري‬ ‫ال‬
‫يـة‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ال‬
‫سم‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ال‬
‫صص‬ ‫تخ‬ ‫ال‬
‫يس‬ ‫رئ‬ ‫ال‬ ‫شرف‬ ‫م‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ع‬‫ي‬ ‫وق‬ ‫ت‬
‫يس‬ ‫رئ‬ ‫ال‬ ‫شرف‬ ‫لم‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ترون‬ ‫ك‬ ‫االل‬ ‫د‬ ‫بري‬ ‫ال‬
‫يس‬ ‫رئ‬ ‫ال‬ ‫شرف‬ ‫م‬ ‫ال‬ ‫سم‬ ‫ا‬
‫ك‬‫شار‬ ‫م‬ ‫ال‬ ‫شرف‬ ‫لم‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ترون‬ ‫ك‬ ‫االل‬ ‫د‬ ‫بري‬ ‫ال‬
‫شارك‬ ‫م‬ ‫ال‬ ‫شرف‬ ‫م‬ ‫ال‬ ‫سم‬ ‫ا‬
‫ية‬ ‫عرب‬ ‫ال‬ ‫غة‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ب‬ ‫بحث‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ترح‬ ‫ق‬ ‫م‬ ‫نوان‬ ‫ع‬
I. Title of the Proposed Project (No abbreviations in the title)
The title in English should conform with the title in Arabic.

11. II. Introduction and Hypothesis of the Study (minimum of 300
words):
Summarize the primary literature that is the foundation for your
project.
This part needs to consider the following points:
1- Include the needed background with proper citations
2- Include the gap in knowledge (problem statement)
3- Include the theory tested
4- Highlight originality and/or significance.
5- Explain how it adds to, develops, or challenges existing
literature in the field.
6- Identify the importance of your proposed research.
7- Make sure to avoid plagiarism
III. Aims of the study:
Include your aims in a way that is relevant to fulfilling the
stated gap in knowledge and allow proper testing of the
hypothesis.
IV. Materials and Methods:
Methods used to fill the gap in knowledge (tackle the problem
statement) with proper level of details and citations.
V. References
· Make sure that all references are cited throughout the
proposal.
· Use common formats (MLA, APA, etc ) used for reference
listing.

12. _____________________________________________________
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ASSESSMENT #2 Comments:
. I made some recommendations on your scoring guide on what
is needed for a higher
performance score. You are not approved to submit Assignment
3. I look forward to reading
more of your work I liked that you gave a full explanation of
how your selected problem of HTN
impacts the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the
system and individual. I especially
liked that you included real-world examples of such impacts in
this section. This helped to draw
your reader into the problem.Very nice explanation of
interdisciplinary collaboration as a
strategy. For a distinguished score, the citation of authors who
could provide support for the
benefits of this approach is needed. What does the literature
say?.I like that you used concise
paraphrasing or summarization to accurately represent ideas
from external sources. Exhibits an

13. insightful interpretation and synthesis of credible sources.I like
that your writing was very clear
and logical. You have a very professional and engaging writing
style.
Criterion
Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or
organizational or
governmental policies can affect a patient, family, or population
problem�s impact on
the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and
individual.
Your result: Non-Performance-Does not identify state board
nursing practice standards
and/or organizational or governmental policies that could affect
a patient, family, or
population problem�s impact on the quality of care, patient
safety, and costs to the
system and individual. Did not reflect on state board nursing
practice standards and/or
organization or governmental policies that can affect a patient,
family, or population
problem�s impact on the quality of care, patient safety, and
costs to the system and
individual. I recommend always keeping your scoring guide
rubric close by as you
complete your papers so that no criterion will be overlooked.
Distinguished criterion Rubric for above: Provides an
explanation�based on a
perceptive and coherent synthesis of current literature�of
how state board nursing
practice standards and/or organizational or governmental
policies can affect a patient,

14. family, or population problem�s impact on the quality of
care, patient safety, and costs
to the system and individual. Provides clear insight into how
policy affects nursing scope
of practice and will inform and guide an intervention.
Assessment 5 Instructions: Intervention
Presentation and Capstone Video
Reflection
● Present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or
group
and record a 10-15 minute video reflection on your practicum
experience, the development of your capstone project, and your
personal and professional growth over the course of your RN-
to-BSN
program. Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with
these
individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience
Form.
Introduction
Baccalaureate-prepared nurses have many opportunities to
reflect on their contributions
to patient care outcomes during clinical experiences. Research
suggests that creating
and sharing video reflections may enhance learning (Speed,
Lucarelli, & Macaulay,
2018).
For this assessment, you’ll present your approved intervention
to the patient, family, or

15. group and reflect on various aspects of your capstone practicum
experience. Such
reflection will give you a chance to discuss elements of the
project of which you are most
proud and aspects of the experience that will help you grow in
your personal practice
and nursing career.
Instructions
Complete this assessment in two parts: (a) present your
approved
intervention to the patient, family, or group and (b) record a
video reflection
on your practicum experience, the development of your
capstone project,
and your personal and professional growth over the course of
your
RN-to-BSN program.
Part 1
Present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or
group. Plan to
spend at least 3 practicum hours exploring these aspects of the
problem
with the patient, family, or group. During this time, you may
also consult
with subject matter and industry experts of your choice. Be sure
you've
logged all of your practicum hours in CORE ELMS.
Use the Intervention Feedback Form: Assessment 5 [PDF] as a
guide to capturing patient,

16. family, or group feedback about your intervention. You’ll
include the feedback as part of your
capstone reflection video.
Intervention Feedback Form Assessment 4 Note:
Please include this feedback in your capstone video. You do not
have to
submit the completed feedback form; it’s simply a guide to help
you capture
patient, family, or group feedback about your intervention. 1.
Meeting
date(s). 2. Length of the meeting(s) (in hours). 3. Location(s) of
the
meeting(s). 4. Describe the problem you were addressing. 5.
Why was this
a problem for the patient, family, or group? 6. What was your
intervention?
7. How will the patient, family, or group apply the intervention?
8. How often
will the intervention be used and under what circumstances? 9.
How easy
was it for the patient, family, or group to use the intervention?
10. Describe
any challenges associated with the patient, family, or group’s
use of the
intervention. 11. Were instructions necessary? 12. What di d the
patient,
family, or group say about using the intervention? 13. Was the
intervention
helpful? 14. How will the patient, family, or group continue to
use the
intervention? 15. Explain how the intervention positively or
negatively
affected the patient, family, or group’s life. 16. How can the
effect be
measured?

17. Part 2
Record a 10–15 minute video reflection on your practicum
experience, the development of your capstone project, and your
personal and professional growth over the course of your
RN-to-BSN program. A transcript of your video is not required.
https://courserooma.capella.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/NURS-
FPX/NURS-
FPX4900/211000/Course_Files/cf_u05a1_intervention_feedback
_form.pdf
Requirements
The assessment requirements, outlined below, correspond to the
scoring guide criteria, so
address each main point. Read the performance-level
descriptions for each criterion to see how
your work will be assessed. In addition, note the additional
requirements for supporting
evidence.
● Assess the contribution of your intervention to patient or
family satisfaction and quality of
life.
○ Describe feedback received from the patient, family, or group
on your intervention
as a solution to the problem.
○ Explain how your intervention enhances the patient, family,
or group experience.
● Describe your use of evidence and peer-reviewed literature to
plan and implement your

18. capstone project.
○ Explain how the principles of evidence-based practice
informed this aspect of
your project.
● Assess the degree to which you successfully leveraged health
care technology in your
capstone project to improve outcomes or communication with
the patient, family, or
group.
○ Identify opportunities to improve health care technology use
in future practice.
● Explain how health policy influenced the planning and
implementation of your capstone
project, as well as any contributions your project made to policy
development.
○ Note specific observations related to the baccalaureate-
prepared nurse's role in
policy implementation and development.
● Explain whether capstone project outcomes matched your
initial predictions.
○ Discuss the aspects of the project that met, exceeded, or fell
short of your
expectations.
○ Discuss whether your intervention can, or will be, adopted as
a best practice.
○ Describe the generalizability of your intervention outside this
particular setting.
○ Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these

19. individuals or group
in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form.
● Assess your personal and professional growth throughout your
capstone project and the
RN-to-BSN program.
○ Address your provision of ethical care and demonstration of
professional
standards.
○ Identify specific growth areas of which you are most proud or
in which you have
taken particular satisfaction.
● Communicate professionally in a clear, audible, and well -
organized video.
Additional Requirements
Cite at least three scholarly or authoritative sources to support
your assertions. In addition to
your reflection video, submit a separate APA-formatted
reference list of your sources.
Assessment 4 Instructions: Patient,
Family, or Population Health Problem

20. Solution
● Develop an intervention (your capstone project), as a solution
to the patient, family, or
population problem you've defined. Submit the proposed
intervention to the faculty for
review and approval. This solution needs to be implemented
(shared) with your patient,
family, or group. You are not to share your intervention with
your patient, family, or group
or move on to Assessment 5 before your faculty
reviews/approves the solution you
submit in Assessment 4. In a separate written deliverable, write
a 5-7 page analysis of
your intervention.
Please submit both your solution/intervention and the 5-7 page
analysis to complete
Assessment 4.
ntroduction

21. In your first three assessments, you applied new knowledge and
insight gleaned from the
literature, from organizational data, and from direct
consultation with the patient, family, or group
(and perhaps with subject matter and industry experts) to your
assessment of the problem.
You’ve examined the problem from the perspectives of
leadership, collaboration,
communication, change management, policy, quality of care,
patient safety, costs to the system
and individual, technology, care coordination, and community
resources. Now it’s time to turn
your attention to proposing an intervention (your capstone
project), as a solution to the problem.
Preparation
In this assessment, you’ll develop an intervention as a solution
to the health problem you’ve
defined. To prepare for the assessment, think about an
appropriate intervention, based on your
work in the preceding assessments, that will produce tangible,
measurable results for the
patient, family, or group. In addition, you might consider using

22. a root cause analysis to explore
the underlying reasons for a problem and as the basis for
developing and implementing an
action plan to address the problem. Some appropriate
interventions include the following:
● Creating an educational brochure.
● Producing an educational voice-over PowerPoint presentation
or video focusing on your
topic.
● Creating a teaching plan for your patient, family, or group.
● Recommending work process or workflow changes addressing
your topic.
Plan to spend at least 3 direct practicum hours working with the
same patient, family, or group.
In addition, you may wish to complete the following:
● Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to
ensure that you understand
the work you will be asked to complete and how it will be

23. assessed.
● Conduct sufficient research of the scholarly and professional
literature to inform your
work and meet scholarly expectations for supporting evidence.
Instructions
Complete this assessment in two parts: (a) develop an
intervention as a solution to the problem
and (b) submit your proposed intervention, with a written
analysis, to your faculty for review and
approval.
Part 1
Develop an intervention, as a solution to the problem, based on
your assessment and supported
by data and scholarly, evidence-based sources.
Incorporate relevant aspects of the following considerations that
shaped your understanding of
the problem:
● Leadership.

24. ● Collaboration.
● Communication.
● Change management.
● Policy.
● Quality of care.
● Patient safety.
● Costs to the system and individual.
● Technology.
● Care coordination.
● Community resources.
Part 2
Submit your proposed intervention to your faculty for review
and approval.
In a separate written deliverable, write a 5–7 page analysis of
your intervention.
● Summarize the patient, family, or population problem.
● Explain why you selected this problem as the focus of your
project.
● Explain why the problem is relevant to your professional
practice and to the patient,

25. family, or group.
In addition, address the requirements outlined below. These
requirements correspond to the
scoring guide criteria for this assessment, so be sure to address
each main point. Read the
performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how
your work will be assessed. In
addition, note the additional requirements for document format
and length and for supporting
evidence.
● Define the role of leadership and change management in
addressing the problem.
○ Explain how leadership and change management strategies
influenced the
development of your proposed intervention.
○ Explain how nursing ethics informed the development of your
proposed
intervention.
○ Include a copy of the intervention/solution/professional

26. product.
● Propose strategies for communicating and collaborating with
the patient, family, or group
to improve outcomes associated with the problem.
○ Identify the patient, family, or group.
○ Discuss the benefits of gathering their input to improve care
associated with the
problem.
○ Identify best-practice strategies from the literature for
effective communication
and collaboration to improve outcomes.
● Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or
organizational or
governmental policies guided the development of your proposed
intervention.
○ Cite the standards and/or policies that guided your work.
○ Describe research that has tested the effectiveness of these
standards and/or
policies in improving outcomes for this problem.

27. ● Explain how your proposed intervention will improve the
quality of care, enhance patient
safety, and reduce costs to the system and individual.
○ Cite evidence from the literature that supports your
conclusions.
○ Identify relevant and available sources of benchmark data on
care quality, patient
safety, and costs to the system and individual.
● Explain how technology, care coordination, and the utilization
of community resources
can be applied in addressing the problem.
○ Cite evidence from the literature that supports your
conclusions.
● Write concisely and directly, using active voice.
● Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.
Additional Requirements
● Format: Format the written analysis of your intervention
using APA styles provided to
help you in writing and formatting your paper. Be sure to

28. include:
○ A title page and reference page. An abstract is not required.
○ Appropriate section headings.
● Length: Your paper should be approximately 5–7 pages in
length, not including the
reference page.
● Supporting evidence: Cite at least five sources of scholarly or
professional evidence
that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more
than five years old.
Provide in-text citations and references in APA format.
● Proofreading: Proofread your paper, before you submit it, to
minimize errors that could
distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on
its substance.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will

29. demonstrate your proficiency in the
course competencies through the following assessment scoring
guide criteria:
● Competency 1: Lead people and processes to improve patient,
systems, and population
outcomes.
○ Define the role of leadership and change management in
addressing a patient,
family, or population health problem.
● Competency 3: Transform processes to improve quality,
enhance patient safety, and
reduce the cost of care.
○ Explain how a proposed intervention to address a patient,
family, or population
health problem will improve the quality of care, enhance patient
safety, and
reduce costs to the system and individual.
● Competency 4: Apply health information and patient care
technology to improve patient
and systems outcomes.

30. ○ Explain how technology, care coordination, and the utilization
of community
resources can be applied in addressing a patient, family, or
population health
problem.
● Competency 5: Analyze the impact of health policy on quality
and cost of care.
○ Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or
organizational or
governmental policies guided the development of a proposed
intervention.
● Competency 6: Collaborate interprofessionally to improve
patient and population
outcomes.
○ Propose strategies for communicating and collaborating with
a patient, family, or
group to improve outcomes associated with a patient, family, or
population health
problem.

31. ● Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values
into practice.
○ Write concisely and directly, using active voice.
○ Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.
Assessment 3 Instructions: Assessing the
Problem: Technology, Care Coordination,
and Community Resources Consideration
● In a 5-7 page written assessment, determine how health care
technology, coordination of
care, and community resources can be applied to address the
patient, family, or
population problem you've defined. In addition, plan to spend
approximately 2 direct
practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the
patient, family, or group
you've chosen to work with and, if desired, consulting with
subject matter and industry
experts. Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with
these individuals or group
in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form. Report on your

32. experiences during the
second 2 hours of your practicum.
Introduction
As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you’ll be positioned to
maximize the use of
technology to achieve positive patient outcomes and improve
organizational
effectiveness. Providing holistic coordination of patient care
across the entire health care
continuum and leveraging community resource services can lead
both to positive patient
outcomes and to organizational improvements.
Preparation
In this assessment, you’ll determine how health care
technology, coordination of care,
and community resources can be applied to address the health
problem you’ve defined.
Plan to spend at least 2 direct practicum hours working with the
same patient, family, or
group. During this time, you may also choose to consult with
subject matter and industry

33. experts.
To prepare for the assessment:
○ Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to
ensure that you
understand the work you will be asked to complete and how it
will be assessed.
○ Conduct sufficient research of the scholarly and professional
literature to inform
your assessment and meet scholarly expectations for supporting
evidence.
○ Review the Practicum Focus Sheet: Assessment 3 [PDF],
which provides
guidance for conducting this portion of your practicum.
https://courserooma.capella.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/NURS-
FPX/NURS-
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Practicum Focus Sheet Assessment 3 Note: Expect to spend at

34. least 2 hours with
the patient, family, or group you’ll be working with during this
portion of your practicum, exploring
issues of technology, care coordination, and community
resources associated with the health
problem you’ve defined. This includes time spent in
consultation with subject matter or industry
experts. For this portion of your practicum, discuss in depth
how health care technology, the
coordination of care, and the use of community resources can be
applied to address the
problem. Consider the following questions to help guide your
exploration of these aspects of the
problem and make the most of your time: Technology • Do they
use a device, such as a blood
pressure cuff, pulse oximeter, or glucose monitor, to monitor
the problem? • Have they used a
smartphone app to help manage the problem? • Would telehealth
be an option to help manage
the problem? • Are any websites used to obtain more
information about the problem? Care
Coordination and Community Resources • Have home care,
physical therapy, dialysis, or other
types of care been used to manage the problem? • Is
transportation available to travel to

35. problem-related appointments? • Have support groups been
helpful in addressing the problem?
• Hav religious institutions been helpful in managing the
problem?
Instructions
Complete this assessment in two parts.
Part 1
Determine how health care technology, the coordination of care,
and the use of community
resources can be applied to address the patient, family, or
population problem you’ve defined.
Plan to spend at least 2 practicum hours exploring these aspects
of the problem with the
patient, family, or group. During this time, you may also
consult with subject matter and industry
experts of your choice. Document the time spent (your
practicum hours) with these individuals
or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form. Use the
Practicum Focus
Sheet: Assessment 3 [PDF] provided for this assessment to
guide

36. your work and interpersonal interactions.
Part 2
Report on your experiences during the second 2 hours of your
practicum.
● Whom did you meet with?
○ What did you learn from them?
● Comment on the evidence-based practice (EBP) documents or
websites you reviewed.
○ What did you learn from that review?
● Share the process and experience of exploring the effect of
the problem on the quality of
care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
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○ Did your plan to address the problem change, based upon your
experiences?
○ What surprised you, or was of particular interest to you, and
why?
Requirements
The assessment requirements, outlined below, correspond to the
scoring guide criteria, so be
sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level
descriptions for each criterion to
see how your work will be assessed. In addition, note the
additional requirements for document
format and length and for supporting evidence.
● Analyze the impact of health care technology on the patient,
family, or population
problem.
○ Cite evidence from the literature that addresses the
advantages and
disadvantages of specific technologies, including research

38. studies that present
opposing views.
○ Determine whether the evidence is consistent with technology
use you see in
your nursing practice.
○ Identify potential barriers and costs associated with the use of
specific
technologies and how those technologies are applied within the
context of this
problem.
● Explain how care coordination and the utilization of
community resources can be used to
address the patient, family, or population problem.
○ Cite evidence from the literature that addresses the benefits of
care coordination
and the utilization of community resources, including research
studies that
present opposing views.
○ Determine whether the evidence is consistent with how you
see care

39. coordination and community resources used in your nursing
practice.
○ Identify barriers to the use of care coordination and
community resources in the
context of this problem.
● Analyze state board nursing practice standards and/or
organizational or governmental
policies associated with health care technology, care
coordination, and community
resources and document the practicum hours spent with these
individuals or group in the
Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form.
○ Explain how these standards or policies will guide your
actions in applying
technology, care coordination, and community resources to
address care quality,
patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
○ Describe the effects of local, state, and federal policies or
legislation on your
nursing scope of practice, within the context of technology, care
coordination, and

40. community resources.
○ Explain how nursing ethics will inform your approach to
addressing the problem
through the use of applied technology, care coordination, and
community
resources.
○ Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these
individuals or group
in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form.
● Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or
recommendations with
relevant and credible evidence.
● Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
Assessment 2 Instructions: Assessing the
Problem: Quality, Safety, and Cost

41. Consideration
In a 5-7 page written assessment, assess the effect
of the patient, family, or population problem you've
previously defined on the quality of care, patient
safety, and costs to the system and individual. Plan
to spend approximately 2 direct practicum hours
exploring these aspects of the problem with the
patient, family, or group you've chosen to work with
and, if desired, consulting with subject matter and
industry experts. Document the time spent (your
practicum hours) with these individuals or group in
the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form(THIS
FORM I WILL DO). Report on your experiences
during your first two practicum hours.
Introduction
Organizational data, such as readmission rates,
hospital-acquired infections, falls, medication errors,
staff satisfaction, serious safety events, and patient
experience can be used to prioritize time, resources,
and finances. Health care organizations and

42. government agencies use benchmark data to
compare the quality of organizational services and
report the status of patient safety. Professional
nurses are key to comprehensive data collection,
reporting, and monitoring of metrics to improve
quality and patient safety.
Preparation
In this assessment, you’ll assess the effect of the
health problem you’ve defined on the quality of care,
patient safety, and costs to the system and
individual. Plan to spend at least 2 direct practicum
hours working with the same patient, family, or
group. During this time, you may also choose to
consult with subject matter and industry experts.
To prepare for the assessment:
● Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to
ensure that you understand
the work you will be asked to complete and how it will be
assessed.
● Conduct research of the scholarly and professional literature
to inform your assessment

43. and meet scholarly expectations for supporting evidence.
● Review the Practicum Focus Sheet: Assessment 2 [PDF],
which provides guidance for
conducting this portion of your practicum. (SEE BELOW, PLZ
DO)
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Note: Expect to spend at least 2 hours with the patient, family,
or group you’ll be
working with during this portion of your practicum, exploring
issues of patient
safety, quality, and costs associated with the health problem
you’ve defined. This
includes time spent in consultation with subject matter or
industry experts. You’ll
report on the results of this work as part of your next
assessment. For this portion

44. of your practicum, discuss, in depth, how the problem will
affect patient safety,
quality of care, and costs. Consider the following questions to
help guide your
exploration of quality, safety, and costs and to make the most of
your time: • Has
the patient, family or group experienced any serious safety
events because of the
problem? • How many times have they gone to the emergency
department (ED)?
• How many times have they been hospitalized? • What is the
frequency of ED
visits or hospitalizations? • How many medications are needed
to manage the
problem? • Does insurance pay for these medications? • Have
the medications
caused any side effects? • How often are doctors’ visits or other
therapies
needed? • Does insurance pay for these visits or treatments?
Instructions
Complete this assessment in two parts.
Part 1

45. Assess the effect of the patient, family, or population problem
you defined in the
previous assessment on the quality of care, patient safety, and
costs to the
system and individual. Plan to spend at least 2 practicum hours
exploring these
aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group.
During this time, you
may also consult with subject matter and industry experts of
your choice.
Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these
individuals or group
in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form. Use the Practicum
Focus Sheet:
Assessment 2 [PDF] (AS SHOWN ABOVE). provided for this
assessment to
guide your work and interpersonal interactions.
Part 2
Report on your experiences during your first 2 practicum hours,
including how
you presented your ideas about the health problem to the
patient, family, or
group.

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● Whom did you meet with?
○ What did you learn from them?
● Comment on the evidence-based practice (EBP) documents or
websites
you reviewed.
○ What did you learn from that review?
● Share the process and experience of exploring the influence of
leadership,
collaboration, communication, change management, and policy
on the
problem.

47. ○ What barriers, if any, did you encounter when presenting the
problem to the patient, family, or group?
■ Did the patient, family, or group agree with you about the
presence of the problem and its significance and relevance?
■ What leadership, communication, collaboration, or change
management skills did you employ during your interactions to
overcome these barriers or change the patient’s, family’s, or
group’s thinking about the problem (for example, creating a
sense of urgency based on data or policy requirements)?
○ What changes, if any, did you make to your definition of the
problem,
based on your discussions?
○ What might you have done differently?
Requirements
The assessment requirements, outlined below, correspond to the
scoring guide
criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the
performance-level

48. descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be
assessed. In addition,
note the additional requirements for document format and length
and for
supporting evidence.
● Explain how the patient, family, or population problem
impacts the quality
of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
○ Cite evidence that supports the stated impact.
○ Note whether the supporting evidence is consistent with what
you
see in your nursing practice.
● Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or
organizational
or governmental policies can affect the problem’s impact on the
quality of
care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
○ Describe research that has tested the effectiveness of these

49. standards and/or policies in addressing care quality, patient
safety,
and costs to the system and individual.
○ Explain how these standards and/or policies will guide your
actions
in addressing care quality, patient safety, and costs to the
system
and individual.
○ Describe the effects of local, state, and federal policies or
legislation
on your nursing scope of practice, within the context of care
quality,
patient safety, and cost to the system and individual.
● Propose strategies to improve the quality of care, enhance
patient safety,
and reduce costs to the system and individual.
○ Discuss research on the effectiveness of these strategies in
addressing care quality, patient safety, and costs to the system
and
individual.

50. ○ Identify relevant and available sources of benchmark data on
care
quality, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
○ Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these
individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience
Form.
● Use paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from
external
sources.
● Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
Assessment 1 Instructions: Assessing the Problem: Leadership,
Collaboration, Communication, Change Management, and
Policy
Considerations
● In a 5-7 page written assessment, define the patient, family,
or population health
problem that will be the focus of your capstone project. Assess

51. the problem from a
leadership, collaboration, communication, change management,
and policy perspective.
Plan to spend approximately 2 direct practicum hours meeting
with a patient, family, or
group of your choice to explore the problem and, if desired,
consulting with subject
matter and industry experts. Document the time spent (your
practicum hours) with these
individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience
Form(----THE ELMS I WILL
TAKE CARE OF) .
● Introduction
Nurses in all professional roles work to effect positive patient
outcomes and improve
organizational processes. Professional nurses are leaders in
problem identification, planning,
and strategy implementation—skills that directly affect patient
care or organizational
effectiveness.
Too often, change agents jump to a conclusion that an
intervention will promote the envisioned

52. improvement. Instead, the ideal approach is to determine which
interventions are appropriate,
based on an assessment and review of credible evidence.
Interventions could be patient-facing
or involve a change in policy and process. In this assessment,
you’ll identify and make the case
for your practicum focus area, then explore it in depth from a
leadership, collaboration,
communication, change management, and policy perspective.
This assessment lays the foundation for the work that will carry
you through your capstone
experience and guide the practicum hours needed to complete
the work in this course. In
addition, it will enable you to do the following:
● Develop a problem statement for a patient, family, or
population that’s relevant to your
practice.
● Begin building a body of evidence that will inform your
approach to your practicum.
● Focus on the influence of leadership, collaboration,
communication, change

53. management, and policy on the problem.
Preparation
In this assessment, you’ll assess the patient, family, or
population health problem that will be the
focus of your capstone project. Plan to spend approximately 2
hours working with a patient,
family, or group of your choice to explore the problem from a
leadership, collaboration,
communication, change management, and policy perspective.
During this time, you may also
choose to consult with subject matter and industry experts about
the problem (for example,
directors of quality or patient safety, nurse managers/directors,
physicians, and epidemiologists).
To prepare for the assessment, complete the following:
● Identify the patient, family, or group you want to work with
during your practicum The
patient you select can be a friend or a family member. You’ll

54. work with this patient, family,
or group throughout your capstone project, focusing on a
specific health care problem.
● Begin surveying the scholarly and professional literature to
establish your evidence and
research base, inform your assessment, and meet scholarly
expectations for supporting
evidence.
Instructions
Complete this assessment in two parts.
Part 1
Define the patient, family, or population health problem that
will be the focus of your capstone
project. Assess the problem from a leadership, collaboration,
communication, change
management, and policy perspective and establish your evidence
and research base to plan,
implement, and share findings related to your project.
Part 2

55. Connect with the patient, family, or group you’ll work with
during your practicum. During this
portion of your practicum, plan to spend at least 2 hours
meeting with the patient, family, or
group and, if desired, consulting with subject matter and
industry experts of your choice. The
hours you spend meeting with them should take place outside of
regular work hours. Use the
Practicum Focus Sheet [PDF] provided for this assessment to
guide your work and
interpersonal interactions. Document the time spent (your
practicum hours) with these
individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience
Form.
Practicum Focus Sheet Assessment 1 --PLZ DO.THIS
PART, I WILL DO THE OTHER PART WHICH IS ELMS.
Note: Expect to spend at least 2 hours with the patient, family,
or group you’ll be working with
during this portion of your practicum, assessing the health
problem you’ve defined from a
leadership, collaboration, communication, change management,
and policy perspective. This

56. includes time you may elect to spend in consultation with
subject matter or industry experts.
You’ll report on the results of this work as part of your next
assessment. For this portion of your
practicum, consider the following: • Identify the patient, family,
or group you intend to work with.
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• Think about what you hope to learn. o What’s your rationale
for choosing this particular patient,
family, or group? • Consider how you’ll present your ideas
about the problem to the patient,
family, or group and convince them of its significance. • Which
leadership, collaboration,
communication, and change management skills will you need to
apply in order to work

57. successfully with your chosen patient, family, or group? •
Which potential barriers do you
foresee in presenting the problem to this patient, family, or
group? • Which change management
strategies might you employ to overcome these barriers? o For
example, you might consider
creating a sense of urgency supported by data or policy
requirements.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the course
competencies through the following assessment scoring guide
criteria:
● Competency 1: Lead people and processes to improve patient,
systems, and population
outcomes.
○ Define a patient, family, or population health problem that’s
relevant to personal
and professional practice.
● Competency 2: Make clinical and operational decisions based

58. upon the best available
evidence.
○ Analyze evidence from peer-reviewed literature and
professional sources that
describes and guides nursing actions related to a defined
patient, family, or
population problem.
● Competency 5: Analyze the impact of health policy on quality
and cost of care.
○ Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or
organizational or
governmental policies could affect a defined patient, family, or
population
problem.
● Competency 7: Implement patient-centered care to improve
quality of care and the
patient experience.
○ Propose leadership strategies to improve outcomes, patient-
centered care, and
the patient experience related to a defined patient, family, or

59. population problem
and document the practicum hours spent with these individuals
or group in the
Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form.
● Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values
into practice.
○ Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth
transitions.
○ Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.