Running head: CAPSTONE PROJECT TOPIC SELECTION AND APPROVAL
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Capstone Project Topic Selection and Approval
Grand Canyon University; NRS 490
December 18, 2018
CAPSTONE PROJECT TOPIC SELECTION AND APPROVAL
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Capstone Project Topic Selection and Approval
A pressure injury (PI) is a damaged area of the skin that was caused by pressure,
shearing, friction or any combination of these things (Bereded, Salih, & Abebe, 2018). The
majority of PI are located over bony prominences of the body (Montenegro de Albuquerque et
al., 2018). Over 6% of the population of patients that have a PI will die from complication
(Bereded, Salih, & Abebe, 2018). Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury’s (HAPI’s) are a definite
concern for all involved. PI prevention in hospitalized patients admitted to the medical-surgical
unit will be the primary focus for this capstone project topic.
It has come to the attention of the organization involved that there is no standardization
for evaluating PI prevalence and incidence scores. The facilities are aware there are HAPI’s
occurring, however the process for how each assessment and documentation is done, is being
questioned. While development of this standardization will take several months and a large
multidisciplinary team with multiple meetings, educating staff on evidence-based practice
