Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper

List of Approved Systematic Reviews

NR451 Capstone Project

Directions: Please choose ONE topic and its corresponding systematic review that is of most interest to you, or most relevant to your practice Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper. This systematic review will be the basis for your capstone project. Please refer to the guidelines for each milestone for more details.

Promoting breastfeeding

Sinha, B., Chowdhury, R., Sankar, M. J., Martines, J., Taneja, S., Mazumder, S., … Bhandari, N. (2015). Interventions to improve breastfeeding outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Paediatrica, 104, 114-134. doi:10.1111/apa.13127.

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Preventing central venous catheter-related infections

Lai, N. M., Lai, N. A., O’Riordan, E., Chaiyakunapruk, N., Taylor, J. E., & Tan, K. (2016). Skin antisepsis for reducing central venous catheter-related infections. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (7), CD010140. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010140.pub2.

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Increasing health insurance coverage for vulnerable populations

Jia, L., Yuan, B., Huang, F., Lu, Y., Garner, P., & Meng, Q. (2014). Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (11), 1-41. CD008194. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008194.pub3.

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Preventing teen pregnancy and sexually-transmitted disease

Mason-Jones, A. J., Sinclair, D., Mathews, C., Kagee, A., Hillman, A., & Lombard, C. (2016). School-based interventions for preventing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy in adolescents. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (11), CD006417. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006417.pub3.

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Reducing hospital readmissions

Mistiaen, P., & Poot, E. (2006). Telephone follow-up, initiated by a hospital-based health professional, for post discharge problems in patients discharged from hospital to home. Cochrane Consumers and Communication Group. (4), CD004510. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004510.pub3.

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Capstone Project Milestone 1: Practice Issue and Evidence Summary Worksheets

Student Name: Date:

Directions

Refer to the guidelines for specific details on how to complete this assignment.
Type your answers directly into the worksheets below.
Submit to the Dropbox by the end of Week 3, Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.
Post questions about this assignment to the Q & A Forum. You may also email questions to the instructor for a private response.
Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper

Practice Issue Worksheet

What is the Practice Issue?

Define the scope of the Practice Issue:

What is the practice area?

___ Clinical

___ Education

___ Administration

___ Other (list)_________________________________

How was the practice issue identified? (check all that apply)

___ Safety/risk management concerns

___ Unsatisfactory patient outcomes

___ Wide variations in practice

___ Significant financial concerns

___ Difference between hospital and community practice

___ Clinical practice issue is a concern

___ Procedure or process is a time waster

___ Clinical practice issue has no scientific base

__ Other:

Describe the rationale for your checked selections:

What evidence must be gathered? (check all that apply)

___ Literature search

___ Guidelines

___ Expert Opinion

___ Patient Preferences

___ Clinical Expertise

___ Financial Analysis

___ Standards (Regulatory, professional, community)

___ Other

Describe the rationale for your checked selections:

Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper

Evidence Summary Worksheet

Directions: Please type your answers directly into the worksheet.

Describe the practice problem in your own words with reference to the identified population, setting and magnitude of the problem in measurable terms:

Find a source of evidence that is a systematic review article on a nursing topic that is relevant to your practice problem. Write the complete APA reference for the systematic review article you selected:

Define the search terms for your systematic review:

Identify the objectives of the article.

Provide a statement of the questions being addressed in the work and how they relate to your practice issue:

Summarize (in your own words) the interventions the author(s) suggest to improve patient outcomes.

Chamberlain NR451 Capstone Project Paper