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.
Note: The process began in Week 2 with the formation of a PICO question. Week 4 was Part 1 of the paper which laid the ground work for the project. Part 2 of the Project in Week 6 adds the following elements: Abstract, Review of the Literature (State of the Science), strengths and limitations of current evidence, and development of a quality enhancement (improvement) plan that addresses limitations of current practice evidence.
Requirements:
Preparing the Assignment: Part 2 Criteria for Content
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.
(See APA 6th ed., for abstract examples and explanation; p. 25-26)
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.
1. A minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research-based scholarly references (articles) must be used. 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.
2. The evidence should be critically reviewed and synthesized.
3. The strengths and limitations of the current evidence and current practice are described which provide evidence for practice change clearly supported
4. The identified area of issue or gap in practice is made clear using evidence and is compelling and significant.
5. No more than three (3) 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:
1. Feasible plan for implementation: Select a model for use, such as the Plan/Do/Study/Act Model.
2. Identification of key stakeholders with rationale for identification.
3. Identification of appropriate interdisciplinary team members to assemble with rationale.
4. 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).
5. Ethical considerations: Protection of Human Subjects.
Criteria for Format and Special Instructions:
1. Page length: Part 2 of the paper (excluding the title page and reference page) shouldn’t be more than 10 pages maximum.
2. Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used.
3. Ideas and information from scholarly, peer reviewed, nursing sources must be cited and referenced correctly.
4. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific, scholarly writing. First person writing should not be utilized.
Remember: All sections should have scholarly resources integrated as in-text citations that support the content. APA current edition is required for all elements of the paper.
Rubric Glossary of Achievement Terms
Comprehensive:
1. Of Large Scope, Covering or Involving Much; Inclusive
2. Comprehending or thoroughly understanding with one’s mind; having an extensive mental range or grasp of aparticular subject.
Thorough:
· Detailed, accurate, careful
· Attentive to detail, accurate, but less than comprehensive in scope, depth or inclusivity
Superficial:
· Not thorough, on the surface
· Of little substance, lacking thoroughness
Ill-Prepared / Un-structured:
· Inadequately prepared, lack of care for detail
· Lacking organization, disorganized
Succinct
· Expressed in few words, verbal brevity
· Compressed expression
Webster’s Online Dictionary: Retrieved from https://www.dictionary.com/
| ASSIGNMENT CONTENT | |||
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| Abstract
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40 | 20% | Abstract is succinct and comprehensive, follows and includes the APA (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. (See APA 6th ed., for abstract examples and explanation; p. 25-26) |
| State of the Science ROL | 50 | 25% | Review of the Literature
1. A minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research-based scholarly references (articles) must be used. 2. The evidence should be critically reviewed, compared and contrasted, and synthesized. 3. The strengths and limitations of the current evidence and current practice are described which provide evidence for practice change clearly supported 4. The identified area of issue or gap in practice is made clear using evidence and is compelling and significant. 5. No more than 3 direct quotes are used |
| Quality Change Plan
|
70 | 35% | Quality Change Plan
Inter-disciplinary Quality Plan Supported by Scholarly In-text Citations and include the following sections: 1. Feasible plan for implementation: Select a model for use, such as the Plan/Do/Study/Act Model. 2. Identification of key stakeholders with rationale for identification. 3. Identification of appropriate interdisciplinary team members to assemble with rationale. 4. 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). 5. Ethical considerations: Protection of Human Subjects. |
| Summary/ Appendix
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25 | 13% | The conclusion restates the main sections of the paper. It should contain a few sentences from each section, sequentially representing the flow of the paper. The last few sentences of the summary section should pull the paper together by addressing an overview for future projects or by stating the projects importance and implications for practice.
The appendix includes the Johns Hopkins PICO question formation and ROL tools. |
| 185 | 93% | Total CONTENT Points= 185 pts | |
| ASSIGNMENT FORMAT | |||
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| APA, Syntax, Grammar, Spelling | 15 | 15 | 1. Page length: Part 2 of the paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be 10 pages maximum.
2. Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used. 3. Ideas and information from scholarly, peer reviewed, nursing sources must be cited and referenced correctly. 4. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific, scholarly writing. First person writing should not be utilized. Remember: All sections should have scholarly resources integrated as in-text citations that support the content. APA current edition is required for all elements of the paper. |
| 15 | 7% | Total FORMAT Points= 15 pts | |
| 100% | ASSIGNMENT TOTAL=200 points |
Rubric
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAbstract
Abstract is succinct and comprehensive, follows and includes APA components: Accurate, non-evaluative, coherent and readable, concise. Describes the problem under investigation (one sentence), participants, essential features of the quality improvement project to include setting, supporting theory, stakeholders and outcome measurements that would be used to determine efficacy of quality improvement project. |
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40.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeState of the Science: Review of the Literature (ROL)
1. A minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research-based scholarly references (articles) must be used. 2. The evidence should be critically reviewed, compared and contrasted, and synthesized. 3. The strengths and limitations of the current evidence and current practice are described which provide evidence for practice change clearly supported 4. The identified area of issue or gap in practice is made clear using evidence and is compelling and significant. 5. No more than 3 direct quotes are used |
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50.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQuality Change Plan
Inter-disciplinary Quality Plan Supported by Scholarly In-text Citations and include the following sections: 1. Feasible plan for implementation: Select a model for use, such as the Plan/Do/Study/Act Model. 2. Identification of key stakeholders with rationale for identification. 3. Identification of appropriate interdisciplinary team members to assemble with rationale. 4. 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). 5. Ethical considerations: Protection of Human Subjects. |
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70.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummary/ Appendix
The conclusion restates the main sections of the paper. It should contain a few sentences from each section, sequentially representing the flow of the paper. The last few sentences of the summary section should pull the paper together by addressing an overview for future projects or by stating the projects importance and implications for practice. The appendix includes the Johns Hopkins PICO question formation and ROL tools. |
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25.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA/Syntax/Grammar/ Spelling
1. Page length: Part 2 of the paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be 10 pages maximum. 2. Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used. 3. Ideas and information from scholarly, peer reviewed, nursing sources must be cited and referenced correctly. 4. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific, scholarly writing. First person writing should not be utilized. Remember: All sections should have scholarly resources integrated as in-text citations that support the content. APA 6th edition is required for all elements of the paper. |
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15.0 pts |
