Practice the role of a change agent and researcher.
This week you will practice the role of a change agent and researcher. This will be accomplished by finding at least 3 specific research articles to substantiate a process change. This project is similar to week 3; however, week 3 the focus was on the roll out plan and its details. This week, the focus is still on a process change and adding in the summaries of specific research studies that supports the process change.
This week you will focus on using research articles, in addition to other sources, to substantiate a specific change in your facility. This will be accomplished by going through a process where you assess your work area or think of an appropriate area to create positive change. Search the library data base for evidence based solutions for your issue. The focus this week is showing how evidenced-solutions can support positive change. You will summarize and cite the research in the speakers notes area. Create a roll out plan for your change/intervention based on your research findings from the library database. Steps 1-3 help you to pre-plan and formulate the final product to be submitted in step 4.
Step 1: Select a topic for a change project. What do you want to change? Go in an explore each of the sites for ideas on where to implement change. The links take you to the landing page for each site.
Review the following resources for potential change topic or process ideas:
Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Transforming Care at the BedsideInstitute for Healthcare Improvement: Hospital Inpatient Waste Identification ToolFor process change resources: TeamSTEPPS® Pocket Guide
Step 2: Identify the context for your change. Where will the change take place and who will it affect? Who would need to approve the change?
Describe the setting where the change will take place. For example, clinical, insurance, home health, or public and community.
Explain who is affected: patients, nurses, leadership, and other stakeholders in the organization.
Who would need to approve the change? The CEO, unit manager or someone else? Address the plan to this position.
Step 3: Review the literature to find possible evidence-based solutions and evidence to address your topic. Pick the solution with the best evidence to support the intervention for the change.
Search the Phoenix library for support for the change. What are the current best practices for your intended change? Find 3-5 research articles that can be summarized to support the overall plan. Be sure to have a well developed summary. One sentence is not a summary. The focus this week is showing how evidence-based research can be utilized to support positive change. The article summaries should be easy to find in the project. Be sure to cite the material appropriately. The 3-5 sources is in addition to any other outside materials being used in the project.
Research sources that guide evidence-based practice to improve outcomes related to your selected topic.
In addition to any other sources or articles for this assignment, find a minimum of three to five peer-reviewed articles directly related to addressing your change topic. Use these articles to support the change plan by summarizing key points and adding the summary to the presentation. Do not use direct quotes in the presentation. Summaries only.
Please be sure to have a good review/summary of each article and how the article supports the implementation of the project.
Here are two good articles on how to summarize a research article for our class. There are many ways to accomplish this task, but for this class a summarized review of the author’s findings is what is needed.
Summarizing a scholarly journal articleHow to summarize a journal article
Also note when using research, we no longer write out the article’s name.
Instead the format for the end of the sentence is (Author(s), date). Author(s) name (date) is used for the beginning of the sentence.
Additional outside sources can also be utilized such as your organizations website. All material must be cited, and sources placed in the reference page.
Step 4: The final product for this week, what is due: Create a power point that shows the implementation plan for your change similar to the week 3 project that is supported by the research findings found in the library database. We are building on what you have learned so far.
The audience would be the person(s) who need to approve the change. Be sure to address this person in your speakers notes on the first or second slide.
Create an implementation plan for your change similar to week 3. The plan should include identify what is the change, rationale, who would approve the change and the area who would be affected by the change that resources are needed [budget, supplies]a simple timeline logical in sequence
Use the research articles to substantiate and justify the change idea. For example, if an automated scheduling software could be a good improvement for your facility, use the research to support the change. The summaries for the articles will go into the speakers notes area. Be sure to cite your speakers notes.
Be creative!
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