Aim New

Nursing Practice

Faculty Name

Due Date

1

8

Insert Title of Paper Here

Tips for the Introduction: It is effective to open a paper with a statistic (supported with a citation) on the topic to grab the reader's attention. Then introduce the paper's topic and explain why it is important. End the introduction paragraph describing the purpose of the paper. Example: The purpose of this paper is to explore the identified practice problem of… (Include at least 2 main points/sections you will address in the body of your paper.) and describe the framework selected as the best fit to inform project design. One final note: this entire paper should be written in your authentic graduate-level voice and supported with full-text evidence.

Practice Setting

This section should describe the practice setting where you identified the problem. This could be your current or a prior practice setting, with sufficient detail to frame the problem's context (e.g., outpatient/inpatient, urban/rural, facility, unit type, population, staffing).

Description of the Problem

This section should be the most substantively developed in your paper, drawing on the broadest range of evidence. Describe the problem using local observations or data from your practice setting (e.g., audits, metrics, incident reports, direct examples) and address its scope and significance, including who is affected and the clinical, safety, financial, or quality consequences if left unaddressed. Clearly state how current practice deviates from guidelines, evidence, or expected outcomes. Include evidence demonstrating that this problem has been identified in other practice settings, establishing it as a recognized issue in the literature rather than an isolated local concern. Briefly note the contributing context (workflow, staffing, or training gaps) without fully analyzing causation, as that deeper analysis belongs in the Framework section. Clearly establish the gap between current practice and best practice or performance benchmarks, as this gap is what your Problem Statement will distill into a single sentence later. Aim to synthesize 4-6 scholarly sources here, supporting every claim about scope, prevalence, or consequence with a citation.

Problem Statement

This section should include a succinct problem statement, using the linked document “Constructing a Problem Statement” provided in the assignment instructions as a guide.

Aim Statement

This section should include your Aim statement relevant to the identified problem. Use IHI’s Aim Statement worksheet to guide your development of the elements of an adapted statement so that it is clear, measurable, and time-bound. Include a proposed intervention or change strategy. This section should be in narrative form, not a copy-and-paste of the worksheet. 

Framework Options Sourced from AI Engagement

Use an ethical approach with AI to guide your construction of this section. You may use ChatGPT or any other AI platform you may be familiar with are already using. Numerous AI platforms offer free engagement which will be sufficient to complete this element of the assignment.

Below is the prompt you will utilize to generate your discussion for this section of the assignment:

I am a graduate nursing student in a Scholarship for Nursing Practice course completing an assignment that requires search, synthesis and selection of a suitable theory or conceptual model for providing a framework that informs the elements/actions of a graduate level scholarship improvement project where the identified practice problem is ***** [here you will input your identified practice problem, succinctly]. I need help generating a list of three such frameworks for my review that I can later narrow to one. Do not include any frameworks in the output that inform only the implementation process, include only frameworks that inform the design of the improvement actions and activities.

Note: The purpose of generating three framework options is to help you critically evaluate potential conceptual foundations for your project.

Here you will copy-and-paste your AI query prompt and the AI query output for faculty review.

In the final paragraph in this section, you will identify the framework you have selected from the AI outputs. After you have identified your selected framework, provide a rationale as to why you believe this is the best framework to inform your project design. Hint, if it is the best framework, is the intervention you included in your Aim Statement encompassed in the AI output relative to this framework? If yes, congratulate yourself for discerning that in advance of the AI output generation. If no, perhaps you need to revisit the literature about potential, evidence-informed solutions that you can apply to address the problem.

Framework

This section should include a completed description – overview - of the key concepts encompassed in the framework you selected from the AI outputs. Next you will construct a discussion of how the selected framework aligns with the elements of the problem and how it informs your project design. The framework could be a relevant theory that explains why a problem exists, based on behaviors, motivation, or decision-making processes, and that predicts outcomes (e.g., Health Belief Model, Theory of Planned Behavior, Self-Determination Theory). Alternatively, it could be a conceptual (explanatory) model that illustrates relationships among the core concepts of your problem. The framework should be supported by evidence. NOTE: The AI output you generated may not provide reference to the original work for your selected framework. You are responsible to search for the originating work on the theory and cite that work – do not cite a secondary source for the theory. Do not use an implementation framework like the Iowa, KTA, PDSA, or any other QI framework.

Conclusion

Nursing Practice

Faculty Name

Due Date

1

8

Insert Title of Paper Here

Tips for the Introduction: It is effective to open a paper with a statistic (supported with a citation) on the topic to grab the reader's attention. Then introduce the paper's topic and explain why it is important. End the introduction paragraph describing the purpose of the paper. Example: The purpose of this paper is to explore the identified practice problem of… (Include at least 2 main points/sections you will address in the body of your paper.) and describe the framework selected as the best fit to inform project design. One final note: this entire paper should be written in your authentic graduate-level voice and supported with full-text evidence.

Practice Setting

This section should describe the practice setting where you identified the problem. This could be your current or a prior practice setting, with sufficient detail to frame the problem's context (e.g., outpatient/inpatient, urban/rural, facility, unit type, population, staffing).

Description of the Problem

This section should be the most substantively developed in your paper, drawing on the broadest range of evidence. Describe the problem using local observations or data from your practice setting (e.g., audits, metrics, incident reports, direct examples) and address its scope and significance, including who is affected and the clinical, safety, financial, or quality consequences if left unaddressed. Clearly state how current practice deviates from guidelines, evidence, or expected outcomes. Include evidence demonstrating that this problem has been identified in other practice settings, establishing it as a recognized issue in the literature rather than an isolated local concern. Briefly note the contributing context (workflow, staffing, or training gaps) without fully analyzing causation, as that deeper analysis belongs in the Framework section. Clearly establish the gap between current practice and best practice or performance benchmarks, as this gap is what your Problem Statement will distill into a single sentence later. Aim to synthesize 4-6 scholarly sources here, supporting every claim about scope, prevalence, or consequence with a citation.

Problem Statement

This section should include a succinct problem statement, using the linked document “Constructing a Problem Statement” provided in the assignment instructions as a guide.

Aim Statement

This section should include your Aim statement relevant to the identified problem. Use IHI’s Aim Statement worksheet to guide your development of the elements of an adapted statement so that it is clear, measurable, and time-bound. Include a proposed intervention or change strategy. This section should be in narrative form, not a copy-and-paste of the worksheet. 

Framework Options Sourced from AI Engagement

Use an ethical approach with AI to guide your construction of this section. You may use ChatGPT or any other AI platform you may be familiar with are already using. Numerous AI platforms offer free engagement which will be sufficient to complete this element of the assignment.

Below is the prompt you will utilize to generate your discussion for this section of the assignment:

I am a graduate nursing student in a Scholarship for Nursing Practice course completing an assignment that requires search, synthesis and selection of a suitable theory or conceptual model for providing a framework that informs the elements/actions of a graduate level scholarship improvement project where the identified practice problem is ***** [here you will input your identified practice problem, succinctly]. I need help generating a list of three such frameworks for my review that I can later narrow to one. Do not include any frameworks in the output that inform only the implementation process, include only frameworks that inform the design of the improvement actions and activities.

Note: The purpose of generating three framework options is to help you critically evaluate potential conceptual foundations for your project.

Here you will copy-and-paste your AI query prompt and the AI query output for faculty review.

In the final paragraph in this section, you will identify the framework you have selected from the AI outputs. After you have identified your selected framework, provide a rationale as to why you believe this is the best framework to inform your project design. Hint, if it is the best framework, is the intervention you included in your Aim Statement encompassed in the AI output relative to this framework? If yes, congratulate yourself for discerning that in advance of the AI output generation. If no, perhaps you need to revisit the literature about potential, evidence-informed solutions that you can apply to address the problem.

Framework

This section should include a completed description – overview - of the key concepts encompassed in the framework you selected from the AI outputs. Next you will construct a discussion of how the selected framework aligns with the elements of the problem and how it informs your project design. The framework could be a relevant theory that explains why a problem exists, based on behaviors, motivation, or decision-making processes, and that predicts outcomes (e.g., Health Belief Model, Theory of Planned Behavior, Self-Determination Theory). Alternatively, it could be a conceptual (explanatory) model that illustrates relationships among the core concepts of your problem. The framework should be supported by evidence. NOTE: The AI output you generated may not provide reference to the original work for your selected framework. You are responsible to search for the originating work on the theory and cite that work – do not cite a secondary source for the theory. Do not use an implementation framework like the Iowa, KTA, PDSA, or any other QI framework.

Conclusion