Final Project Milestone Three: Effects on Professional Nursing and Patient Outcomes

NUR 305 Final Project Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric

For Milestone Three of your final project, you will assess the impact of your chosen information technology and management strategy in two parts. First, you will consider the effects the strategy has on the practice of professional nursing. Second, you will assess the impact of your strategy on promoting patient safety. Your submission for these two parts must address the following elements: Part I:

A. Assess the impact of your chosen topic on the practice of professional nursing. In other words, what effect will use of your chosen topic have on nursing practice in general? Be sure to substantiate your claims with research and examples.

B. Explain the implications of your chosen topic for vulnerable populations with regard to professional nursing practice. C. Discuss the implications of practicing professional nursing in a healthcare setting that already employs your chosen topic. For example, does it improve

patient safety and/or quality outcomes in that healthcare setting? What effect would your chosen topic have on your nursing practice in that specific setting? Be sure to substantiate your claims with specific scholarly evidence.

Part II:

A. Summarize the evidence you reviewed that discusses the role your chosen topic plays in promoting patient safety and quality outcomes. B. Identify specific patient or quality outcomes from the literature you reviewed regarding the use of your chosen topic. C. Assess the extent to which patient outcomes are, or could be, improved through the use of your chosen topic. Be sure to substantiate your claims with

research and examples.

Guidelines for Submission: Your assessment of the impact should be 2–4 pages in length. Formatting should be 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and one-inch margins. References and in-text citations should use proper APA formatting.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (88%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Patient Safety:

Evidence

Meets “Proficient” criteria and evidence cited is rich and provides compelling support

Summarizes evidence that discusses the role the chosen topic plays in promoting patient safety and quality outcomes

Summarizes evidence, but does not discuss, or only cursorily discusses, the role the chosen topic plays in promoting patient safety and quality outcomes, or does not address promotion of patient safety and quality outcomes

Does not summarize evidence 15

Patient Safety:

Outcomes

Meets “Proficient” criteria and draws nuanced connections between the chosen topic and patient outcomes

Identifies specific patient or quality outcomes from the literature regarding use of the chosen topic

Identifies specific patient or quality outcomes from the literature, but they are not in regard to use of chosen topic

Does not identify patient or quality outcomes

15

Patient Safety:

Improved

Meets “Proficient” criteria and draws nuanced connections between the chosen topic and patient outcomes

Accurately assesses the extent to which patient outcomes are, or could be, improved through use of chosen topic, and substantiates claims with research and examples

Assesses the extent to which patient outcomes are, or could be, improved through use of chosen topic, but with gaps in accuracy, or does not substantiate claims with research and examples

Does not assess the extent to which patient outcomes are or could be improved through use of chosen topic

15

Impact: Assess

Meets “Proficient” criteria and draws nuanced connections between the topic and professional nursing practice

Accurately assesses the impact of the chosen topic on professional nursing practice, and substantiates claims with research and examples

Assesses the impact of the chosen topic on professional nursing practice, but with gaps in accuracy, or does not substantiate claims with research and examples

Does not assess the impact of the chosen topic on professional nursing practice

15

Impact: Explain

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates keen insight into the plight of vulnerable populations, with regard to healthcare

Explains the implications of the chosen topic for vulnerable populations with regard to professional nursing practice

Explains the implications of the chosen topic for vulnerable populations, but without regard to professional nursing practice

Does not explain the implications of the chosen topic for vulnerable populations with regard to professional nursing practice

15

Impact: Discuss

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates keen insight into the practice of professional nursing

Comprehensively discusses the implications of practicing in a healthcare setting that already employs chosen topic, and substantiates claims with specific scholarly evidence

Discusses the implications of practicing in a healthcare setting that already employs chosen topic, but with gaps in detail, or does not substantiate claims with specific scholarly evidence

Does not discuss the implications of practicing in a healthcare setting that already employs chosen topic

15

Articulation of

Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Earned Total 100%