Assignment : Evidence-Based Organizational

Assignment : Evidence-Based Organizational

NOW FOR AN ORIGINAL PAPER ASSIGNMENT:Assignment : Evidence-Based Organizational

Week 7 Project

Evidence-Based Organizational Change—Part 1

Typically it takes seventeen years to get nursing research from the “bench to the bedside,” and this is entirely too long! Just think of the compromises or “missteps” in nursing care that could negatively impact patient satisfaction and patient outcomes. Organizational change, as well as nursing care, must be grounded in evidence-based strategies at all times. It can be challenging to seek out and apply evidence-based knowledge for clinical practice, operational issues, and nursing leadership. Nurse leaders must have quality time to ponder, review, locate, analyze, and synthesize evidence-based resources to guide practice and organizational change. Nurse leaders must be able to apply effective evidence-based strategies to foster and promote quality care and achieve the organizational mission and strategic outcomes. Nurse leaders must also be able to clearly communicate change to multiple key stakeholders within the healthcare organization. One of the ways to communicate change is to prepare an executive summary describing the proposed change.

This week, you will begin preparing an executive summary of an evidence-based organizational change to improve one aspect or focus of the healthcare organization’s strategic plan. You will also present your rationale for implementing the evidence-based practice change.

The purpose of this assignment is to assess your progress on the final executive summary due in Week 10. This assignment provides you the opportunity to self-assess and determine any issues or challenges that need to be resolved prior to completing and submitting the final assignment.

Week 7 Tasks

Begin this assignment by having a discussion with your practicum preceptor. Select a topic or area of interest related to your administrative experience in your chosen practicum setting.

Using the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the Internet, prepare a 1–2-page paper covering the following:

Selecting the Issue: Provide a brief summary of the issues or problem areas of your selected issue or area of interest. Provide a rationale for implementing the evidence-based practice change to this issue or area of interest.

Data Gathering: Conduct a literature review of at least two to three peer-reviewed articles as well as qualitative data related to the selected topic or area of interest. Explain your findings.

Identifying the Change Theory: Identify one change theory that could apply to your selected topic or area. Briefly explain how you plan to apply this change theory to your selected topic or area of interest. Explain the goodness-of-fit of the selected change theory. Provide a valid rationale for your answer.

Submission Details:

Submit your assignment in Word format to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

Name your document SU_NSG6630_W7_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Week 8 Project

Instructions

This is your fifth out of six journal assignments in this course.

Write a 300–500-word journal entry covering the following:

Identify two or three goals for this week that you have established for yourself related to Practicum II.

Review and reflect on how you met these goals this week.

Explain how you integrated two concepts or content areas from Week 8 into your practicum experience this week.

Identify your area of greatest learning this week.

Submission details:

Submit your journal entry to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

Name your journal entry SU_NSG6630_W8_A2_LastName_FirstInitial

Week 9 Project

Instructions

This is your sixth and final journal assignment.

Write a 300–500-word journal entry covering the following:

Identify two or three goals for this week that you have established for yourself related to Practicum II.

Review and reflect on how you met these goals this week.

Explain how you integrated two concepts or content areas from Week 9 into your practicum experience this week.

Identify your area of greatest learning this week.

Submissons Details:

Submit your journal entry to the Submission Area by the due date assigned.

Name your journal entry SU_NSG6630_W9_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.

Week 10 Project

Instructions

Evidence-Based Organizational Change—Part 2

In Week 7, you began preparing an executive summary of an evidence-based organizational change to improve one aspect or focus of the healthcare organization’s strategic plan. This week, you will finalize your executive summary and submit your assignment.

The purpose of the executive summary is to prepare a presentation for an audience of key stakeholders, such as a board of trustees or group of nurse executives and/or policy makers. An executive summary is a 2–3-page overview written in easy-to-understand language highlighting the essence of the evidence-based organizational change.

Week 10 Tasks

Begin this assignment by incorporating the instructor’s feedback on the assignment you submitted in Week 7.

Then, prepare a 2–3-page paper addressing the following:

Create an executive summary of the evidence-based organizational change to improve one aspect or focus of the healthcare organization’s strategic plan regarding your selected topic or area of interest. The text in the summary should be double-spaced.

Develop your rationale for implementing the evidence-based practice change by including the following:

An overview of your chosen topic or area of interest and rationale for selection.

An explanation of the change theory you selected and its goodness-of-fit.

A brief analysis and comment on your literature review findings and the qualitative data gathered in support.

Submission Details:

The forms should be submitted to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

Name your document SU_NSG6630_W10_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc

On a separate page, cite all sources using the APA format.