Improving Completion of Advanced Directives In Nursing Home

Type: Dissertation Proposal

Subject: Advanced Communication in Palliative Care

Subject area: Nursing

Education Level: PhD Program

Length: 11 pages

Referencing style: APA

Preferred English: US English

Spacing Option: Double

Instructions:What is the gap in practice, policy, or program at your organization that this question seeks to address?How did you determine this was a need at your organization/site of project implementation? What data is available from your site or organization to substantiate the identified need?  Provide 2-4 studies or EBP guidelines from the literature that supports this need change. Introduction to the Project

• Identify the focus of the project.
• Establish the significance.
  • Be certain to include at least one or two background studies related to the topic.
• State the project aims and their relationship to your PICOT question.
• Explain how the project is relevant to nursing, health administration or public health practice.

Note: Be sure to include in-text citations in this section and a full reference page (in APA format) following Part II.

eview of the Literature

• Conduct an exhaustive review of the literature.
• Synthesize the literature on the topic (provide evidence table as an appendix).
• Summarize how the study will contribute to knowledge by filling in gaps, validating, or testing knowledge. 
• Provide details of your exhaustive search process. Be certain to list:
  • All of the keywords or search phrases.