Capstone Change Project Evaluation And Dissemination
ASSIGNMENT TITLE HERE
Professional Capstone and Practicum Reflective Journal
March, 14-20,2021: Journal Entry Week 1
I met with my preceptor this week and we went over our goals for the next 9 weeks. we discussed many topics and possible topics for my change project that is to be worked on over the next 9 weeks of this course. My Mentor and narrow our topic down to 4 topics that may be used for my change project and how we may be able to develop new practice approaches, the topics are : Healthcare Workplace Stress, Nursing Burnout, , Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers. Type 2 Diabetes and Osteoarthritis.
My Mentor taught me that new practice approaches include searching for new solutions to issues in different areas of nursing practice. My Mentor had wonderful insight as to what needs to be done and how to search for proper evidence-based practice articles that were of sound information and were peer reviewed. We spoke about tools to use, and what needs to be considered as I determined new practice approaches to address different issues in health care.
NRS-493-0505
Grand Canyon University
DR. Vernon Thacker
03/27/22
Week 2 (March 21-27)
This week, my anxiety level drops down a little bit from how scary and anxious I was from my first week of capstone class. I met my preceptor and we discussed my goals of the course for the next 8 weeks. We researched on many sub topics and narrowed down to concerns that reflects the community and how to develop new practice approaches. My mentor and I deliberated on goals and objectives for my change project. Searching for a variety of solutions to different challenges in various nursing practice is one of the new approaches I learnt from my mentor. I Successfully Completed and submitted my reflective journal with the progress made over the week, the chosen topics and the objectives that were met over the week.
Capstone Reflective Journal
NRS 493-0505
Grand Canyon University
DR. Vernon Thacker
4/2/22
Week 3 (March 28-April 2nd)
For this week, I was required to submit the previously researched peer reviewed articles together with their weaknesses and strengths. We used to compare and contrast methods to discuss various methods of evidence evaluation. I also submitted the PICOT paper for assessment by my mentor. I would wish to learn more on a variety of ideas on how to handle papers in days to come. The ability to identify peer reviewed articles and selecting the best among the articles to fit the PICOT was among the solutions I learnt. I also took my time to reflect on various ethical aspects concerning healthcare. I noticed that in most occasions, ethical challenges in healthcare makes nurses to struggle while providing patient’s care. The ethical considerations may arise from any healthcare where a question of whether the action was wrong or right is asked. I learnt that ethics is important in health care and ethical experts can help in maintaining ethical sustainability in the health care system.
NRS-493-0505
Grand Canyon University
DR. VERNON THACKER
4/10/22
Week 4 (4rd April-10th April)
I spent hours with my mentor working on completion of what I was assigned by mentor that day, I completed my literature evaluation table with peer reviewed sources. I also did the DQ’s. I conducted a thorough research and narrowed down to eight (8) peer reviewed articles. This week I decided to reflect on the health policy. In the United States, health policies are made by congress, federal level of government among other health-based organizations. I have learnt that nurses have a great role in the formulation of policies which have both long term and short term benefits on health care. I also learnt that as a nurse, I can take part in policy formulation through proposing health policies, advising the general public and policy makers and analyzing laws and policies related to health care.
Capstone Reflective Journal
NRS-493-0505
Grand Canyon University
DR. Vernon Thacker
4/16/22
Week 5 (April 11th-17th)
This week, I met with mentor and we discuss and went over my midterm evaluation, my goals for the week and objectives that have been met. We reviewed my evaluation and discuss how much I have accomplish over the last few weeks. I evaluated my organization and community for key stakeholders and the culture of the organization for potential challenges in incorporating my change project. Generated strategic plan defining how the nursing practice intervention would be implemented among the interdisciplinary team. I also did research on the population health concerns in my community and project. I learnt that various specialists may be required to solve health problems and therefore, it is imperative for the nurses to appreciate and utilize other the roles played by other health workers. I also described the details about the selected topic and its implication on the intervention-based nursing practice. I did my discussion on Stakeholder support and Technology integral .
Capstone Reflective Journal
NRS-493-0505
Grand Canyon University
DR. Vernon Thacker
4/24th/22
Week 6 (April 18th- April 24th)
In this week, I was required to create list of recourses from my strategic plan that would be needed to implement the change proposal and collaborated with my mentor and we came up with list of resources from my strategic plan that will be needed for my change proposal. I wrote my 750-1000 words for my literature review, which analyzes how my current research support my PICOT, I did my discussions, in which I explain how my proposal will directly and indirectly impact each of the aspects, I also describe my proposed solution to address the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative and educational need and how it has change since I first envisioned my project.
Reflective Journal Capstone
NRS-493-0505
Grand Canyon University
DR. VERNON THACKER
4/25/-5/1/22
Week 7th (April 25th- may 1st) For this week, I had to determine how the capstone project change proposal could be disseminated into leadership, I develop a plan I met with my mentor to for us to review and discuss the plan and evaluate the effectiveness, develop communication mode to spread out the information. we also discuss how my capstone project change proposal could be disseminated into leadership. For my discussion. i explained one internal and one external method for disseminated of my evidence- based change proposal, and I discuss how my communication strategies change for each group. For my evidence-based project, I discuss way in which I will be able to evaluate whether my project change made a difference and I wrote about 250 words on my capstone change project evaluation plan.
Reflective Journal Capstone
NRS-493-0505
Grand Canyon University
DR. VERNON THACKER
5/2/22-5/8/22
Week 8th, (5/2/22-5/8/22)
This week was a very busy week for me with writing the change project proposal. I am very excited about ending my bachelors in few weeks. Getting my capstone
proposal done was a heavy load lifted off my shoulder. For week 8, I concluded my practicum with the help of my mentor. I finalized my reading and made conclusions with regards to my concepts.
For my discussion, I wrote about independent and dependent variables collection and why, I also define clinical significance and I explain the difference between clinical and statistical significance and how I used clinical significance to support positive outcome in my project. I am very grateful for reaching this far with my capstone project. I was very concerned about how to complete my proposal when I started. I am very glad that I made it this far with the help of my preceptor and instructor. Determination has played a great role for this course. The written project has paved way for easier assembling and organizing of the final
project and I am happy about that.
Capstone Reflective Journal
Grand Canyon University
NRS-493-0505
Dr. Vernon Thacker
5/14TH/22
Week 9th (may9th -may15th)
For this week, I prepared my Capstone Project Change into a professional presentation for faculty review and feedback, I demonstrated interprofessional collaboration during creation of the Capstone presentation. I identify and presented my strength and weakness when it comes to professional presentation and how to overcome them. I also identify barriers that could be a problem in my capstone change. I am excited to be so close to the end of my bachelor degree, it is an accomplishment for professional growth as a nurse, this journey has been very challenging, being a single parent of 3 kids, working fulltime, this program has allow me to believe in myself more than ever.