Capstone Project Proposal

Order Description Improving Clinical Communication using SBAR Describe the purpose within the realm of clinical communication, ie. timely and complete communication. It must be S = Specific M = measurable, A = Attainable/Achievable, R = Realistic T = Time Bound Project Proposal 1 Capstone Project Proposal Form To gain approval for your Capstone Project, you will first prepare and submit a project proposal. You will have the opportunity during the first three (3) weeks of the course to refine your project proposal based on feedback from your course instructor. Student Name Course Instructor Date Proposal Information Met or Not met Instructor Comments and Suggestions for Improvement 1. Organizational Section: a. Student name b. Organization where project will take place c. Rationale for Organization selection d. Project Mentor Information, provide copy of CV or resume e. Rationale for Project Mentor selection Veterans Affairs Medical Center Washington DC 2. Project Information Section: a. Project Title: make sure your title clearly describes your project and grabs the interest of your audience. b. Project Purpose: Make sure that your Improving Clinical Communication using SBAR Describe the purpose within the realm of clinical communication, ie. timely and complete communication. It must be S = Specific M = measurable, A = Attainable/Achievable, R = Realistic T = Time Bound Project Proposal 2 purpose is clear, understandable, and realistic. 3. Summary of Project: Provide a clear picture of project intent in paragraph form, using APA format. Please keep your summary to 150 words or less. 4a. Learning outcomes (minimum of 3): Student learning outcomes are related to what you will be learning while completing your project. This pertains to what YOU are learning, not what your project participants are getting out of your project. For example, “Function as a leader in the Interprofessional health care team”. Your student learning outcomes must be clear, measurable, and achievable within your allotted time frame, adhere to Bloom’s taxonomy, and relate to the course outcomes. Project Proposal 3 4b. Evaluation of student learning outcome achievement: Explain how you will know if you have achieved your student learning outcomes. Your evaluation plans must be clearly described, realistic, and measure what is intended to be measured. This is where you explain how you will measure your own success in reaching your goals. For example, “Project mentor acknowledges my leadership skills with the Interprofessional team”. 5a. Project Outcomes (minimum of 3): ? Provides a minimum of 3 project outcomes related to what will be accomplished by completing this project in the chosen setting. ? Project outcomes are measurable, achievable, meaningful, and related to the perceived benefit to Project Proposal 4 the organization and or project participants. 5b. Evaluation of Project Outcomes: ? Explain how you will know if your project outcome was met ? Describe any tools for measurement and data collection, if used 6. Benefits to the Organization: The project clearly benefits the organization. 7. Presentation Plans to the Organization : Plans for presenting the project (how, when, and what) to the organization are professional, realistic, appropriate. 8. Annotated Bibliography : Build an annotated bibliography using at least 4 scholarly references in APA format (you may choose to use all of these references in your Capstone Project Paper). Project Proposal 5 ? Citation using APA format. ? Individual summary of each article (usually about one paragraph long and between 8-11 sentences). ? Evaluation of the authority or background of the author ? Type of reference ? Main theme ? Explanation of how this work supports your project 9. Timeline or Schedule: ? Provide a timeline or schedule that is realistic and based on the selected project ? b. Forecast when each project component will be completed *This Project Proposal form is used by your course instructor to evaluate your work and provide feedback. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The End of Proposal Template <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Project Proposal 6 Please use SMART acronym when writing your Capstone Project Proposal. See details of what SMART stand for. Capstone Project Title is Improving Clinical Communication using SBAR Goal Setting Using the SMART Acronym for your Capstone Project Proposal due in 3 days. Goal setting is a process of determining what the participant’s goals are, working towards them and assessing whether their goals are met. A prevalent process for setting goals uses the SMART acronym, Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. It's not the only way that participant-centered nutrition and/or health goal(s) could be established. S = Specific M = Measurable A = Attainable/Achievable R = Realistic T = Time Bound Specific A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. Provide enough detail so that there is no indecision as to what exactly the participant should be doing. An example of a general goal would be, "Increase consumption of fruits and vegetables." But a specific goal would say, "Increase fruits and vegetables consumption by including a serving at one meal per day." Measurable Choose a goal with measurable progress, so the participant can see the change as it occurs. A measurable goal has an outcome that can be assessed either on a sliding scale (1-10), or as a hit or miss, success or failure. Based on our example, " Increase fruits and vegetables consumption by including a serving at one meal per day” would be a measurable goal because we are measuring if the participant consumed fruits and vegetables one meal per day. Project Proposal 7 Attainable/Achievable An achievable goal has an outcome that is realistic given the participant’s current social, economic, or cultural resources and time available. Goal achievement may be more of a “stretch” if the outcome is difficult to begin with. Our example of a goal was to " Increase fruits and vegetables consumption by including a serving at one meal per day.” Is consuming a serving of fruits and vegetables one meal a day possible for the participant? If not, then this would not be an attainable goal. Realistic Start small; with what the participant can and will do and let the participant experience the joys of meeting their goal. Gradually increase the intensity of the goal after having a discussion with the participant, parent or caretaker to redefine the goal. Is our example goal " Increase fruits and vegetables consumption by including a serving at one meal per day” realistic for a WIC participant’s food budget? If not, then we might want to redefine the goal. Time Bound Set a timeframe for the goal: for next week, in three months, by six months. Setting an end point for the goal gives the participant a clear target to achieve. Nutrition follow-up ideally should occur within the 6-month certification period (best practice) but shall occur within one year or two certification periods or prior to the participant's change in categorical status. Remember that follow-up is an essential component of WIC value enhanced nutrition services provided for the benefit of program participants. Follow Up should be provided to find out how the participant has addressed a nutrition issue, but should not replace a nutrition education contact/intervention.