NR 718 Week 5 Leading Evidence-Based Practice Change: Part 2 Assignment

Instructions

Continue writing the grant proposal and include the following required content:

1. Introduction: Provide a brief introduction that describes the following:
   1. Introduce the paper’s purpose and the importance of the practice change project.
   1. Describe the intended accomplishments and long-term project goals.
   1. Provide a brief and defining statement of what will be discussed in the paper.
2. Interventions/Approach
   1. Provide a synthesis of evidence to support the evidence-based intervention for the selected problem. Include 3 current Level I, II, or III peer-reviewed primary research studies and/or systematic reviews.
   1. Synthesis of the literature (maximum of 2 paragraphs)
      1. Use a synthesis of research evidence when writing this section of the paper. 
      1. Synthesize the main themes and salient points that emerge from a synthesis of research evidence. 
      1. Compare and contrast the main points from a synthesis of research evidence. 
      1. Presents an overarching synthesis of evidence about the intervention.
      1. Provides objective rationale for the intervention based on the literature.
      1. Includes a minimum of three peer-reviewed research studies that support the intervention. Enter these on the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool.
3. Data Collection Instruments
   1. Describe the data collection instrument(s) you intend to use to measure the outcomes of the project. If collecting the data from the EHR, discuss the details of who will collect the data, how, and the specific data to be collected. Include the data about the reliability and validity for surveys and questionnaires if used. 
4. Data Collection Methods
   1. Describe the method or process for data collection including how often measurements will be taken. Describe how, when, where, and who will collect the data.
5. Outcomes (Evaluation Plan)
   1. Explain the primary outcome for your evidence-based intervention.
   1. Explain how the success of the project will be evaluated when it is fully implemented. This is a discussion about the outcome and the relationship between project success and the outcome(s).
6. Protection of Participants
   1. Examine potential risks to the participants.
7. Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool
    
   1. Include 3 Level I, II, or III research articles or systematic reviews.
   1. Complete all sections completely and identify the quality and levels of evidence.
   1. Insert your completed Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool as an Appendix.

APA Guidelines

Use the current American Psychological Association (APA Manual) and the Chamberlain Guidelines for Writing a Professional Papers (located in the APA Basics section of the Writing Center) to complete this assignment. Follow these guidelines when completing each component. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

1. Use the APA Paper Template (located in the Writing Center) to format this assignment.
2. Turn on Grammarly to check the correctness of the grammar and punctuation as you write. (Note: if you have not already done so, please download the free version at Grammarly.com before construction of the assignment.)
3. Construct a title page using the APA paper template (Example: The Nurse Educator and Leading Social Change).
4. Use the following prescribed Level I headings for the paper:
   1. Title of paper for introduction header
   1. Intervention
   1. Data Collection Instruments
   1. Data Collection Method
   1. Outcomes (Evaluation Plan)
   1. Protection of Participants
   1. Appendix Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 3-4 pages (not including title page or references page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double-spaced pages
• 12-point Times New Roman or 11-point Arial font
• Headings and subheadings
• In-text citations
• Title page
• Reference page
• Standard English usage and mechanics 
• Organized presentation of ideas 

Program Competencies

This assignment enables the student to meet the followin