Evidence Based Practice Change Process – Online Nursing Essays

NR 451 Week 6 Assignment Evidence Based Practice Change Process

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is: To apply a change process using the ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation and a The information from the ‘Illustration’ part of our lessons in Weeks 1-6 will mentor you through this process. Your change process is to be set up as a pilot project.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

  • C02: Proposes leadership and collaboration strategies for use with consumers and other healthcare providers in managing care and/or delegating responsibilities for health promotion, illness prevention, health restoration and maintenance, and rehabilitative activities. (PO#2)
  • C08: Selects evidence for best practices when planning professional nursing care involving systems, processes, and devices for individuals, families, aggregates and communities. (PO#8)

Directions

A short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment may be viewed here: Evidence8ased Practice Change process (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Download the ESP Change Process form (Links to an external site.)during Week

The use of this specific form is REQUIRED and is due at the end of Week 6. A short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment may be viewed in the short video above.

Identify a clinical topic and related nursing practice issue you think needs to changed. Locate a systematic review on your topic from the Cochrane Database of Systematic. Reviews located in the Chamberlain ibrary. Be sure this involves nursing actions.

Work through each step of the ACE Star Model as outlined on the assignment form (Star Points 1-5: Discovery, Summary, ranslation, Implementation, and Evaluation). Respond to the instructions provided on the form.

Follow the activities and thinking of Nurse Daniel in Weeks 1-6 in the ‘Illustration’ part of each lesson. He will be working through a clinical topic and nursing practice issue to demonstrate a change (ACE Star Model and systematic review). Work on a portion of the process each week, as the illustration unfolds.

Please reach out to your instructor for feedback or assistance with your PICOT question as needed. Required and Additional Background Reading in Weeks 1 and 2. Under Readings is available for more information on the ACE Star Model and the use of systematic reviews.

Please cite any references (in APA format) of your systematic review or other scholarly document (optional) as needed… No quotes for this assignment please!

For questions about this assignment please contact your instructor. Use the grading rubric as a final way to check that all components of the form have been completed. The rubric is the tool your instructor will use to assess your content.

Participation: RN-to-BSN

In discussions, you, as a student, will interact with your instructor and classmates to explore topics related to the content of this course. You will be graded for the following.

1. Attendance

Discussions (graded): Discussions are a critical learning experience in the online classroom. Participation in all discussions is required.

2. Guidelines and Rubric for Discussions

PURPOSE: Threaded discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions students:

  • Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
  • Integrate scholarly resources
  • Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates
  • Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner

Participation Requirement: You are required to post a minimum of three (3) times in each graded discussion. These three (3) posts must be on a minimum of two (2) separate days. You must respond to the initial discussion question by 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday.

Participation points: It is expected that you will meet the minimum participation requirement described above. If not:

  • You will receive a 10% point deduction in a thread if your response to the initial question is not posted by 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday
  • You will also receive a 10% point deduction in a thread if you do not post at least three (3) times in each thread on at least two (2) separate days.

3. Threaded Discussion Guiding Principles

The ideas and beliefs underpinning the threaded discussions (TDs) guide students through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their selected field of practice. The use of TDs provides students with opportunities to contribute level-appropriate knowledge and experience to the topic in a safe, caring, and fluid environment that models professional and social interaction. The TD’s ebb and flow is based upon the composition of student and faculty interaction in the quest for relevant scholarship. Participation in the TDs generates opportunities for students to actively engage in the written ideas of others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their peers and course faculty. TDs foster the development of members into a community of learners as they share ideas and inquiries, consider perspectives that may be different from their own, and integrate knowledge from other disciplines.

4. Participation Guidelines

You are required to post a minimum of three (3) times in each graded discussion. These three (3) posts must be on a minimum of two (2) separate days. You must respond to the initial discussion question by 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday. Discussions for each week close on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time (MT). To receive credit for a week’s discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. For courses with Week 8 graded discussions, the threads will close on Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. All discussion requirements must be met by that deadline.

5. Grading Rubric

Discussion Criteria  A
(100%)
Outstanding or highest level of performance 		 B
(87%)
Very good or high level of performance		 C
(76%)
Competent or satisfactory level of performance		 F
(0)
Poor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performance
Answers the initial graded threaded discussion question(s)/topic(s), demonstrating knowledge and understanding of concepts for the week.
16 points		 Addresses all aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying experiences, knowledge, and understanding regarding all weekly concepts.

16 points

 Addresses most aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying experiences, knowledge, and understanding of most of the weekly concepts.

14 points

 Addresses some aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying experiences, knowledge, and understanding of some of the weekly concepts.

12 points

 Minimally addresses the initial discussion question(s) or does not address the initial question(s).

0 points
Integrates evidence to support discussion. Sources are credited.*
( APA format not required)
12 points		 Integrates evidence to support your discussion from:

  • assigned readings** OR online lessons, AND
  • at least one outside scholarly source.***

Sources are credited.*

12 points

 Integrates evidence to support discussion from:

  • assigned readings OR online lesson.

Sources are credited.*

10 points

 Integrates evidence to support discussion only from an outside source with no mention of assigned reading or lesson.

Sources are credited.*

9 points

 Does not integrate any evidence.

0 points
Engages in meaningful dialogue with classmates or instructor before the end of the week.
14 points		 Responds to a classmate and/or instructor’s post furthering the dialogue by providing more information and clarification, thereby adding much depth to the discussion.

14 points

 Responds to a classmate and/or instructor furthering the dialogue by adding some depth to the discussion.

12 points

 Responds to a classmate and/or instructor but does not further the discussion.

10 points

 No response post to another student or instructor.

0 points
Communicates in a professional manner.
8 points		 Presents information using clear and concise language in an organized manner (minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).

8 points

 Presents information in an organized manner (few errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).

7 points

 Presents information using understandable language but is somewhat disorganized (some errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).

6 points

 Presents information that is not clear, logical, professional or organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the message (numerous errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and/or punctuation).

0 points
PARTICIPATION:
Response to initial question: Responds to initial discussion question(s) by
Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. M.T.		 0 points lost

Student posts an answer to the initial discussion question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59 p . m. MT.

 -5 points

Student does not post an answer to the initial discussion question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59 p . m. MT.
PARTICIPATION
Total posts: Participates in the discussion thread at least three times on at least two different days.		 0 points lost

Posts in the discussion at least three times AND on two different days.

 -5 points

Posts fewer than three times OR does not participate on at least two different days.
NOTES:
* Credited means stating where the information came from (specific article, text, or lesson). Examples: Our text discusses…. The information from our lesson states…, Smith (2010) claimed that…, Mary Manners (personal communication, November 17, 2011)…. APA formatting is not required.
** Assigned readings are those listed on the syllabus or assignments page as required reading. This may include text readings, required articles, or required websites.
*** Scholarly source – per the APA Guidelines in Course Resources, only scholarly sources should be used in assignments. These include peer reviewed publications, government reports, or sources written by a professional or scholar in the field. Wikipedia, Wikis, .com website or blogs should not be used as anyone can add to these. For the discussions, reputable internet sources such as websites by government agencies (URL ends in .gov) and respected organizations (often ends in .org) can be counted as scholarly sources. Outside sources do not include assigned required readings.