Course Code: NURS 4685<\/p>\n
Course Title: RN-BSN Capstone<\/p>\n
University: University of Texas at Arlington<\/p>\n
Semester: Spring 2026<\/p>\n
Level: Undergraduate (Final Year)<\/p>\n
Assessment Weighting: 30%<\/p>\n
Due Date: Week 6<\/p>\n
Word Count: 1,500\u20132,000 words<\/p>\n
This assessment initiates the capstone quality improvement (QI) project, requiring a formal proposal for a practice change. It aligns with AACN essentials for systems leadership and QI, using models like PDSA to address real clinical issues. Students build on prior knowledge of evidence-based practice to plan sustainable improvements in patient safety or outcomes.<\/p>\n
Develop a QI project proposal identifying a clinical problem, reviewing literature, stating aims, and outlining implementation\/evaluation using PDSA cycles. Focus on feasible changes in areas like patient safety, education, or processes.<\/p>\n
Project targeted reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) on a medical-surgical unit where rates exceeded benchmarks at 4.2 per 1,000 catheter days. Literature confirmed nurse-driven removal protocols lowered incidence by 30-50% in similar settings. Aim stated decreasing CAUTIs by 40% over six months through daily reviews and early removals. Plan phase developed checklist and education sessions involving staff nurses and physicians. Do phase piloted on one pod with weekly audits tracking compliance. Study phase analysed infection rates and feedback surveys monthly. Act phase standardised protocol unit-wide if successful. Evaluation used run charts for rates and staff satisfaction scores. As Langley et al. (2009) describe, iterative PDSA cycles enable rapid testing and refinement for reliable improvements. Stakeholder buy-in ensured through monthly updates.<\/p>\n
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Assessment Task 5: Quality Improvement Project Proposal Course Details Course Code: NURS 4685 Course Title: RN-BSN Capstone University: University of Texas at Arlington Semester: Spring 2026 Level: Undergraduate (Final Year) Assessment Weighting: 30% Due Date: Week 6 Word Count: 1,500\u20132,000 words Context This assessment initiates the capstone quality improvement (QI) project, requiring a formal proposal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4034,3957,4035,4036],"tags":[4037,4038,4039,4040,4041,4042],"class_list":["post-11960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nursing-capstone-project-proposal","category-nursing-change-management-assignment","category-nursing-practice-change-project","category-project-proposal","tag-capstone-proposal-brief","tag-nurs-4685-capstone-rubric","tag-nursing-change-project-guidelines","tag-nursing-qi-project-proposal-assignment","tag-pdsa-quality-improvement-instructions-2026","tag-university-of-texas-arlington-qi-task"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11960\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}