Educating Clinical Staff and Disseminating Outcomes; Self-Reflection

Signature Assignment
Practice Change Simulation
Assignment Description: Prevention of Accidental Falls among the Elderly 65 Years and Older
Create a 7-9 minute video that reflects upon the clinical problem that you have identified in your area of nursing practice (as identified in Module 1). Critically appraise the research and summarize the knowledge available on the clinical problem (minimum requirement of 6 scholarly journal articles reviewed and appraised for application to practice problem). Outline a strategic plan for the implementation of a practice change in your clinical practice environment based upon your findings. Describe how you intend to operationalize the practice change in your practice environment. What theoretical model will you use and how will you overcome barriers to implementation? What sources of internal evidence will you use in providing data to demonstrate improvement in outcomes? Describe evaluation methods of implementation clearly. Are there any ethical considerations?
The presentation should be a simulation of what you would present to your unit staff in an effort to gain buy-in as you initiate the practice change in your area of practice. Use a recording platform of your choice and either upload as an mp4 or share the link directly to the video in dropbox.

PowerPoint is used for the presentation, include the reference slide; if PowerPoint is not used in the presentation, please submit a list of the references in a Word document utilized to develop the presentation in APA format to the dropbox in a separate submission (be sure to orally cite your sources if no PowerPoint is used to identify the sources)
Assignment Expectations:
Length: 7-9 minute presentation (with or without PowerPoint slides); if no PowerPoint used submit APA Reference list separately
Structure: If PowerPoint is used: Include a title slide, objective slide, content slides, reference slide in APA format. There is no specific slide number required.
References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of six (6) scholarly journal articles are required for this assignment.
Rubric: This assignment uses a rubric for scoring. Please review it as part of your assignment preparation and again prior to submission to ensure you have addressed its criteria at the highest level.

M8 Assignment UMBO – 1, 2, 3, 4
M8 Assignment PLG – 1, 2, 6
M8 Assignment CLO – 2, 3, 4, 5

N494 Essentials of Nursing Research introduces the steps of the research process and the role of research in the practice of professional nursing. The methods and analytical tools required to critically evaluate nursing research literature are emphasized. Quantitative and qualitative approaches are highlighted. The focus of this course is developing the foundations for accessing and analyzing current nursing research literature to enable the professional nurse to apply research to current practice and issues. The skills of using technology to locate research information are developed, and the essential role of databases is explored. An understanding of ethical research practices is explored. This course prepares students to be critical consumers of evidence-based research and serves as a foundation for graduate-level nursing research courses.
Course Goals
By the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
Articulate the role of research in the development of nursing knowledge and evidence-based practice.
Describe the basic concepts, techniques, and methodologies underlying the research process and their application in the study of nursing problems.
Identify researchable clinical nursing problems with the purpose of improving patient outcomes.
Use information technology to retrieve hierarchical levels of evidence that address clinical questions.
Utilize effective critical thinking and written communication skills in the critique of research for applicability to nursing practice.
Integrate research findings into nursing practice to meet the changing needs of clients and professional nursing.
Describe current research priorities in nursing.
Identify legal, ethical and cultural considerations in research that involves human subjects.
Professional Standards
AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Nursing
AACN Essential I: Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
AACN Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety
AACN Baccalaureate Essential III: Scholarship for evidence-based practice
AACN Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health
AACN Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values
AACN Essential IX: Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
Course Structure
Module 1: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice.
Module 2: Introduction to Nursing Knowledge and the Quantitative Research Critical Appraisal Process
Module 3: Introduction to the Qualitative Research Critical Appraisal Process
Module 4: Understanding Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Module 5: Translating Evidence-Based Practice into Clinical Practice
Module 6: Building and Sustaining an Evidence-Based Practice Clinical Environment
Module 7: Understanding the Ethical Considerations of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation
Module 8: Educating Clinical Staff and Disseminating Outcomes; Self-Reflection

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