Quality Improvement Project-Whiteboards
⦁ Must be in APA format (adherence to APA Manual 7th Edition) and include:
⦁ Running head
⦁ Reference list citations
⦁ Tables & diagrams
⦁ References must be within 5 years. Only Scholarly articles and do not use websites that are not reputable such as Wikipedia, and YouTube for example.
These references must be properly used to
⦁ Must include at LEAST 6 references!
⦁ Justify the need for change
⦁ Support recommended implementation steps
⦁ Guide how to effectively lead the required change
Headings with Instructions:
⦁ Background and Description of Problem
⦁ Clearly define and provide a comprehensive description of the problem that is clear to the reader.
⦁ Should consider elements such as the nature of the unit (it is a surgical floor), patient population served, the staff, and the type of health care organization in which the problem is occurring.
⦁ Define the management problem needing change & identify a specific change model and how it will be used to effect the needed change
⦁ Causes
⦁ the “who, what, when, where, why, and how” elements of the problem at the clinical agency – Must keep anonymity of agency.
⦁ Evidence from Literature
⦁ What does the evidence say to validate the problem? What are recommendations to address the problem? Think outside the box.
⦁ Consider that some of your interventions will need to be aimed at motivating and leading change.
⦁ Provide evidence related to how you will lead the required change.
⦁ Scholarly articles no earlier than 2016
⦁ Key Stakeholders
⦁ Identify key stakeholders (who will be affected by the change, why they are stakeholders, how are they affected)
⦁ Facilitators and Barriers
⦁ Identify current and anticipated facilitators and barriers operating in the change situation to promote resolution of the problem.
⦁ Connections between stakeholders, facilitators, and barriers should be explained.
⦁ Outcome/Goal
⦁ state SMART goals of the project with appropriate timeframe for completion.
⦁ Goal(s) must specifically address the problem that was identified in the proposal. (Remember that goals are different than interventions!)use the goal I developed in the proposal part of the paper
⦁ Action Plan
⦁ Describe the action plan for the management problem. You should utilize tables and diagrams to illustrate the following information, but they must be formatted according to APA guidelines. Please see Table 1 below and incorporate that into the paper.
⦁ Tasks: (In table 1 below) list tasks necessary to achieve the project goal(s) in chronological order.
Must include task(s) necessary to evaluate whether the goal(s) was achieved (i.e., measurement).
Should reflect the problem solving (data collection, assessment of findings, planned interventions, evaluation) and change process (involvement of stakeholders)
⦁ Resources Needed (items need to be in a table with a separate aligned row for each item):
⦁ Budget must include a comprehensive total that incorporates estimates for:
⦁ Materials
⦁ Space
⦁ Finance/Budget: Cost of staff time for planning. implementation, professional development, etc.
⦁ Time Frame: approximate length of time to complete.
⦁ Personnel: identify the person who will be responsible for completing each task
⦁ Gardner’s Task of Leadership
⦁ Discuss the resolution of the problem by a nurse manager in relation to the principles of management and Gardner’s Tasks of Leadership (Steps must be displayed in a table with a separate aligned row for each task.)
⦁ See table below that needs to be finished and included in the paper, need to include tasks of leadership and then the reflection component.
Page 49 of the pdf discuses Gardner’s task of leadership
⦁ Conclusion
Useful Links:
⦁ Studer Principles in Healthcare: https://www.studereducation.com/nine-principles-solutions/
