2-1 Applying a Framework to Organizational Data

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The Title of Your Paper/Memo (It is not Memo)

Your Name

Department of Nursing, Southern New Hampshire University

IHP-604-Q5557

Dr. Patrick Reed

Month, Day, Year

Title of the Paper/Memo

Change and Evidence-Based Literature

Elements of Evidence-Based Literature

Identify the critical elements of evidence-based literature in your chosen two report s. The link to the Pyramid of Evidence article is in the announcement.

Report Validity

Defend the validity of the data in the reports. A. How was the data collected (what type of studies were performed to collect the data)? B. How would you assess the credibility of the report’s source? C. How would you assess the validity of the report’s conclusions? (2 selected reports)

Report Applicability

Discuss how your chosen report may or may not apply to the surgical center. Consider the different settings and calculation methods.

Metric Comparison

Compare the surgical center’s metrics with data from your chosen evidence-based reports. What is the trend?

Recommendations

Recommend changes for your surgical center based on the chosen evidence-based reports. Be specific with the recommendations to the surgery center How rapidly should your recommendations be implemented?

Organizational Culture Improvements.

Discuss potential organizational culture improvements the director would be creating by adopting your recommendations. (Consider Organizational Culture of Safety in the link in the announcement).

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References

At least two scholarly resources in addition to the two selected articles.