This assignment is intended to help you learn to do the following:
Employ evidence-based decision making to address a current health concern.
Develop a policy change to improve patient outcomes.
Discuss the role of the nurse leader in implementing a practice policy change.
Apply leadership skills, decision-making, communication, and collaboration in an evidence-based project.
Identify how the nurse leader will involve members of an interprofessional team in a practice policy change.
Using the annotated bibliography that you prepared in Module 5, plus additional scholarly resources and professional websites, it is now time to fully develop your practice policy change. You will write a formal paper that is designed to reflect how a nurse leader would manage a practice policy change. See the Portfolio Project Overview for further details.
Action Items
Using APA format, write a formal paper. It is anticipated that your paper will be at least 5-6 pages long, excluding the cover page and reference page.
For each of the following areas, address the topic in 2-3 paragraphs. You will be expected to include 6-10 citations to support your paper. You may select from your annotated bibliography as well as any additional articles and professional resources you have identified. Here are the topics you need to address:
Assess the need for a practice change to improve patient outcomes.
Provide the data to support the need.
Identify evidence-based interventions to improve patient outcomes.
Develop a recommended practice policy change. Include evidence-based interventions to support your recommendations.
Identify steps the nurse leader will take to implement the change, including:
The aim/goals of the project
Stakeholders to be involved
Detailed timeline
Communication methods
Identify how the nurse leader will involve members of an interprofessional team in a practice change.
Submission Instructions
Submit your assignment. Your work will automatically be checked by Turnitin.
Review your Submission Details and access your Turnitin report. Revise your work as needed based on the feedback. If the similarity report is greater than 24%, modify the paper to properly paraphrase and cite all sources.
By the due date indicated, re-submit the final version of your work.