Evidence-Based Practice Project Proposal Outline Assignment | Nursing

PURPOSE
This assignment culminates the evidence-based practice change proposal using the provided Evidence-Based Practice Project Proposal Template. Added components to the EBP change proposal include identification of key stakeholders, data collection and analysis methods, and expected outcomes related to the chosen nursing practice change and PICOT question.

REQUIREMENTS
Description of the Assignment
For this assignment, the student will complete the Evidence-Based Practice Change Project Proposal Template. The areas within the template include identification of the nursing practice issue/problem, PICOT question, theoretical framework, literature review, key stakeholders, data collection methods, analysis and expected outcomes.

Criteria for Content
1. Complete the following sections within the Evidence-Based Practice Change Project Proposal Template:
• Nursing Practice issue/problem – describe the area of interest and practice issue/problem within your nursing specialty area. Identify your MSN Specialty Track.
• PICOT question – Restate your PICOT question.
• Key stakeholders – identify the key stakeholders involved in your practice change project.
• Theoretical framework – describe the theoretical framework guiding your practice change project.
• Literature review – Summarize the literature review from the Research Summary Table completed in week 5.
• Data collection methods – Describe the data collection methods for your practice change project
• Data analysis – Describe how you will analyze the data collected.
• Expected Outcomes – What are the expected outcomes from this practice change project?

8. PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT
Criteria for Format and Special Instructions
1. Completion of the Evidence-Based Practice Change Project Proposal Template
2. Title page and reference page added to the template.
3. Scholarly literature is used – citations and references.
4. APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual is followed.

DIRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA
Assignment Criteria Points % Description
Practice Problem
PICOT
Stakeholders 40 Complete the Practice Problem, PICOT and Stakeholder Sections of the Evidence-Based Practice Change Project Proposal Template addressing the following:
• Describe area of interest and practice problem.
• Identify your MSN Specialty Track
• Discuss problem background
• Identify key stakeholders involved in your problem/practice change
• Restate the PICO formatted clinical/practice question
• Sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support information presented.

Theoretical Framework
Literature Review
50 Complete the Theoretical Framework and Literature Review Sections of the Evidence-Based Practice Change Project Proposal Template addressing the following:
• Describe the theoretical framework guiding your practice change project.
• Summarize key ideas, facts, and/or themes from literature that support a change in practice using the research summary table completed in Week 5
• Sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support information presented
Data Collection Methods
Analysis
Expected Outcomes 40 Complete the Data Collection Methods, Analysis and Expected Outcomes Sections of the Evidence-Based Practice Change Project Proposal Template addressing the following:
• Describe the data collections methods for your practice change project.
• Describe how you will analyze data collected.
• What are the expected outcomes from this practice change project?
• Sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support
Graduate-Level Writing Style 20 7 Distinguished graduate-level writing style is evidenced by meeting all of the following criteria:
• Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure
• Clarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writing
• Scholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first person
• Synthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less)
• Correct APA format for the following:
o Font style and size
o Margins and spacing
o Title page and reference page added to the template
o Citation and referencing sources
o Mechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers)
Total 150 100 %