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Capstone Project Topic Selection and Approval 1
Capstone Project Topic Selection and Approval
Porsha Collins
NRS-490
Alicia Strong
July 29, 2018

Capstone Project Topic Selection and Approval 2
Problem the Project Will Focus On.
Meeting with the mentor at my practicum site, we collaborated a problem that the facility
was facing which is nurse turnover. My practicum site is a long-term or rehabilitation care that is
majority occupied by geriatric patients, age 65 and older. Nurse turnover is one of the biggest
problems many organizations faces due to work environment, staffing issues, or better salary at
another facility. However, this facility has a tough time retaining nurse, because of the poor
working environment, and inadequate staffing.
Setting
Like previously said, my practicum site is at a long-term care or rehabilitation center.
This long-term care or rehabilitation center can house 99 residents, but currently has 92 resident
that are 65 years of age and older. With that said, high turnover rates in a long-term care or