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NR 451 Week 2 Discussion, The Clinical Question Your capstone change project begins this week when you identify a problem that you judge needs to experience a change in order to produce better patient outcomes. Formulate a significant clinical question that will be the basis for your capstone change project. Relate how you developed the question. Describe the importance of this question to your clinical practice. Define meta-analysis, and explain how this relates to evidence -based practi...

NR 451 Week 4 Discussion – Evaluating Quality Patient Outcomes How can data provide information to evaluate quality patient outcomes? Give an example of data that can reflect poor quality in care. How can quality improvement be a daily task in patient care? Why does continuous quality improvement need to be associated with change?

NR 451 Week 5 Discussion, Core Competencies for Nurses Explore the website for the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative at . How can the QSEN competencies for nurses be implemented into your workplace or professional nursing setting? If you are not currently employed as a nurse, consider a previous care setting that would have benefited from implementation of the QSEN competencies.

NR 451 Week 6 Discussion, Implementing Change Despite Resistance Change can be difficult to implement. Now that you are almost finished with your change project, if you were to implement your project in your clinical practice, what type of resistance do you expect from staff? List at least three ways that you can lessen the resistance you may encounter to help ensure the success of your project.

NR 451 Week 8 Discussion, Your Future What Does the Future Hold? What does the following statement mean to you? In order to meet the challenges of taking care of older and sicker patients, incorporate patient safety and quality of care into practice, and understand economics and its effect on the workforce, nurses must take a leading role in the future of healthcare.

NR 451 Week 7 Discussion, Health Federal Bills in Congress There is much attention on federal health care policy and law. Health Bills: GovT provides a list of federal bills that are currently in process in Congressional Committees. Go to Choose a health-related federal bill of interest to you. Read through the bill and post a summary in your own words. Include the bill number and name. How might this bill impact professional nursing practice standards if passed? If not passed? How mi...