Will it meet the requirements of your degree satisfactorily? It needs to cover a significant, preferably interdisciplinary portion of your senior studies.
Is it relevant to the profession you intend to join?
Is it interesting and provoking? Choosing a fascinating topic helps capture the interest of your audience and instructor. It also helps to keep you motivated even during the rough patches.
Does it have enough research, data, or supporting material already published? A novel idea may be good at first glance, but you will have a very hard time doing the necessary groundwork. The idea needs to be doable with the available resources.
Nursing Capstone Project Ideas
Best strategies for treating children with diabetes.
Shortage of nurses in (public) health care institutions.
Critical care practices for terminally ill patients.
Changing behavioral practices in society to combat non-communicable diseases e.g. HIV, Cancer, Diabetes.
Educating students on sexual health to prevent teenage STDs and pregnancies.
Patients with mental health issues - addressing stigma and care for those without autonomous decision-making skills.
Compassion fatigue among operating room nurses.
Unconventional art therapy for managing depression in youths.
Nurse safety in psychiatric care centers.
Lyme diseases.
Technology in nursing: reliance on ventilators during the
Coronavirus pandemic.
Point-of-care testing.
Senior High School Capstone Project Topic Examples
Tax breaks to religious organizations: should they be withdrawn?
Do students spend too much time at school? Track your own school schedule and document its impact on your social and personal development.
Gender inequality in sports. Tell the story of how you or a friend has been affected by gender discrimination in sports.
Puerto Rico’s bid to become a US state.
The role of robots in medicine/factories/our homes today.
Fashion trends through history and how they have changed the human perception of clothing.
Music therapy and its benefits in treating teenage depression.
Study the effects of Shakespeare on culture and write your own play/poem/short story.
Tell a story in photos, e.g, a favorite rock band, or the development of air transportation. Explore how technology in photography has transformed over time.
BSN Nursing Capstone Project Idea Examples
Cardiac skills among teens
Role of anesthesia nurses in palliative care.
Review of nursing roles.
HPV community awareness and vaccination.
Prevention and management of dementia.
The role of probiotics in preventing diarrhea caused by antibiotics.
Monitoring of patients with sleep apnea and/or heart conditions.