How To Write A Capstone Summary

Capstone Summary Performance improvement is vital to patient safety, quality of care, and patient satisfaction. Regular and an objective view at clinical outcomes is important for the nurse practitioner to engage in to ensure that his or her practice. This continual focus on improving outcomes ensures that quality care is being provided and optimal outcomes are met. This capstone project was a critical evaluation of the performance of a large family practice clinic. The goal of this project was to quantify the performance of the providers in the practice in their treatment of diabetes.

In this quality improvement project, data was gathered and analyzed using benchmark data from the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) that was collected from other participants in in the quality improvement exercise. This allowed the providers in the practice to assess their outcomes as compared to their peers nationwide. Strengths as well as opportunities for improvement were identified. Interventions were planned and implemented to meet the opportunities. After a period of intervention, the assessment tool was completed again and the effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated.

Each participant agreed to participate in the survey and were asked 10 questions that were designed to assess the patient’s understanding of his or her goals of treatment. Once the patient portion was completed, a chart review was conducted to gathered objective clinical data including hemoglobin A1c, LDL, and documentation of eye exams. Once data was collected, it was entered into a database maintained by the ABFM and analyzed. Data from the practice was compared to the data of other participants nationally and allowed the providers to view their strengths and opportunities for