Week 1 Discussion (dq1+dq2) GCU
NRS490 Capstone and Practicum
Week 1 Debate
DQ1 Two GCU Library scholarly databases to Help you identify publications that support your EBP concept. Examine their advantages over Google Scholar or a broad internet search.
DQ2 The Institute of Medicine wants 90% of practice to be evidence-based by 2020. According to HealthyPeople.gov, the US is currently at 15%. Identify two challenges that may prevent nursing practice from attaining this aim and suggest solutions to overcome them.
Week 2 Discussion (dq1+dq2) GCU
NRS490 Capstone and Practicum
Week 2 Debate
DQ1 Determine the organization’s clinical problem or issue throughout your practicum. What does this mean for nursing?
DQ2 What is your organization’s key concern in addressing evidence-based nursing practice? Decide on the first step to addressing this issue.
(dq1+dq2) GCU NRS490 Discussion
NRS490 Capstone and Practicum
Week 3 Debate
DQ1 Post a discussion board overview of six of your articles. Discuss one strength and one weakness of each of these six articles to help support your practice change.
DQ2 Describe two ways to evaluate evidence.
Contrast these two approaches.
NRS490 Capstone and Practicum
Week 4 Debate
DQ1 Why is it vital to understand the local health care system when planning an EBP implementation? Conduct research and gather evidence from your course mentor for your personal change initiative.
DQ2 Compare and contrast two change theories to discover which one is best for your EBP project.
Why? Has your mentor used either theory?
(dq1+dq2) GCU NRS490 Discussion
NRS490 Capstone and Practicum
Week 5 Debate
DQ1 Stakeholder support is required for change proposal project success. Consider both internal and external stakeholders, such as the facility, unit, or health care environment where the change is occurring. Why is their support vital to your project’s success, and how will you obtain it?
Many projects benefit from DQ2 Technology’s help, integration, or both. Identify at least one technology that could improve your EBP project’s implementation and outcomes. Do you intend to utilize it? If not, what prevents its use?
(dq1+dq2) GCU NRS490 Discussion
NRS490 Capstone and Practicum
Week 6 Debate
DQ1 Identify one financial, one quality, and one clinical factor that must be considered while establishing the evidence-based practice initiative. Describing your proposal’s direct and indirect influence on each aspect
DQ2 After completing a series of assignments, describe your proposed solution to the problem, issue, recommendation, initiative, or educational need, and how it has evolved since you first envisioned it. What lead you to your current viewpoint?
(dq1+dq2) GCU NRS490 Discussion
NRS490 Capstone and Practicum
Week 7 Debate
DQ1 How will your EBP project outcomes be disseminated internally and externally? An external method is a professional nursing organization. Explain why it’s vital to inform both groups. How will you communicate with each group?
DQ2 To evaluate an evidence-based practice project, you must first assess the change’s effectiveness.
Discuss how you will know if your project had an impact in practice.
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GCU NRS490 Week 1 Discussion (dq1+dq2)
NRS490
Professional Capstone and Practicum
Week 1
Discussion
DQ1 Identify two GCU Library scholarly databases that will
help you find the best research articles to support your EBP proposal. Discuss
why these two databases are better than Google Scholar or a general Internet
search.
DQ2 The Institute of Medicine has stated a goal that 90% of
practice be evidence-based by 2020. According to HealthyPeople.gov, the United
States is currently at approximately 15%. Discuss two barriers that might hold
nursing practice from achieving this goal, and suggest ways in which identified
barriers may be addressed.
GCU NRS490 Week 2 Discussion (dq1+dq2)
NRS490
Professional Capstone and Practicum
Week 2
Discussion
DQ1 During your practicum, determine what clinical problem
or issue the organization is facing. Discuss two implications for nursing.
DQ2 What is the main issue for your organization in
addressing a solution to evidence-based nursing practice? Discuss what might be
the first step in addressing and resolving this issue.
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GCU NRS490 Week 3 Discussion (dq1+dq2)
NRS490
Professional Capstone and Practicum
Week 3
Discussion
DQ1 Submit a summary of six of your articles on the
discussion board. Discuss one strength and one weakness to each of these six
articles on why the article may or may not provide sufficient evidence for your
practice change.
DQ2 Name two different methods for evaluating evidence.
Compare and contrast these two methods.
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Professional Capstone and Practicum
Week 4
Discussion
DQ1 Why is understanding the health care system at the local
level important to consider when planning an EBP implementation? Conduct
research and solicit anecdotal evidence from your course mentor that you will
take into consideration for your own change project.
DQ2 Compare and contrast two change theories, and determine
which theory makes the most sense for implementing your specific EBP project.
Why? Has your mentor used either theory, and to what result?
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GCU NRS490 Week 5 Discussion (dq1+dq2)
NRS490
Professional Capstone and Practicum
Week 5
Discussion
DQ1 Stakeholder support is necessary for a successful change
proposal project implementation. Consider your internal stakeholders, such as
the facility, unit or health care setting where the change process is situated,
and your external stakeholders, like an individual or group outside the health
care setting. Why is their support necessary to the success of your project,
and how you will go about securing that support?
DQ2 Technology is integral to successful implementation in
many projects, through either support or integration or both. Name at least one
technology that could improve the implementation process and the outcomes of
your EBP project. Do you plan to use this technology? If not, what are the
barriers that prevent its use?
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GCU NRS490 Week 6 Discussion (dq1+dq2)
NRS490
Professional Capstone and Practicum
Week 6
Discussion
DQ1 After discussion with your mentor, name one financial
aspect, one quality aspect, and one clinical aspect that need to be taken into
account for developing the evidence-based practice project. Explain how your
proposal will directly and indirectly impact each of the aspects.
DQ2 Now that you have completed a series of assignments that
have led you into the active project planning and development stage for your
project, briefly describe your proposed solution to address the problem, issue,
suggestion, initiative, or educational need and how it has changed since you
first envisioned it. What led to your current perspective and direction?
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GCU NRS490 Week 7 Discussion (dq1+dq2)
NRS490
Professional Capstone and Practicum
Week 7
Discussion
DQ1 Describe one internal and one external method for the
dissemination of your EBP project results. For example, an internal method may
be the hospital board, and an external method may be a professional nursing
organization. Discuss why it is important to report your results to both of
these groups. How will your communication strategies change for each group?
DQ2 In order to evaluate an evidence-based practice project,
it is important to be able to determine the effectiveness of your change.
Discuss one way you will be able to evaluate whether your project made a
difference in practice.
