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1. Discussion 6: Clinical and operational decisions
Discussion 6: Clinical and operational decisionsDiscussion 6: Clinical and operational
decisionsUse a provided template to develop a 2-4 page submission in which you research
and define a patient, family, or population health problem relevant to personal
practice.Important: Complete this assessment first and complete all other assessments in
the order they are presented.In this assessment, you will lay the foundation for the work
that will carry through your capstone experience and guide the practice hours to complete
the work in this course. The purpose of this assessment is to allow you to define a patient,
family, or population health problem that is relevant to your personal practice and to begin
building a body of evidence that will inform your approach to your practice hours, the
intervention you design, and the professional product you will deliver.Demonstration of
ProficiencyBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide
criteria:Competency 1: Lead people and processes to improve patient, systems, and
population outcomes.Define a patient, family, or population health problem that is relevant
to personal practice.Competency 2: Make clinical and operational decisions based upon the
best available evidence.Analyze evidence from the literature and professional sources to
define and guide nursing actions related to a health problem.Competency 7: Implement
patient-centered care to improve quality of care and the patient experience.Propose
strategies to improve patient or population outcomes related to a health
problem.Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values into practice.Reflect on
state board nursing practice standards relevant to a selected health problem.Communicate
professionally in writing that is clear and logically organized, with correct grammar,
spelling, and use of APA style.Important: Complete this assessment first and complete all
other assessments in the order they are presented.Professional ContextNurses are leaders
in problem identification and solution, planning and implementing patient care strategies to
address problems in the home, hospital, and community. This assessment will help you
develop a problem statement for a patient, family, or population health
concern.InstructionsThroughout this capstone course, you will be investigating a patient,
family, or population health problem relevant to your practice. For this assessment, you will
identify the problem that you will address throughout your clinical practicum in this course,
as well as begin to establish your evidence and research base to plan, implement, and share
findings related to your project. The Problem Identification Template [DOC] will guide you
through development of a problem statement, evidence collection and analysis, and best

2. practices to help you create your implementation plan for the second assessment in this
course.Your submission for this assessment will be the completed template. When working
through the template, you may use the resources provided in this course; however, most of
your research and search for evidence will be conducted by you. Use the Capella University
Library, professional organization and government resources, and relevant organizational
best practices as sources of evidence. This is the capstone course for your BSN degree; your
goal is to demonstrate your achievement of the program outcomes through your work on
this project.The following are some health issues that would be appropriate for your
project:Diabetes self-management.Hypertension management and prevention.Medication
reconciliation within a family or group.Parkinson’s disease group.Patient family education
communication improvements.Postoperative home care.This list is by no means exhaustive.
You should choose a patient, family, or population health issue that is relevant to your
practice and organization; you must be able to study the problem in your practicum
effectively.You must complete this assessment first. This assessment is your opportunity to
plan your practicum and to establish a collaborative oversight process with your course
faculty. You must not begin any direct clinical activities or submit any other assessment
until Assessment 1 is completed and assessed by faculty. Any other course assessments will
be returned with no feedback until Assessment 1 is complete.So please remember:
Assessment 1 needs to be reviewed and approved by your faculty. Assessments 2, 3, 4, and
5 should not be submitted until you have received feedback on Assessment 1.Scoring Guide
CriteriaYour submission will be assessed based on the following criteria:Define a patient,
family, or population health problem that is relevant to personal practice.Analyze evidence
from the literature and professional sources to define and guide nursing actions related to a
health problem.Propose strategies to improve patient or population outcomes related to a
health problem.Reflect on state board nursing practice standards relevant to a selected
health problem.Communicate professionally in writing that is clear and logically organized,
with correct grammar, spelling, and use of APA style.Please identify your relationship to the
patient (friend and family) and how you made contact with the individual. Remember to
only use the individual’s initials in your assessment to protect privacy.CORE
ELMSCompletion of this course requires a remote rather than a face-to-face clinical
practicum. You are required to log your time in the CORE ELMS system just as you have for
past courses with clinical interaction. The CORE ELMS link is located in the left-hand
navigation pane.Additional RequirementsLength of submission: Use the provided template.
Most submissions will be 2 to 4 pages. You do not need to include a title page. Be sure to
complete the reference page at the end of the template.Number of references: Cite a
minimum of 5 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that your central ideas.
Resources should be no more than five years old.APA formatting: Make sure that in-text
citations and reference list follow current APA style.ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED,
PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSGRADING RUBRIC· Provide a brief context for the patient,
family, or population struggling with this health problem.· Propose one or more goals that
you deem appropriate and relevant to the health problem.· Briefly state why this health
problem is relevant to your personal practice.Analyze evidence from the literature and
professional sources to decisions related to defining and guiding nursing actions related to

3. a health problem.· Compare and contrast the authors you will be citing, discussing pros and
cons of the evidence you are reading about.· Note whether the authors provide ing
evidence from the literature that is consistent with what you see in your nursing practice.
Discussion 6: Clinical and operational decisions· Assess the quality of the data presented in
the articles you are reading.· Discuss how you would know if the data were unreliable.·
Include what the literature says about barriers to evidence-based practice.· Describe
research studies that present opposing views regarding this health problem.· Describe what
the literature says about a nursing theory or conceptual framework that might frame and
guide your actions during your clinical practicum.Propose potential strategies to improve
patient or population outcomes related to a health problem.· Cite any known authors who
have recommended leadership strategies for nurses to use when providing care to this
patient population.· Discuss research on the effectiveness of these strategies in improving
patient or population outcomes regarding this health problem.· Describe what the literature
says about patient-centered care, empowering patients to make health care decisions,
involving families in patient care, incorporating patient preferences to improve outcomes,
prevent illness, and lower readmissions to hospitals.· Discuss ways your role as a nurse
leader will help improve patient outcomes as described in the literature.Reflect on state
board nursing practice standards relevant to a project related to a health problem.· Discuss
how your state’s nurse practice act will guide your actions in terms of this health problem
for this patient or population.· Identify the most surprising thing that you found while
reading your state’s nurse practice act.· Describe the effects of local, state, and federal laws
on your nursing scope of practice and care for this patient or population.· Explain how
nursing ethics will inform your intervention in this clinical
practicum. ReferencesRemember to compile your APA-formatted reference list. TEACHERS
GRADING RUBRIC: 1. Define a patient, family, or population health problem and realistic
goals relevant to personal practice. Identify one’s relationship to the patient (friend and
family) and how one made contact with the individual. Refer to the individual by initials
only. Passing Grade: Defines a patient, family, or population health problem and realistic
goals relevant to personal practice. Identifies one’s relationship to the patient (friend and
family) and how one made contact with the individual. Refers to the individual by initials
only. Notes the personal or professional significance of the problem within the scope of
nursing practice. 2. Analyze evidence from the literature and professional sources to define
and guide proposed nursing actions to address a health problem. Passing Grade: Analyzes
evidence from the literature and professional sources to define and guide proposed nursing
actions to address a health problem. Notes criteria used to analyze the relevance of these
sources. 3. Propose strategies to improve patient or population outcomes related to a
selected health problem. Passing Grade: Proposes strategies to improve patient or
population outcomes related to a selected health problem. Acknowledges alternate
strategies and provides a rationale for pursuing the proposed strategies. Discussion 6:
Clinical and operational decisions 4. Reflect on state board nursing practice standards
relevant to a selected health problem. Passing Grade: Reflects on state board nursing
practice standards relevant to a health problem. Notes the benefits of integrating standards
into a project. 5. Communicate professionally in writing that is clear and logically organized,

4. with correct grammar, spelling, and use of APA style. Passing Grade: Communicates
professionally in writing that is exceptionally clear and well organized, with correct
grammar, spelling, and flawless use of APA style.