• Assess the contribution of your intervention to patient or family satisfaction and quality of life.
o Describe feedback received from the patient, family, or group on your intervention as a solution to the problem.
o Explain how your intervention enhances the patient, family, or group experience.
• Describe your use of evidence and peer-reviewed literature to plan and implement your capstone project.
o Explain how the principles of evidence-based practice informed this aspect of your project.
• Assess the degree to which you successfully leveraged health care technology in your capstone project to improve outcomes or communication with the patient, family, or group.
o Identify opportunities to improve health care technology use in future practice.
• Explain how health policy influenced the planning and implementation of your capstone project, as well as any contributions your project made to policy development.
o Note specific observations related to the baccalaureate-prepared nurse’s role in policy implementation and development.
• Explain whether capstone project outcomes matched your initial predictions.
o Discuss the aspects of the project that met, exceeded, or fell short of your expectations.
o Discuss whether your intervention can, or will be, adopted as a best practice.
o Describe the generalizability of your intervention outside this particular setting.
o Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form.
• Assess your personal and professional growth throughout your capstone project and this course.
o Address your provision of ethical care and demonstration of professional standards.
