DOCX 9000. Professional Doctoral Capstone/Project

Week

Tasks Toward Term Goals

Dates Completed

Journal Notes:

1

Submit Initial Term Plan by Day 7 of week 1, set up Mentor/chair communication plan and discuss the best approach to use on the term plan draft about ~improving patient safety and healthcare outcomes through application of Total Quality Management within the healthcare system~

4/1/2021

Your Notes: Submit ¾ of the research proposal to the mentor. Establish communication plan, skype, phone, or emails. Exchange credentials with the mentor.

Mentor/Chair Notes:

2

Term Plan Negotiation & Commitment.

Submit Term Plan by Day 7 of week 2, and subsequently align the organizational culture with the seven concepts of total quality management including process management, human resources, strategic planning, leadership, and the patient outcomes.

8/1/2021

Your Notes: Development of the initial term plan.

Mentor/Chair Accepts Plan: [ Select] Notes:

3

Review literature sources found in the Writing center to lay a platform for the support of the objectives of the term plan with peer reviewed sources.

15/1/2021

Your Notes: Extensive literature review of the outlined resources by the mentors conducted.

Mentor/Chair Notes:

4

Analyze the general processes, and guidelines level of adherence, and effectiveness within the organization by analyzing the outlined elements clinically induced infections and injuries from errors.

22/1/2021

Your Notes: The level of performance is analyzed against the various factors of production within the healthcare facility, for example, patient-nurse ratio as a factor and analyzing them using journals identified in the literature review.

Mentor/Chair Notes:

5

Effects of application of TQM within healthcare facility management and its impact on the overall patient outcome.

29/1/2021

Your Notes: Qualitative, and quantitative data are collected and used for further research on the topic.

Mento/Chair Notes:

6

Submit the reviewed term plan after renegotiations. Schedule a virtual one-on-one meeting with the mentor to identify more literature review resources.

5/2/2021

Your Notes: Working on the techniques and approaches with support from facilities management such as access to data records.

Mentor/Chair Notes:

7

Incorporate all the feedback, and additional resources into the finalized document. Continue work on the literature review.

14/2/2021

Your Notes: All feedback from the mentor incorporated into the study.

Mentor/Chair Notes:

8

Analyze the requirement by regulating authorities for access to certain data such as patient outcomes.

23/2/2021

Your Notes: Communicate officially with the higher authorities for clarification.

Mentor/Chair Notes:

9

Estimate the approximate budget for establishment of TQM systems.

1/3/2021

Your Notes: Estimating the budget

Mentor/Chair Notes:

10

On MyDR, post the agreed-upon prospectus and subsequently submit the literature review to the mentor and higher authorities for approval.

6/3/2021

Your Notes: The mid term plan is finalized, and submitted to the mentor, and higher authority for approval.

Mentor/Chair Notes:

11

Submit Final Term Plan by Day 7 of the week 11, and start working on strategies for analyzing the quality of resources available for implementation of TQM processes within the facility Adequate Progress Final Review.

11/3/2021

Your Notes: Final term plan submitted.

Mentor/Chair Notes:

Capstone Stage

Goal Date

Completion Date

Journal Notes

1

Prospectus Stage Completion (if applicable).

15/1/2021

Your Notes: Prospectus outlined

Mentor/Chair Notes:

2

Proposal/Plan Stage Completion

31/1/2021

Your Notes: construction of the term plan and draft done

Mentor/chair Notes:

3

IRB Application and Approval

15/2/2021

Your Notes: Term plan submitted to IRB for approval

Mentor/Chair Notes:

4

Final Study Stage Completion

1/3/2021

Your Notes: Final research study complete

Mentor/Chair Notes:

5

CAO Approval and Publication.

11/3/2021

Your Notes: Research submitted for approval and publication to the mentor.

Mentor/Chair Notes: