Capstone project-Week 4

Please remember my capstone topic-enhancing education and type 2 diabetics in the primary care setting.

Details-You will create this assignment following the Assignment Detail instructions below.

Assignment Details:

This assignment is the “Technical Manual” for your project. You are creating a Logic Modela visual and narrative map that connects your resources to your final outcomes.

Part 1: The SMART Goal Framework

Construct three SMART goals for your project:

• One Outcome Goal (focused on patient/student/system results).
• One Process Goal (focused on staff compliance or intervention delivery).
• One Balancing Measure (how will you ensure this change doesn’t cause a problem elsewhere, like increasing nurse burnout?).

Part 2: The Data Management Plan

Create a table outlining your measurement strategy:

• Metric Name
• Data Source (e.g., EHR, Survey, Observation)
• Frequency of Collection (e.g., Weekly, Monthly)
• Person Responsible (Who is the “Data Owner”?)
• Analysis Plan: How will you compare the “Before” (Baseline) to the “After” (Implementation)?

Part 3: Alignment Narrative

In approximately 1-2 pages, evaluate how these goals and measurements fulfill the promise of your Literature Review. Justify how your data collection plan maintains patient/staff privacy and meets accreditation or regulatory requirements.

Submission Requirements

• APA 7th Edition format.
• Include the SMART Goals and Data Management Table
• Minimum of 2 scholarly references regarding quality improvement or informatics standards.

SMART Goal Framework Template Example

Goal Type

SMART Goal Statement

Alignment to Evidence (from Week 2)

Primary Stakeholder(s)

Outcome Goal (Patient/Student Impact)

Example: By the end of 8 weeks, reduce post-operative pneumonia rates by 15% on Unit 4 North.

Link this goal to a specific finding in your literature synthesis.

E.g., Patient, Surgeon, Unit Manager

Process Goal (Compliance/Execution)

Example: 90% of bedside RNs will document the use of the incentive spirometer protocol in the EHR.

Why is this specific process the key to the outcome?

E.g., Bedside Nurses, Educator

Balancing Measure (System Stability)

Example: Nursing satisfaction scores regarding “documentation burden” will remain stable or improve.

How do you ensure this change doesn’t cause harm elsewhere?

E.g., Nursing Staff, IT Department

Data Management & Informatics Plan Template Example

Metric Name

Data Source (EHR, Survey, Audit)

Collection Frequency

Data Owner (Person Responsible)

Informatics/Ethics Check (PLO5/6)

Metric 1: (e.g., Mean time to antibiotics)

E.g., Automated EHR Time-Stamp Report.

Weekly

E.g., Quality Improvement Officer

How will you protect HIPAA? How will you verify accuracy?

Metric 2: (e.g., Staff Knowledge Score)

E.g., Likert-scale survey via Qualtrics.

Pre- & Post-Implementation

E.g., Project Lead (You)

Is the data anonymous? Where will the digital files be stored?

Metric 3: (e.g., Protocol Compliance)

E.g., Direct observation or chart audit.

Bi-Weekly

E.g., Unit Champions

How will you prevent “observer bias” or data entry errors?