The Assignment you will submit will combine the work you completed (Introduction)  and (Analysis of Existing Evidence) and the Quality Improvement Process . These three sections, when combined, will complete your Capstone Paper.
To prepare for this Assignment:
• Review the Capstone Paper Assignment Guide
o Note the new expectations for Use of evidence and Credit to Source
• Review the Assignment Rubric
For this Assignment, write a paragraph that addresses the following:
• 1. Practice Problem (introduction)
o State the practice problem in measurable terms and that reflect quality indicators. Include data that suggests a practice problem exists. Do not use anecdotal experiences or opinions.
 This is the same problem described in the order 220712 Practice Experience discussion.
 Keep in mind that this section may need to be revised after you complete all of the other sections.
o Provide the rationale for selecting the practice problem. See Chapter 3, page 69, Exhibit 3.15 in the Spath (2018) text for examples.
For this Assignment, write 4-5 paragraphs that address the following:
2. Analysis of Existing Evidence
Summarize the findings from at least five evidence-based sources that support your practice problem. The goal of the analysis of existing evidence is to find the best evidence possible that support a change in practice. Identify research, clinical guidelines, expert opinions, and other relevant information and incorporate the results into your quality improvement project. You must include two-three research studies in your analysis. Using your own words synthesize the evidence that supports your identified practice problem. There should be no quotes or personal opinions included in this section.
• Describe the quality improvement process and the Quality model that will be used as a basis for the practice problem. Include a description of a quality improvement tool(s) that you will use in your quality improvement plan. See Spath, (2018) chapter 6 for examples.
• Explain why the specific process was selected and document your explanation with references.
For this Assignment, you will combine number 1, 2 and 3 assignments and submit a 3-4-pages of paper that addresses the following:
• 1. Practice Problem (Refer to order 220712)
o State the practice problem in measurable terms.
o State the data that suggests a practice problem exists
o Include a purpose statement.
• 2. Analysis of the Existing Evidence (Refer to order 220732)
o Summarize the findings from the evidence analysis that support your practice problem. Include minimum of at least 5 evidence-based practice sources that support your practice problem. Identify research, clinical guidelines, expert opinions, and other relevant information. You must include two-three research studies in your analysis. Using your own words synthesize the evidence that supports your identified practice problem. There should be no quotes or personal opinions included in this section.
3. Quality Improvement Process (Refer to order 220820) (Approximately 2-3 paragraphs)
o Describe the quality improvement process and the quality model that will be used as a basis for the practice problem. This is not your entire quality improvement plan, only a description of the quality improvement process and the quality model you chose. You will develop your specific quality improvement plan in week 4. Include a description of a quality improvement tool(s) that you will use in your quality improvement plan. See Spath, (2018) chapter 6 for examples.
o Explain why the specific process was selected and document your explanation with references.
o Conclusion
Assignment Rubrics: Required Content
• Identified the quality improvement problem. Provided a fully developed quality improvement problem with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.
• Stated in measureable terms that reflect quality indicators. Provided a fully developed problem stated in measureable terms that reflects quality indicators with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.
• Provided the rationale for selecting the practice problem including the importance in improving patient outcomes. Provided a fully developed rationale for the quality improvement problem with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.
• Synthesize the findings from the analysis of evidence that support the practice problem. Provided a fully developed synthesis of findings from the analysis of evidence.
• Applied a quality improvement process to the practice problem. Provided a fully developed discussion of the selected quality improvement process with reasonable analysis of concepts and related issues.
• 6. Chose a specific quality improvement tool that will be used throughout the project. Provided a fully developed discussion of the selected quality improvement tool with reasonable analysis of concepts and related issues.