CAPSTONE PAPER, PART I: INTRODUCTION, ANALYSIS OF EXISTING EVIDENCE, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS

I have attached several items to help write this paper 

– Capstone paper guidelines

– Assignments Weeks 1-3 that contain the content to helo create the paper. 

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review the Capstone Paper Assignment GuideDownload Capstone Paper Assignment Guide
• Locate the most current version of your Week 1 and Week 2 Assignment. You will add this section 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 3 Assignment Rubric

For this Assignment

• Describe the quality improvement process and the Quality model that will be used. Include a description of a quality improvement tool(s) that you will use in your quality improvement plan. See Spath, (2018) chapter 6 for examples.
• Explain why the specific process was selected and document your explanation with references.

For the Week 3 Assignment, you will combine your Week 1, 2 and 3 assignments and submit a 3-4-page paper that addresses the following:

• Practice Problem (Completed in Week 1) 
  • 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.
  • Provide a purpose statement including the importance of improving patient outcomes.
• Analysis of the Existing Evidence (Completed in Week 2)
  • Summarize the findings from the evidence analysis that support your practice problem. Include minimum of at least 5 evidence-based practice sources that support your practice problem. Identify research, clinical guidelines, expert opinions, and other relevant information. You must include two-three research studies in your analysis. Using your own words synthesize the evidence that supports your identified practice problem. There should be no quotes or personal opinions included in this section.
• Quality Improvement Process (Completed this Week) (Approximately 2-3 paragraphs)
  • Describe the quality improvement process and the quality model that will be used. This is not your entire quality improvement plan, only a description of the quality improvement process and the quality model you chose. You will develop your specific quality improvement plan in week 4. Include a description of a quality improvement tool(s) that you will use in your quality improvement plan. See Spath, (2018) chapter 6 for examples.
  • Explain why the specific process was selected and document your explanation with references.
  • Conclusion