1. Identify and share the problem you have chosen to address for the Capstone paper. Discuss why you chose this problem and why you think it is important to address or solve.
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3. Discuss the role and importance of research in the healthcare field, specifically for nurses, nurse educators, and nurse leaders. What role does research play in your own nursing role?
200 words each and 2 references each from reliable sources
Sample Capstone paper topics:
• Reducing the incidence of pressure ulcer formation
• Behavioral and oral motor interventions for feeding problems in children
• Prevention and management of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Guided imagery for pediatric post-operative pain
• Communication skills training – Effect on nurses’ confidence and competence in providing psychosocial
support to patients and families
• Care of type I Diabetes Mellitus – Bedside nurses providing support for caregivers of newly diagnosed
patients
• Compassion fatigue – Training and self-care skills among intensive care nurses
• Alarm fatigue – Prevention and management in critical care units
• Reducing pain for children and adolescents receiving injections
• Care of central lines to reduce infections
• Ultrasound guidance for peripheral intravenous access in the pediatric population
• The effects of oral hygiene on ventilation-associated pneumonia
• Fall prevention in elderly patients
• Care of children with ADHD
• Suicide prevention
• Pre-term birth – The impact on economy, families, and communities
• Self-care management with Type II Diabetes
• Cultural issues in nursing practice
• Managing patients from different cultures
• End-of-life care and family involvement
• How to identify an abused child during assessment
• Patient and family engagement in primary care
• Geriatrics – Care of the elderly population
