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.
