Description
Over the duration of your Practicum Classes (NGR6616 & NGR6638), you will write a (Capstone Case Study) scholarly paper addressing the existing knowledge and management related to a primary care practice problem (condition) that you will select from Appendix A
Select one.
For this section, you will submit your proposal and PICOT question, detailing a health problem that is prevalent within your community and demonstrating your research of evidence-based health promotion strategies and disease prevention for addressing this specific health problem. The proposal must demonstrate Graduate School level writing and critical analysis. For this section, you will send in your proposal and PICOT question, which will describe a health problem that is common in your community and show that you have done research on evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention strategies for dealing with this particular health problem. The proposal must show that you can write and think critically at a graduate school level.
The PICOT question is due on week 5; please bring it to class for review and approval.
PICOT Question
The word PICOT is a mnemonic derived from the elements of a clinical research question – patient, intervention, comparison, outcome, and (sometimes) time. The PICOT process begins with a case scenario, and the question is phrased to elicit an answer.
P – Patient/Problem I – Intervention
C – Comparison O – Outcome
T – Timeframe
P Patient with anemia
I Iron supplement
C No Iron supplement
O Improve anemia
T 15 weeks
Section I
For this section of your assignment, include the following components: (due on week 13)
1. Title page.
2. Introduction (minimum two paragraphs).
■ Introduce the topic of the paper.
■ Describe the health problem. Don’t type “Introduction.”
■ Using data and statistics, support your claim that your selected issue is a problem.
■ Include your purpose statement and what specifically you will address in your proposed program.
■ Be sure your proposed outcome is realistic and measurable.
3. PICOT (minimum one paragraph).
■ This section should include your PICOT in a question format, followed by thorough descriptions of your population, intervention, comparison intervention, outcome, and timing (if appropriate to your question).
4. Describe the vulnerable population (minimum two paragraphs).
■ Discuss the impact of social determinants on health for your selected population.
■ What are the risk factors that make this a vulnerable population?
■ Use evidence to support the risk factors you have identified.
5. Provide a review of literature from scholarly journals of evidence-based interventions that address the problem (minimum six paragraphs). Use the “Literature Review Template” as a guideline to help you sort through your thoughts, note important points and think through the similarities and differences: Appendix B
■ Include a minimum of at least six scholarly, peer-reviewed research articles not older than five years (1 paragraph for each article).
■ After completing a literature search on interventions addressing your chosen health problem, write a review that evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of all the sources you have found. (minimum one paragraph).
6. Proposal (minimum two paragraphs. You may use bullets if appropriate)
■ Propose addressing the selected health problem using an evidence-based intervention in your literature search to address the problem in the selected population/setting.
■ Include a thorough discussion of the specifics of this intervention which include resources necessary, those involved, and feasibility for a nurse in an advanced role.
■ Be sure to include a timeline for the intervention proposed.
Paper Requirements:
■ Follow APA 7th Edition format guidelines.
■ Scholarly, peer-reviewed, and research articles cited should be within the last five years.
■ This section should be 5-6 pages long (not including the title and reference page).
■ Use proper in-text citations with a properly formatted reference list.
■ All papers must be written in the 3rd person.
Clarity of Writing:
a. Use standard English grammar and sentence structure.
b. There should be no spelling errors or typographical errors.
c. The paper should be organized around the required components using appropriate headers.
Grading Criteria (I) Ratings Pts
Introduction
25 pts (Excellent)
The introduction describes the health problem and aligns data and statistics supporting the problem with a realistic and measurable outcome proposal. 20 pts (Good)
The introduction aligns with the information requested and shows good mastery of the content. Provides sufficient information but may have missed some details or examples.
15 pts (Acceptable)
The introduction aligns partially with the information requested and shows partial mastery of the content. It Provides sufficient information but lacks details and/or examples. 10 pts (Needs work)
The information content does not align with the information requested. Does not show mastery of the concepts and lacks information, details and/or examples.
0 pts
Not submitted
25 pts
PICOT Question 15 pts (Excellent)
The PICOT question aligns with the core elements and projects details of the population description, intervention, comparison intervention, outcome, and timing. 10 pts (Good)
The PICOT question aligns with the core elements and projects details of the population description, intervention, comparison intervention, and outcome but lacks realistic timing application. 5 pts (Needs work)
The PICOT question aligns with the core elements and projects but lacks details of the population description, intervention, comparison intervention, outcome, and timing 3 pts (Poor)
The PICOT lacks one or more core elements. Does not align with population details, description, intervention, comparison, outcome, and timing.
0 pts
Not submitted
15 pts
Description of the population 15 pts (Excellent)
Thoroughly identified or described population supported by evidence. 12 pts (Good)
Briefly identified or described population supported by evidence. 9 pts (Needs work)
Vaguely identified or described population supported by evidence. 3 pts (Poor)
Poorly identified or described population supported by evidence. 0 pts
Did not identify the population supported by evidence.
15 pts
Information Literacy Supporting Information
15 pts (Excellent)
Supporting information is pertinent to the discussion, up to date, and from academic and trusted sources. 12 pts (Good)
Supporting information is pertinent to the discussion topic. Sources are not the most recent but are from academic and trusted sources. 9 pts (Limited)
Supporting information is pertinent to the discussion topic but not all sources are from academic and trusted sources; may or may not be the most recent. 3 pts (Needs work)
Supporting information is not pertinent to the discussion and/or none of the sources are from academic or trusted sources. 0 pts Unacceptable No supporting information
15 pts
Proposal
10 pts (Excellent)
Thoroughly provided an overview of the implementation plan with a summary of the communication ideas and a timeline.
8 pts (Good)
Briefly provided an overview of your implementation plan with a summary of communication ideas and a timeline
6 pts (Needs work)
Vaguely provided an overview of your implementation plan and a summary of communication ideas and a timeline.
4 pts (Poor)
Poorly provided an overview of your implementation plan and a summary of the communication ideas and a timeline.
0 pts
Did not provide an overview of the proposed plan.
10 pts
Writing Mechanics 10 pts (Excellent)
Writing is entirely free of typos, spelling, grammatical, punctuation, or translation errors. 8 pts (Good)
Minimal (1-3) typos, spelling, grammatical, punctuation, or translation errors. 5 pts (Needs work)
Multiple (4-9) typos, spelling, grammatical, punctuation, or translation errors. 2 pts (Problematic)
10 or more typos, spelling, grammatical, punctuation, or translation errors.
0 pts
Not submitted
10 pts
Information Literacy Correct application of APA 7th Edition 10 pts (Excellent)
Flawless execution of APA. Correct formatting, setup, title page, and perfect citations and references. 8 pts (Good)
Correct formatting, setup, title page, with minimal formatting or punctuation errors in the citations or references. 6 pts (Needs work)
Correct formatting, setup, title page, but significant errors with citations and references. 2 pts (Problematic) Incorrect formatting, setup or missing title page, and/or
problematic citations and references. 0 pts Not used
APA style not used.
10 pts
THE MAXIMUM SCORE FOR THIS ACTIVITY IS 100 POINTS, ACCOUNTING FOR A TOTAL OF 15 PERCENT OF THE STUDENT’S FINAL GRADE. SCORE (POINTS):
GRADE (PERCENT):
Grading Criteria (I) Ratings Pts
Introduction
25 pts (Excellent)
The introduction describes the health problem and aligns data and statistics supporting the problem with a realistic and measurable outcome proposal. 20 pts (Good)
The introduction aligns with the information requested and shows good mastery of the content. Provides sufficient information but may have missed some details or examples.
15 pts (Acceptable)
The introduction aligns partially with the information requested and shows partial mastery of the content. It Provides sufficient information but lacks details and/or examples. 10 pts (Needs work)
The information content does not align with the information requested. Does not show mastery of the concepts and lacks information, details and/or examples.
0 pts
Not submitted
25 pts
PICOT Question 15 pts (Excellent)
The PICOT question aligns with the core elements and projects details of the population description, intervention, comparison intervention, outcome, and timing. 10 pts (Good)
The PICOT question aligns with the core elements and projects details of the population description, intervention, comparison intervention, and outcome but lacks realistic timing application. 5 pts (Needs work)
The PICOT question aligns with the core elements and projects but lacks details of the population description, intervention, comparison intervention, outcome, and timing 3 pts (Poor)
The PICOT lacks one or more core elements. Does not align with population details, description, intervention, comparison, outcome, and timing.
0 pts
Not submitted
15 pts
Description of the population 15 pts (Excellent)
Thoroughly identified or described population supported by evidence. 12 pts (Good)
Briefly identified or described population supported by evidence. 9 pts (Needs work)
Vaguely identified or described population supported by evidence. 3 pts (Poor)
Poorly identified or described population supported by evidence. 0 pts
Did not identify the population supported by evidence.
15 pts
Information Literacy Supporting Information
15 pts (Excellent)
Supporting information is pertinent to the discussion, up to date, and from academic and trusted sources. 12 pts (Good)
Supporting information is pertinent to the discussion topic. Sources are not the most recent but are from academic and trusted sources. 9 pts (Limited)
Supporting information is pertinent to the discussion topic but not all sources are from academic and trusted sources; may or may not be the most recent. 3 pts (Needs work)
Supporting information is not pertinent to the discussion and/or none of the sources are from academic or trusted sources. 0 pts Unacceptable No supporting information
15 pts
Proposal
10 pts (Excellent)
Thoroughly provided an overview of the implementation plan with a summary of the communication ideas and a timeline.
8 pts (Good)
Briefly provided an overview of your implementation plan with a summary of communication ideas and a timeline
6 pts (Needs work)
Vaguely provided an overview of your implementation plan and a summary of communication ideas and a timeline.
4 pts (Poor)
Poorly provided an overview of your implementation plan and a summary of the communication ideas and a timeline.
0 pts
Did not provide an overview of the proposed plan.
10 pts
Writing Mechanics 10 pts (Excellent)
Writing is entirely free of typos, spelling, grammatical, punctuation, or translation errors. 8 pts (Good)
Minimal (1-3) typos, spelling, grammatical, punctuation, or translation errors. 5 pts (Needs work)
Multiple (4-9) typos, spelling, grammatical, punctuation, or translation errors. 2 pts (Problematic)
10 or more typos, spelling, grammatical, punctuation, or translation errors.
0 pts
Not submitted
10 pts
Information Literacy Correct application of APA 7th Edition 10 pts (Excellent)
Flawless execution of APA. Correct formatting, setup, title page, and perfect citations and references. 8 pts (Good)
Correct formatting, setup, title page, with minimal formatting or punctuation errors in the citations or references. 6 pts (Needs work)
Correct formatting, setup, title page, but significant errors with citations and references. 2 pts (Problematic) Incorrect formatting, setup or missing title page, and/or
problematic citations and references. 0 pts Not used
APA style not used.
10 pts
THE MAXIMUM SCORE FOR THIS ACTIVITY IS 100 POINTS, ACCOUNTING FOR A TOTAL OF 15 PERCENT OF THE STUDENT’S FINAL GRADE. SCORE (POINTS):
GRADE (PERCENT):
