THE CAPSTONE PROJECT

PICOT QUESTION

In mechanically ventilated adult patients, will intermittent sedation compared to continuous sedation decrease the number of use in mechanical ventilation days by a percentage and drop in hospital expenses and decrease in mechanical ventilator days from the time of admission?

TOPIC

Significance of Daily Interruption in Sedation

FIRST PART

Details:

Using 800-1,000 words, discuss methods to evaluate the effectiveness of your proposed solution and variables to be assessed when evaluating project outcomes.

Example: If you are proposing a new staffing matrix that is intended to reduce nurse turnover, improve nursing staff satisfaction, and positively impact overall delivery of care, you may decide the following methods and variables are necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of your proposed solution:

Methods:

1. Survey of staff attitudes and contributors to job satisfaction and dissatisfaction before and after initiating change.

2. Obtain turnover rates before and after initiating change.

3. Compare patient discharge surveys before change and after initiation of change.

Variables:

1. Staff attitudes and perceptions.

2. Patient attitudes and perceptions.

3. Rate of nursing staff turnover.

Develop the tools necessary to educate project participants and to evaluate project outcomes (surveys, questionnaires, teaching materials, PowerPoint slides, etc.).

Refer to the "Topic 4: Checklist."

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

SECOND PART

Using 250-500 words, summarize your strategy for disseminating the results of the project to key stakeholders and to the greater nursing community.

Refer to the "Topic 4: Checklist."

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Topic 4: Checklist

Developing an Evaluation Plan and Disseminating Evidence

Instructions:

This checklist is designed to help students organize the weekly exercises/assignments to be completed as preparation for the final, capstone project proposal. This checklist will also serve as a communication tool between students and faculty. Comments, feedback, and grading for modules 1-4 will be documented using this checklist.