Assignment: Quality and Safety in Nursing Department Plan

Assignment: Quality and Safety in Nursing Department Plan

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Question Description
I’m trying to study for my Nursing course and I need some help to understand this question.

Project modification:

The attached paper does not specify a selected area of improvement/ proposed project

Please modify the attached paper to be more specific to a proposed area of improvement

Suggestion: COVID -19 communication barriers for patients and families due to visitation restrictions. Due to COVID 19 families are not allowed to visit their love ones at hospital, patient isolation from love ones can cause depression and delay recovery. The implementation of iPads to offer patient video calls with family members can improve quality of care provided, promote safety (contact free family visitation), and improve patient satisfaction

Paper rubric:

Each student will produce a plan for implementing a change project in nursing departments throughout the organization. The student will begin by selecting one area for improvement of (e.g. quality and safety, cost effectiveness, core measures, documentation, billing, patient satisfaction) within his, or her healthcare organization and propose a change to solve the problem. Students will then select one of the change theories from the assigned text readings and scholarly literatures that models and appropriately will guide the implementation of the proposed change.

Note: You will develop the nursing leadership quality improvement project into an APA 6th edition 5-7 page paper for this assignment.

Assignment Overview:

Students will develop an APA 6Th edition paper for this assignment by producing a quality improvement project paper containing a plan for implementing a change within a nursing department of a health care organization. Students must select an issue within his, or her nursing department in need of quality improvement. Student will need to propose a change to solve the issue.Students will also select one of the change theory models from the course readings and materials to guide the paper on how to implement the proposed change. To assist with the development of the nursing leadership quality improvement project paper students must complete the following:

Select and utilize a change theory model to implement the proposed change;
Analyze the leadership roles and management skills necessary to implement the change;
Present and defend your decision-making process; and
Demonstrate the elements of the change process.
Assignment Outline and Criteria

Introduction:

Provide a clear statement of a scenario (problem), change theory model, proposed change, and rationale.
Action Plan (Critical Paper Component):

Supporting rationale for implementing the the proposed change for the nursing leadership quality improvement project paper will include:

Steps and processes necessary to assure staff compliance;
An approach to communicate the plan;
The change process chosen with an explanation of how and why the change theory model was selected;
A definition of the leadership style utilized and evidence of its effectiveness;
Management functions utilized;
Include the proposed change impacts the healthcare organization’s budget and costs if applicable;
A plan to address noncompliance and rejecters to assure compliance; and
Specifications regarding the evaluation of the effectiveness post implementation of the proposed change.
Summary:

Conclude the nursing leadership quality improvement project by:

Highlighting any relevant points points; and
Providing a nursing implication conceptually consistent with the nursing leadership change theory model in the paper.
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You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.