Briefly reflect on your general education capstone experience and address the following questions:What are the key takeaways from this class that you will carry with you?What did it take to bring your paper and presentation together, and how has that experience shaped your professional outlook?What recommendations or advice would you provide for students who will take this capstone course in the future?Your paper should be 1/2–1 page in length. Adhere to APA Style throughout.This is a description of what the capstone course is about.* The capstone seminar is a culminating in-depth experience in which students formulate their integrated General Education learning experiences into a final oral and written research-based project, which comprehensively addresses a pressing issue in health care and advances a proposed defensible solution. The application of learned methods, concepts, and theories into the construction of this project serves as the culminating summative evaluation of General Education Program Learning Outcomes achievement following completion of the General Education courses.

Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy initiatives.Nurses can play a very important role assessing program/policy evaluation for the same reasons that they can be so important to program/policy design. Nurses bring expertise and patient advocacy that can add significant insight and impact. In this Assignment, you will practice applying this expertise and insight by selecting an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation and reflecting on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program/policy.To Prepare:Review the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template provided in the Resources.Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you.Review community, state, or federal policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described.The Assignment: (2–3 pages)Based on the program or policy evaluation you selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following:Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes.How was the success of the program or policy measured?How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.

Used the website and other to help with the discussion questions. Longest, B. B., & Darr, K. (2014). Managing health services organizations and systems )6th ed). Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press.Hakanen, M., & Soudunsaari, A. (2012). Building trust in high-performing teams. Technology Innovation Management Review, 2(6), 38–41.Healey, B. J., & Marchese, M. C. (2012). Foundations of health care management: Principles and methods. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.1. Workforce AnalysisFor this discussion question, review the scenario presented in the Vila Health: Human Resources multimedia piece.The operating room (OR) at your hospital has seen an increase in surgical cases. As a result of the increase, the OR schedule is unable to accommodate new elective cases for approximately two months. To accommodate patient demands and not lose business, the nurse manager would like to open two additional operating suites; however, due to lack of staff, she is unable to do so. For your initial response to the discussion, respond to the following:What information does the nurse manager need to conduct an analysis of the current workforce?Once all information is obtained, how will the nurse manager create a business case for the staffing need? One approach would be to return on investment versus the cost to staff.Finally, discuss the implications of not anticipating future needs of the organization, addressing the patient demand on the organization, the need for additional services, and staffing. Support your response with findings from the literature.2. Staffing AlternativesOnce a staffing need has been acknowledged, the decision must be made as to the appropriate employment type suited for the identified need. Options include full time, part time, per diem outsourcing and in the case of physicians, locum tenens. For your initial response to the below discussion question:Pick two employment types and define each.Identify the positives and negatives of each employment type you identified.3. Competitive Advantages Through Workforce DiversityChanges in demographics of the United States population require organizations to develop and cultivate teams that reflect the characteristics and cultures of the patients they serve. Diversity and inclusion among the health care workforce, considered a strategic necessity by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), is an innovative necessity for organizations to deliver value and reduce disparities that currently exist. For your initial response, address the following:Discuss what a high-performing, highly diverse team is.Discuss why diversity should be everyone’s responsibility within the organization.Identify the implications of not cultivating and sustaining a diverse workforce for the organization as well as the consumers.Examine how culture and diversity can leverage the organization to make innovative strategic decisions.Requirements: 800-900 words

Scenarios:A researcher wants to know why individuals in Community A have a higher rate of a rare form of cancer when compared to those living in Community B. To find out the reasons for the differences in cancer rates in these two communities, the investigator surveyed residents about their lifestyle, noted the types of businesses that were present in the community and searched medical records. The researcher found that the headquarters for the Toxico Chemical Plant is located in Community A, there is a higher rate of cigarette smoking in this community and residents tended to delay or skip going to the doctor for an annual checkup. In Community B, the largest employer was a department store and on average, residents did not smoke as much as residents from Community A. However, like individuals from Community A, Community B residents tended to delay or skip their annual checkups with their doctor.Instructions: Minimum 300 wordsRead the scenario above and answer the following questions:What makes this a descriptive study?What type of data collection method was used in this scenario?  What type of collection methods are usually used in descriptive studies?Why did the researcher collect information about the lifestyle of community residents? What about the type of businesses present in each community? Medical records?Can the investigator establish that the chemical plant and cigarette smoking are the cause for the higher rate of cancer among those in Community A?Can the investigator establish that lower smoking rates and the absence of a chemical factory explain the lower rate of cancer among those in Community B?

Clinical Practice GuidelinesInstructions: 300 wordsSearch and locate one systematic review or practice guideline in your topic of interest (Include the citation).Evaluate the following:The systematic review or practice guideline relies primarily on studies conducted in the last five years.The review provides support for the importance of the studyThe authors have use primary, rather than secondary sources.Studies are critically examined and reported objectivelyThe systematic review or practice guideline is organized so that a logical unfolding of Ideas is apparent that supports the need for the reviewThe systematic review or practice guideline ends with a summary of the most important knowledge.