Chamberlain College of NursingNR451 RN Capstone Course
Capstone Project Milestone 1:
Practice Issue and Evidence Summary Worksheets
Student Name: Date:
Directions
1. Refer to the guidelines for specific details on how to complete this assignment.
2. Type your answers directly into the worksheets below.
3. Submit to the Dropbox by the end of Week 3, Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.
4. Post questions about this assignment to the Q & A Forum. You may also email questions to the instructor for a private response.
Practice Issue Worksheet
List the topic and include the citation for the systematic review you have selected:
The topic is Hospital Readmissions.
Citation for systematic review is Hall, K. K., Chang, A. B., & O'Grady, K.F. (2016). Discharge plans to prevent hospital readmission for acute exacerbations in children with chronic respiratory illness (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD012315. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012315.
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What is the practice issue you have identified related to the topic you have chosen?
The rehospitalization trend after discharge on grounds of the same illness which prompts the hospital personal to come up with procedures that would help reduce such occurrences.