ASSIGNMENT

Title

            (Introduction - not labeled ‘Introduction’) Introduce your topic of interest for practice change ( Hand Hygiene to Control Health Acquired Infections ) and its general area of either (a) clinical outcomes, (b) safety and quality, (c) leadership or (d) health policy. Tell the reader what the purpose of the paper is and present a preview of what the paper will include.

Project Topic and Question Formats

Remember to use the MEAL plan to organize your paragraphs. Start with your Main point and follow with Evidence, Analysis and Links.

            Introductory paragraph

In this section of the paper, describe the background and development of this clinical practice issue that you propose to address ( Hand Hygiene to Control Health Acquired Infections-SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS ). Show how you derived at your problem statement (problem/etiology) your assessment (consisting of personal experience, observation, stated patient values, literature, organizational needs and other validated). Complete the section by stating the practice problem in two distinct sentences (problem and etiology), stating why this statement format is important (in other words, why does it matter that you have etiologic statements)?; and then state the problem in PICOT format and tell your reader about the purpose of using this format to describe the problem

Reflection on Nursing Science Underpinnings for Practice Change

            Introduce your reader to the main ideas related to application of theory to guide development of knowledge and understanding of your particular interest in leading practice change. Articulate your original application and evaluation of specific academic frameworks.

Metaparadigm

            Identify the major concepts of nursing’s metaparadigm and describe these concepts as they are defined in the context of your interest in practice change (specific problem and area).

Ways of Knowing  

            Describe how the concepts in the theory of Ways of Knowing (SEE ATTACHED) are related to your practice change idea. Provide an example from the theorist’s work and your practice to support your assertions.

Nursing Theorist (SEE ATTACHED DOC)

            What are the major assumptions of the theory and how do they relate to nursing’s metaparadigm and your practice issue? Remember to illustrate with examples from the theorist’s work that support your assertions.

Development and Discussion

Tell your reader where you stood on your clinical concern before you studied it in light of theory, Ways of Knowing and the literature. What values, background and other factors influenced your thinking. Use personal experience or previous knowledge to support your understanding.

Supporting Literatures

Summarize one article that influenced your thinking on this issue. Describe the author’s purpose, what their main argument was and which of their ideas you found most influential. Which ideas supported your original thinking and which advanced your understanding beyond what you originally thought? In other words, show readers how what you have learned both validated or challenged your own thinking. Complete this section by stating what you anticipate next regarding your progress in developing a practice change project.          

 

Conclusion

            Identify the main ideas and major conclusions from the body of your manuscript. Do not add new information in the conclusion. 

 

 

References (centered, not bold)

Type your references in alphabetical order here using hanging indents (under “Paragraph” on the toolbar ribbon).  See your APA Manual and the resources in the APA folder in Course Resources under Course Home for reference formatting.

 

NOTE THAT THE PRACTICE CHANGE I CHOSE IS:

Hand Hygiene to Control Health Acquired Infections