Identify a hypothetical practice problem based on a simulated organizational needs assessment.

200 points
Simulated DNP Evidence-based Project and Professional Leadership Capacity – Part 1

Assignment
Purpose
NOTE: This assignment must use the provided Paper Template, which is found in this link: Assignment Paper Template Links to an external site.

The purpose of this two-part paper is to develop a hypothetical or simulated DNP practicum project and explain how you will lead it.

For the assignments, students must simulate from experience a realistic clinical problem in a hypothetical practicum project clinical site, invent the probable gap in practice that would cause the problem, and conduct a simulated practice gap assessment in the imaginary clinical practicum project site. It may be possible to use evidence that you have already collected in the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool created in NR-716. (NOTE: Use the table provided in this template or include the completed Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool with this assignment.)

The purpose of Part 1 of this two-part assignment is to:

identify a hypothetical practice problem based on a simulated organizational needs assessment,
identify the causative gap in practice,
formulate a practice question to guide a quality improvement project
determine a leadership approach to address interprofessional collaboration
This assignment will allow for the assimilation of professional leadership competencies in project management as a DNP-prepared nurse. Assignment content supports professional formation, communication, and dissemination skills relevant to the DNP-prepared nurse.

This is the first part of a 2-part assignment submitted in Weeks 3 and 7 on the same template. You will receive corrective feedback from your course faculty on the Week 3 assignment that you will correct on the template to complete the Week 7 assignment.

NOTE: Both Week 3 and Week 7 assignments should be discussed in relation to a hypothetical or simulated DNP practicum project. **

**No actual DNP practicum project will be approved for implementation until the second practicum course, NR-705 Project & Practicum II

Instructions
For the Week 3 and Week 7 assignments in NR-703, students must fabricate from experience a realistic clinical problem in a hypothetical practicum project clinical site, invent the probable gap in practice that would cause the problem, and conduct a simulated practice gap assessment in the imaginary clinical practicum project site. It may be possible to use evidence that you have already collected in the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool created in NR-716. Use the table provided in this template or include the completed Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool with this assignment.

Complete the simulated Table 1: Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification on a simulated healthcare organization of your choice. The table is already attached as Table 1 in the assignment templateLinks to an external site.:
NOTE: Both the Week 3 and the Week 7 assignment papers in NR-703 will be completed using this required template.
Complete the following sections of the template as directed in APA format:
Introduction (1st paragraph of the template): Skip this section of the template. The introduction will be completed in Week 7.
Problem
Using the information that you gathered on the Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification (Table 1), describe the practice problem by explaining these elements:
Describe a specific location (hospital unit, community health clinic, surgical suite, primary care practice).
Identify the location (unit, clinic, etc.) and its key stakeholders (decision makers).
Explain the practice problem as would be identified by the stakeholders and ensure that it is realistic, practical, small in scope, and can be managed by you as if it were an actual 8-week project.
Practice Gap
Ensure a thoroughly completed Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification Table is completed in the template.
In 1-2 organized paragraphs, summarize your findings in Table 1, the Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification. Ensure the table remains after the reference list in the template, starting on its own page with the heading Table 1.
Practice Question
Define and briefly explain the project’s intended population, evidence-based intervention, and measurable outcomes (PICOT). Use the bulleted list in the template to provide your descriiptions:
Population
Describe the specific characteristics of the population that is the focus of the intervention, including the simulated unit, clinic, or healthcare location you have chosen.
Intervention
Citing evidence listed in the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool (Table 2), provide 1-2 sentences explaining what the intervention or intervention bundle should be from the evidence in Table 2; cite “see Table 2” in this section to refer the reader to the evidence. There should be at least three (3) references listed in Table 2 for this assignment that explicitly support the intervention and/or the outcome (and its measurements).
Comparison
State “compared to current practice” for this assignment. You should briefly state the current practice here but not in the PICOT practice question itself.
Outcome
Create and explain specific outcome measurements based on the current evidence you have collected in the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool (attached as Table 2). The source can be the same one used to support the intervention as long as it speaks to measurable outcomes. There should be at least three (3) references listed in Table 2 for this assignment. (NOTE: Use the table provided in this template or include the completed Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool with this assignment.)
Time
Time frame for the project implementation (Practicum projects are typically eight weeks long).
State the Practice Question
Example: (P) For the critical care team in X hospital’s ICU, (I) does the implementation of the medical sepsis protocol (C) compared to the current practice (O) reduce the incidence of medical sepsis diagnoses in ICU patients as measured before and after the intervention (T) over eight weeks?
Under the template’s level 1 heading, “Leading the Practice-Change Project,”
Complete the first section only, Interprofessional Collaboration in Leading Project Teams. Create your approach to implementing your hypothetical practice change project with an interprofessional team, including how you will create a project environment of mutual respect and shared values and facilitate team roles and flexibility to perform effectively in the project.
The remaining sub-sections in “Leading the Practice-Change Project” will be completed in Week 7.
Conclusion
Skip this section of the template. The conclusion will be completed in Week 7.
References
Complete the reference page on the Assignment Paper TemplateLinks to an external site.
Ensure each reference has a matching citation and is formatted as required by the APA manual/Chamberlain Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers
Include at least three (3) scholarly references at a minimum (those listed in the Johns Hopkins Table). Other references should be added to the reference list to support your assertions. (NOTE: Use the table provided in this template or include the completed Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool with this assignment.)
Tables
Complete Tables 1 & 2 in the Assignment Paper Template after the reference list.
Table 1, the Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification is in the template in its proper position
Table 2, the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool, should include a minimum of three [3] project sources that are research or systematic review references.
Tables 1 and 2 are referred to in your paper, and Table 1 is cited before Table 2 so that they are mentioned in the correct order.
NOTE: Use Table 2 provided in this template or include the completed Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool with this assignment.
Table 1

Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification

See Table 1 after the References in the assignment templateLinks to an external site..

Table 2

Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool–4th Edition

See Table 2 after Table 1 in the assignment templateLinks to an external site.. (NOTE: Use Table 2 provided in this template or include the completed Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool with this assignment).

Review the rubric below for the grading criteria.

APA Guidelines
Use the current Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA Manual) and the Chamberlain Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers: Graduate Programs (located in the Canvas Resources menu under the Writing Center) to complete this assignment. Follow these guidelines when completing each component. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

Use the NR-703 Assignment Paper Template to complete this assignment.
Table 1: Use the table provided in the template.
Table 2: Use the table provided in this template or include the completed Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool with this assignment.
Turn on Grammarly to check the correctness of the grammar and punctuation as you write. Note: if you have not done so, please download the free version at www.Grammarly.com before constructing the assignment.
The title page is in Chamberlain DNP Program format, and
The length of the paper adheres to the paragraph/sentence recommendations in the template.
The title remains “Simulated DNP Evidence-based Project and Professional Leadership Capacity,” as displayed on the template title page and 1st page of the paper.
Use of standard English grammar and sentence structure (APA style & Grammarly):
No spelling errors or typographical errors.
Word meanings are accurate (American dictionary meanings).
Sentences are complete, and paragraphs are organized according to the section criteria and the CARE Plan.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
The provided template is used: Assignment Paper TemplateLinks to an external site.
Length: Adhere to the paragraph requirements of the template.
1-inch margins
Double-spaced pages
12-point Times New Roman
Headings & subheadings as they are on the template
In-text citations
Title page
Reference page
Standard English usage and mechanics
CARE Plan paragraph development structure
Table 1: Fill out the Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification in the template.
Table 2: Use the table provided in this template or include the completed Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool with this assignment.
Program Competencies
This assignment enables the student to meet the following program competencies:

2. Applies organizational and system leadership skills to affect systemic changes in corporate culture and to promote continuous improvement in clinical outcomes. (PO 6)

4. Appraises current information systems and technologies to improve health care. (POs 6, 7)

6. Creates a supportive organizational culture for flourishing collaborative teams to facilitate clinical disease prevention and promote population health at all system levels. (PO 8)

Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

Compare and contrast theories of organizational behavior and leadership. (PCs 2, 4; PO6)
Investigate the role of advanced nursing practice in innovation and transformation to propose solutions impacting healthcare systems. (PCs 2, 4; PO 6)
Differentiate attributes of effective leaders and followers in influencing healthcare. (PCs 2, 4; PO 6)
Assimilate attributes for interprofessional collaboration across healthcare settings. (PC 6; PO 8)
Formulate selected strategies for leadership and influence across healthcare systems. (PC 6; PO 8)

50 Points Part B Week 3

Leading Interprofessional Teams
Discussion
Purpose
The purpose of this discussion is to explore your interprofessional collaboration skills to sustain a practice change project, manage conflict, and apply a professional practice model effectively.

Instructions
DNP-prepared nurses typically lead and manage interprofessional teams, departments, divisions, and healthcare organizations. Refer to the interactive exercise from this week’s lesson and respond to ONLY ONE of the following:

Determine what strategy you can envision using as a DNP-prepared nurse to sustain project improvements through intra- and interprofessional collaboration.
Using the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode model, describe your typical reactionary style of conflict management and what you need to develop to deal with conflict in a collaborating mode, as guided by one of the interprofessional collaboration models.
Propose how a professional practice model might overcome barriers to leading a practice change project in an interprofessional environment.
Construct your responses using the CARE Plan method.

Please click on the following link to review the DNP Discussion Guidelines on the Student Resource Center program page:

Link (webpage): DNP Discussion GuidelinesLinks to an external site.
Program Competencies
This discussion enables the student to meet the following program competencies:

Applies organizational and system leadership skills to affect systemic changes in corporate culture and to promote continuous improvement in clinical outcomes. (PO 6)
Appraises current information systems and technologies to improve health care. (POs 6, 7)
Creates a supportive organizational culture for flourishing collaborative teams to facilitate clinical disease prevention and promote population health at all system levels. (PO 8)
Course Outcomes
This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

Compare and contrast theories of organizational behavior and leadership. (PCs 2, 4; PO6)
Investigate the role of advanced nursing practice in innovation and transformation to propose solutions impacting healthcare systems. (PCs 2, 4; PO 6)
Differentiate attributes of effective leaders and followers in influencing healthcare. (PCs 2, 4; PO 6)
Assimilate attributes for interprofessional collaboration across healthcare settings. (PC 6; PO 8)

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