Leadership and professional image – Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research

Paper details:
Health Problem
Increased hospitalization is due to factors such as aging among individuals and an increase in the number of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart diseases. These chronic diseases have increased hospitalization hence the risk of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Therefore, the healthcare problem under discussion is hospital-acquired infections, which are acquired through various means that include the infections acquired through central line brood stream and surgical procedures. Some devices are also associated with HAIs. They include catheter of the urinary test, pneumonia ventilator. Some organisms associated with HAI are those that can resist drugs such as Staphylococcus aureus.
Task 1: Leadership Experience
Introduction:
Nursing is a practice discipline that includes direct and indirect care activities that affect health outcomes. As a baccalaureate nursing student, you are developing new competencies in leadership, and in order to achieve mastery, you must apply those competencies to live practice experiences and situations. This Leadership Learning Experience (LLE) is designed to allow you to choose a clinical focus (e.g., practice, policy, education, population) in which you apply your leadership problem–solving skills. The LLE requires engagement with other people within the setting to complete.
You will develop a project within a practice setting that allows you to develop these leadership skills. You will identify a problem area in a practice setting that you specifically want to address (e.g., practice, policy, population, education) that aligns with organizational priorities. Example sources for the problem area may include the following:
• Practice: joint commission standards, core measures as quality indicators, other data
• Policy: legislation, staffing ratio, regulations from state boards
• Population: children with diabetes, adult obesity
• Education: future of nursing, Benner’s recommendations about nursing education
You will focus on a real-life solution for the problem. You should choose a topic that is timely, manageable, and realistic to the current healthcare environment. An external resource person (i.e., manager, clinical leader, clinical educator, policy expert, or population expert) must confirm the relevance of the selected project and your engagement in the setting as part of project completion. As with all projects, you should think how you, as a nurse, function in the following roles: detective, scientist, and manager of the healing environment.
Requirements:
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. Use the Turnitin Originality Report available in Taskstream as a guide for this measure of originality.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Note: Any information that would be considered confidential, proprietary, or personal in nature should not be included. Do not include the actual names of people, stakeholders, or other personally identifiable information. Fictional names should be used. Also, agency-specific data, including financial information, should not be included but should be addressed in a general fashion as appropriate.
Note: Your submission may be in a variety of formats (e.g., report, multimedia presentation).
1. Develop a written proposal by doing the following:
2. Identify a problem or issue related to practice, policy, population, or education that aligns with the organizational priorities you seek to solve.
Note: You may need to meet with your organization or practice setting, your manager, or your supervisor to help choose a current problem or issue.
1. Explain the problem or issue, including why it is applicable to the area of practice you chose and the healthcare environment.
2. Discuss your investigation of the problem or issue.
3. Provide evidence to substantiate the problem or issue (e.g., organizational assessment, national source documents, evidence from a stakeholder).
4. Analyze the state of the situation using current data.
5. Analyze areas that might be contributing to the problem or issue.
6. Propose a solution or innovation for the problem or issue.
7. Justify your proposed solution or innovation based on the results of your investigation and analysis.
8. Recommend resources to implement your proposed solution or innovation. Include a cost-benefit analysis of your proposed solution or innovation.
9. Provide a timeline for implementation based on your proposal.
10. Discuss why eachkey stakeholder or partner is important for the implementation of the solution or innovation.
11. Summarize your engagement with the key stakeholders or partners, including the input and feedback you received.
12. Discuss how you intend to work with those key stakeholders or partners in order to achieve success.
13. Discuss how your proposed solution or innovation could be implemented, including how the implementation could be evaluated for success.
14. Explain how you fulfilled the following roles during your process of investigation and proposal development:
15. scientist
16. detective
17. manager of the healing environment
1. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
2. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
JLP Task 1 (0318)
Not Evident Approaching Competence Competent
A1. Problem or Issue An identification of the problem or issue is not provided. The identified problem or issue is not related to practice, policy, population, or education, or it does not align with organizational priorities that are in need of solving. The identified problem or issue is related to practice, policy, population, or education, and it aligns with organizational priorities that are in need of solving.
A1a. Explanation of Problem or Issue An explanation of the problem or issue is not provided. The explanation addresses the problem or issue, but it does not include an appropriate, logical rationale for why the problem or issue applies to the chosen area of practice and the healthcare environment. The explanation of the problem or issue includes an appropriate, logical rationale for why the problem or issue applies to the chosen area of practice and the healthcare environment.
A2. Investigation A discussion of the investigation of the problem or issue is not provided. The discussion of the investigation of the problem or issue is illogical or vague. Or the discussion is trivial or missing key . Or the discussion of the investigation is irrelevant to the problem or issue. The discussion of the investigation of the problem or issue is logical and sufficiently detailed. The discussion of the investigation is thorough and relates to the problem or issue.
A2a. Evidence of Problem or Issue Evidence to substantiate the problem or issue is not provided. The provided evidence fails to substantiate the problem or issue because it is not an appropriate form of evidence, or the evidence does not logically support the problem or issue. The provided evidence substantiates the problem or issue because it is an appropriate form of evidence (e.g., organizational assessment, national source documents, or evidence from a stakeholder), and it logically supports the problem or issue.
A3. Analysis An analysis is not provided. The analysis addresses the state of the situation, but current data is not used to support the analysis. Or the analysis is implausible or is not supported by specific examples. The analysis addresses the state of the situation using current data, and it is plausible and well supported with specific examples.
A3a. Contributors to Problem or Issue An analysis is not provided. The analysis is limited to addressing minor areas that contribute to the problem or issue. Or the analysis is implausible or is not supported with specific examples. The analysis addresses all the areas that potentially contribute to the problem or issue. The analysis is plausible and well supported with specific examples.
A4. Proposed Solution or Innovation A proposal for a solution or innovation for the problem or issue is not provided. The proposal of a solution or innovation to the problem or issue is illogical, inappropriate, or missing significant components. An appropriate solution or innovation is proposed for the problem or issue. The solution or innovation is logical, well reasoned, and includes allsignificant components.
A4a. Justification of Proposed Solution or Innovation A justification of the proposed solution or innovation is not provided. The justification of the proposed solution or innovation does not make logical connections between the problem and the solution, or it is not based on the results of the investigation or analysis. The justification of the proposed solution or innovation makes logical connections between the problem and the solution, and it is based on the results of the investigation and analysis.
A5. Resources and Cost-Benefit Analysis A recommendation or a cost-benefit analysis is not provided. The resources recommended for implementation of the proposed solution or innovation are inappropriate for the needs of the solution or innovation. Or the recommendation is missing key resources. Or a cost-benefit analysis is not included, or the analysis is illogical or not an accurate representation of the needs of the proposed solution or innovation. The resources recommended for implementation of the proposed solution or innovation are appropriate for the needs of the solution or innovation. The recommendation includes all essential resources. A cost-benefit analysis is included, and it is a logical and accurate representation of the needs of the proposed solution or innovation.
A6. Timeline A timeline for implementation is not provided. The timeline is not accurate or not achievable given the needs of the proposed solution or innovation. The timeline is accurate and achievable for the needs of the proposed solution or innovation.
A7. Importance of Key Stakeholders or Partners A discussion is not provided. At least 1 of the stakeholders or partners that are identified in the discussion are inappropriate for the implementation of the solution or innovation. Or essential stakeholders or partners are missing in the discussion. Or the discussion does not address why eachidentified stakeholder or partner is important for the implementation of the solution or innovation. All of the key stakeholders or partners that are identified are appropriate for the implementation of the solution or innovation, and there are no missing essential stakeholders or partners. The discussion also addresses why eachidentified stakeholder or partner is important for the implementation of the solution or innovation.
A7a. Engagement with Key Stakeholders or Partners A summary is not provided. The summary of the engagement with the key stakeholders or partners is vague or trivial. Or the summary does not include the input and feedback received from them. The summary of the engagement with the key stakeholders or partners is sufficiently detailed and meaningful, and it includes the input and feedback received from them.
A7b. Success A discussion is not provided. The discussion ineffectively addresses how to work with the key stakeholders or partners discussed in part A7 in order to achieve success. The discussion is illogical or is missing supportive . The discussion effectively addresses how to work with the key stakeholders or partners discussed in part A7 in order to achieve success. The discussion is logical and includes supportive .
A8. Implementation A discussion is not provided. The discussion ineffectively addresses how the proposed solution or innovation could be implemented. Or the plan for implementation is illogical or missing key . Or the discussion does not include an appropriate, well-supported, or well-reasoned plan for how the implementation could be evaluated for success. The discussion effectively addresses how the proposed solution or innovation could be implemented. The plan for implementation is logical and thorough. The discussion includes an appropriate, well-supported, and well-reasoned plan for how the implementation could be evaluated for success.
B1. Role of Scientist An explanation is not provided. The explanation ineffectively addresses how the role of the scientist was fulfilled during the investigation process and proposal development. Or the explanation is vague or lacks specific, relevant examples. The explanation effectively addresses how the role of the scientist was fulfilled during the investigation process and proposal development. The explanation is detailed and includes specific, relevant examples.
B2. Role of Detective An explanation is not provided. The explanation ineffectively addresses how the role of the detective was fulfilled during the investigation process and proposal development. The explanation is vague or lacks specific, relevant examples. The explanation effectively addresses how the role of the detective was fulfilled during the investigation process and proposal development. The explanation is detailed and includes specific, relevant examples.
B3. Role of Manager of the Healing Environment An explanation is not provided. The explanation ineffectively addresses how the role of the manager of the healing environment was fulfilled during the investigation process and proposal development. The explanation is vague or lacks specific, relevant examples. The explanation effectively addresses how the role of the manager of the healing environment was fulfilled during the investigation process and proposal development. The explanation is detailed and includes specific, relevant examples.