Assignment: State of the Science Quality Improvement Paper
Purpose
This assignment provides the opportunity for the graduate nurse practitioner student to become familiar with research processes which are specific to quality improvement. The graduate nursing student will develop a State of the Science Evidence-Based Practice Project that is focused on quality improvement.
Activity Learning Outcomes
a) Integrate evidence-based practice and research to support advancement of holistic nursing care in diverse healthcare settings.
b) Integrate knowledge related to evidence-based practice and person-centered care to improve healthcare outcomes.
c) Develop knowledge related to research and evidence-based practice as a basis for designing and critiquing research studies.
Abstract:
The abstract should be succinct, comprehensive, and follow and include these APA components (accurate, non-evaluative, coherent, readable and concise).
A description of the problem under investigation (one sentence), participants, and essential features of the quality improvement project which include setting, supporting theory, stakeholders and outcome measurements that would be used to determine efficacy of quality improvement project are included.
State-of-the-Science Review of the Literature (ROL):
See Polit& Beck, 2018, 9th ed., Ch. 7 for description of ROL.
This section will describe the state of the science related to the PICO question and problem statement, purpose of the quality project.
i. A minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research-based scholarly references (articles) must be used. Required textbook for this course, dictionary and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information may be used but will NOT count as scholarly references for this assignment. For additional assistance regarding scholarly nursing references, please see "What is a scholarly source" from the Chamberlain Library resources. Be aware that information from .com websites may be incorrect and should be avoided. References are current if within a 5-year time frame (3 years is best) unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them prior to submission of the assignment.
ii. The evidence should be critically reviewed and synthesized.
iii. The strengths and limitations of the current evidence and current practice are described which provide evidence for practice change clearly supported
iv. The identified area of issue or gap in practice is made clear using evidence and is compelling and significant.
v. No more than three direct quotes are used.
Quality Change Plan:
In this section the writer will create an inter-disciplinary quality improvement plan for their future practice area. The JH Action Planning Tool may be used as a guide but is not required to be submitted along with the project. This section should be supported by scholarly in-text citations and include the following sections:
i. Feasible plan for implementation: Select a model for use, such as the Plan/Do/Study/Act Model.
ii. Identification of key stakeholders with rationale for identification.
iii. Identification of appropriate interdisciplinary team members to assemble with rationale.
iv. A plan for outcome analysis (this should include independent and dependent variables as well as an overview of a method of statistical analysis (which statistics or outcome measures).
v. Ethical considerations: Protection of Human Subjects.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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