Send the exact assignment or rubric from your course of study and a custom sample written to it lands in 24 to 48 hours, the first one free. D226 is WGU’s BSNU Capstone course. It centers on leading a small, evidence-based quality improvement in the nurse's own setting, from the problem and its data through a plan-do-study-act cycle. Searches like "d226 task 2 assignment example", "D226 sample paper", and "D226 task samples" land on this page.
What D226 is really about
By the capstone, the RN-to-BSN student has studied research, quality, leadership and population health as separate subjects. D226 asks for them in one piece of work. The student identifies a problem in their own setting, shows it with data, finds evidence for an intervention, and plans or carries out a small test of change using the plan-do-study-act model. Evaluators read for coherence: the problem statement, the evidence, the intervention and the measure should all be about the same thing. A capstone that begins with falls and measures patient satisfaction has lost its thread, and the evaluator will notice before the second page.
The model is familiar to most nurses and deceptively easy to write badly. Plan means a prediction and a measure, not just a task list. Do means a small test, run on a limited scale for a limited time. Study means comparing what happened with what was predicted. Act means deciding whether to adopt, adapt or abandon. Many capstones collapse the four into one paragraph each and lose the reasoning that connects them. Practice hours and logs connected to the course remain the student's own record and are never drafted here. The facilities, data and staff in these samples are composites.
What D226’s tasks ask for
Current versions typically ask for a capstone paper or proposal that describes a practice problem in the student's setting with supporting data, reviews evidence for an intervention, sets a measurable aim, and lays out a plan-do-study-act cycle. Expect to name stakeholders and their roles, the resources required, the measures you will collect and how you will analyze them, and the barriers you anticipate. Some versions ask for results from a small test, others for a plan only. A reflection on leadership or on the program's outcomes may be requested. Current sources are expected throughout, with older landmark studies used where they still anchor the evidence.
Why D226 tasks come back for revision
Capstones come back most often for a problem with no baseline data, which leaves the aim floating and the evaluation unanswerable. A second pattern is an intervention supported by evidence about a different population or setting, with no argument for why it should transfer. The study stage is frequently thin: a sentence saying results will be analyzed, with no statement of what would count as improvement. Some drafts omit the act stage entirely. Revision is routine and usually targeted; the notes will name the aspect, and the fix is almost always adding the missing number or decision.
The D226 drawers
D226 Task 1 PDSA capstone paper example
In many versions the task is a capstone paper taking one practice problem through a PDSA cycle. On request, free, 24-48h.
D226 Task 2 capstone reflection example
Some versions add a reflective piece on leadership growth and program outcomes. On request, free, 24-48h.
Your course of study shows something else?
Western Governors University revises courses; task counts and deliverables shift between terms. Send what your classroom shows and the desk matches it exactly.
Using a D226 sample the right way
Read a D226 sample for the thread that runs through it. Notice that the baseline, aim and study measure use the same metric, and that the act decision follows from what the study found. Then build your capstone from a problem you can see in your own setting, since the evaluator is judging your ability to improve it. Send the task instructions and rubric aspects for a custom sample in 24-48h, the first one free.
How these samples are written
Every sample on this board is written the way the custom ones are: the rubric aspects decoded first, a subject-matched writer drafting each aspect visibly, format and originality checked before it ships. WGU revises courses and instruments; a custom request is always written to the aspects in YOUR portal, never from a stale template.
D226 questions, answered
Do I have to implement the change in D226?
That depends on your course version. Some ask for a plan only, others for a small test with results. Read your task instructions carefully. If you are only planning, the study stage still needs a stated measure and a prediction so the evaluator can see how success would be judged.
How much data do I need for the problem statement?
Enough to show the problem exists and to set a baseline. A few months of an existing measure, such as incident reports, audit results or a quality dashboard figure, is usually sufficient. State the source and time period. If data are confidential, describe them in rates or percentages rather than raw counts.
Can I choose a problem that is not strictly clinical?
Yes, if it affects patient care and can be measured. Workflow, communication and specimen handling problems all make good capstones. Keep the problem inside nursing's sphere of influence, so that the intervention is something nurses can actually change.