Present the problem or opportunity that will be the focus of your project and explain the significance of your project to your target population, your organization, and your nursing practice using specific examples.

Reducing wait times in the Emergency Room

REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The originality report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

Complete the Introduction and Review of Relevant Scholarly Sources sections of your healthcare improvement project (HIP) paper by doing the following:

Introduction
A.  Develop an introduction for your HIP paper by doing the following:
1.  Describe background information and set the project topic in the context of literature by using articles with similar projects, settings, or outcomes.
2.  Present the problem or opportunity that will be the focus of your project and explain the significance of your project to your target population, your organization, and your nursing practice using specific examples.

Note: Use the problem or opportunity you identified in the Needs Assessment you completed for Task 1.

3.  Write a statement of the purpose of your project that describes what the reader can expect.
4.  Analyze the four phases of the project management lifecycle in terms of your HIP by doing the following:
a.  Describe one task you will need to complete during the HIP for each of the four phases.
b.  Explain how the project management lifecycle will guide your project from initiation to closure, include examples from part A4a.

Review of Relevant Scholarly Sources
B.  Complete the Review of Scholarly Sources section of your HIP paper by doing the following:
1.  Explain the purpose and objectives of the scholarly source review in the context of your healthcare improvement project.
2.  Complete the attached “Table of Relevant Scholarly Sources Template” by searching for and selecting 5–10 scholarly sources published within the last five years, include the following for each of the sources identified:
•   last name of the first author or the organization name
•   publication year
•   title of the source
•   type of source
•   explanation of how the scholarly source is similar and relevant to the proposed HIP
3.  Synthesize the five best sources from the “Table of Relevant Scholarly Sources” you completed in part B2 by critically evaluating the similarities and differences between the sources to identify themes and gaps that emerged from the evidence.

C.  Incorporate the following components of APA style and formatting into your paper:
•   bias-free language
•   objectivity, credibility of sources, and evidence-based approach
•   APA-specific rules regarding verb tense, voice, and perspective
•   a title page and headers
•   APA-specific formatting rules for in-text citations and references, margins, spacing, numbering, and indentation for the title page, main body, and appendices of your paper, including headers, bulleted and numbered lists, and tables and figures

D.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

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