(Solution) Nr451 Week 6 Assignment Evidence-Based Practice Change Process

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is:

  • To apply a change process using the ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation and a systematic review after identifying a clinical topic of concern and related nursing practice issue.
  • The information from the ‘Illustration’ part of our lessons in Weeks 1-6 will mentor you through this process. Your change process is to be set up as a pilot project.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO2: Proposes leadership and collaboration strategies for use with consumers and other healthcare providers in managing care and/or delegating responsibilities for health promotion, illness prevention, health restoration and maintenance, and rehabilitative activities. (PO#2)

CO8: Selects evidence for best practices when planning professional nursing care involving systems, processes, and devices for individuals, families, aggregates and communities. (PO#8)

Points

The assignment is worth 225 points.

Due Date

Submit your completed assignment by Sunday end of Week 6 by 11:59 p.m. MT.

Directions

A short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment may be viewed here: Evidence-Based Practice Change Process (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

EBP Change Process (form)

  1. Download the EBP Change Process form (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. during Week 1.
  2. The use of this specific form is REQUIRED and is due at the end of Week 6.
  3. A short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment may be viewed in the short video above.
  4. Identify a clinical topic and related nursing practice issue you think needs to be changed.
  5. Locate a systematic review on your topic from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews located in the Chamberlain Library. Be sure this involves nursing actions.
  6. Work through each step of the ACE Star Model as outlined on the assignment form (Star Points 1-5: Discovery, Summary, Translation, Implementation, and Evaluation). Respond to the instructions provided on the form.
  7. Follow the activities and thinking of Nurse Daniel in Weeks 1-6 in the ‘Illustration’ part of each lesson. He will be working through a clinical topic and nursing practice issue to demonstrate a change (ACE Star Model and systematic review).
  8. Work on a portion of the process each week, as the illustration unfolds.
  9. Please reach out to your instructor for feedback or assistance with your PICOT question as needed.
  10. Required and Additional Background Reading in Weeks 1 and 2 under Readings is available for more information on the ACE Star Model and the use of systematic reviews.
  11. Please cite any references (in APA format) of your systematic review or other scholarly document (optional) as needed. Paraphrasing information, rather than quoting, is expected. No quotes for this assignment please!
  12. For questions about this assignment, please contact your instructor.
  13. Use the grading rubric as a final way to check that all components of the form have been completed. The rubric is the tool your instructor will use to assess your content.

Solution:

Star Point 1:  Discovery (Identify topic and practice issue)

Identify the topic and the nursing practice issue related to this topic. (This MUST involve a nursing practice issue.)

The topic is selected is wound-care management

The nursing practice issue related to the selected topic is the use of wound-care team in the treatment and management of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in elderly patients.

Briefly describe your rationale for your topic selection. Include the scope of the issue/problem.

Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers are usually common in people who have challenges in moving themselves particularly the elderly.  It has been established that pressure ulcers are difficult to heal. This explains why preventing then in the first place is pertinent to a huge extent. As such, wound-care management in hospitals is critical as it helps in ensuring that patient outcomes are enhanced. This is the rationale of this topic.

Star Point 2:  Summary (Evidence to support the need for a change)

Describe the practice problem in your own words and formulate your PICOT question. 

Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers among elderly patients usually have detrimental impacts on the patients and their family. This is associated mostly associated with poor patient outcomes as well as increased length of stay of hospitals, which adds a substantial financial burden to the patients and their families. Taking this into account, traditionally, hospital-acquired pressure ulcers have been managed by single professions. Nevertheless, it has been established that the use of wound-care teams would yield better results. On this base, below is the PICOT question related to this issue;….Please click the Paypal icon below to purchase full solution for only $10