Assignment: Final Paper
This last assignment will serve as your final paper and will also be used to upload to the ePortfolio (6-8 pages). You will need to incorporate the following previous week’s assignments into this final paper:
SWOT analysis
Literature Review
Quality Improvement Initiatives
The paper will need to include the following elements:
An abstract
A table of contents
Using your SWOT analysis write an introduction to the problem identifying the strengths, weaknesses opportunities, and threats to initiating a change.
Provide an analysis and synthesis of the 3 selected evidence-based articles.
Select a change theory and describe how you would change this situation.
Include in your discussion the role that quality and safety initiatives (including informatics, technology, and interprofessional collaboration) would play in implementing this change.
Identify the strengths of your change and the barriers you may confront when attempting to create the change. Provide a discussion on how the strengths can be utilized to promote the change and how as a nurse leader the barriers can be overcome.
Support your ideas with current literature and evidence-based healthcare practice. At least 3 peer-reviewed references are required.
Paper is to be written in APA format. This last assignment completes your final paper. (6-8 pages).
Additional Assignment Instructions: Below is a list of the 10 sections to include in your submission:
Abstract: The submission provides an APA-formatted abstract of 150-250 words.
Table Contents: Include a table of contents page that outlines the sections of the paper and includes accurate page numbers.
Introduction: The submission provides a thorough introduction of the healthcare issue and provides a full overview of the topics to be discussed in the paper.
SWOT Analysis: A detailed narrative discussion outlines the 4 components of the SWOT Analysis (strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats) with 2-3 examples from each component.
Literature Review: The 3 peer-reviewed articles are integrated and include the synthesis from the previous unit’s work with the inclusion of in-text citations.
Implementation Plan and Method for Initiation Change- Provide a discussion with 2-3 examples of evidence-based practices that apply to the identified healthcare issue in relationship to quality improvement and safety initiatives. The discussion includes the identification of a change theory that can be utilized to implement the proposed SWOT Analysis. At least 1 scholarly source is provided to support the change theory selection.
Strengths and Weaknesses (Barriers) in Promoting the Implementation Plan: Provide a discussion that identifies 2-3 strengths and weaknesses of the implementation plan. Provide a discussion on how the strengths can be utilized to promote the change and how the role of the nurse leader can impact the identified barriers.
The Role of Informatics, Technology, and Interprofessional Collaboration on Improving Quality: Provide a discussion with 2-3 examples of how informatics, technology, and interprofessional collaboration could improve the identified healthcare issue. At least 1 scholarly source is provided.
Conclusion: Provide a discussion that summarizes all components of the paper. The discussion provides conclusive comments regarding how the implementation plan will improve upon the identified healthcare issue. No new topics are provided in the conclusion.
APA: The paper is submitted in proper APA format and within the 6-8-page limit.