Group essay on implementing Change

 

Type: Essay

Subject: Nursing Leadership Course

Subject area: Nursing

Education Level: Undergraduate

Length: 3 pages

Referencing style: APA

Preferred English: US English

Spacing Option: Double

Instructions: Group Essay on Implementing Change (20%) 

 

Assignments Purpose: 

In this course, you will be required to complete a group paper addressing an area of quality improvement within clinical practice (this can be the same area of need identified in clinical practicum). The purpose of the written group assignment is to apply one of the provided change management frameworks discussing the various components and processes involved that are required to successfully implement change (see template below for required paper headings). The written group assignment will allow students to connect the learning objectives with the learned weekly material. 

From your clinical setting [NURS 3552], you will have selected a current quality improvement initiative that is occurring and a second one that is a newly identified issue. Within the clinical course, you will have utilized PDSA to complete that assignment. As such, you may NOT use PDSA for this assignment as this will be done in conjunction with your clinical course.

Assignment Format

 

The assignment length is a maximum of 7 double-spaced pages excluding a title page, appendices, and list of references, following APA 7th edition. If you submit a paper that exceeds 7 pages, the content on the additional pages will not be graded. If you reduce the font size and/or margins, the grader will determine which content is beyond the page count, and this content will not be graded. All papers must have a title page and reference list.  All assignments must be submitted in Microsoft Word Format.

 

The final version of the paper should read as if it was written by one group author and not individual, separate authors. Please ensure the paper is logical, organized and transitions seamlessly between paragraphs. 

 

Written Assignment Required Headings

•  Introduction: Description of the clinical setting and identification of the problem
•  Forming the Team: Identify the stakeholders
• Change management framework (Lewin 3 steps, SWITCH framework, 7 S, Six Sigma. FMEA, Kotter 8 steps, RNAO Leading Change, Prosci ADKAR,etc.)
•  Setting Aims: goal of the identified quality improvement initiative
• Perceived facilitators and barriers to change 
• Planning for Change 
•  Establishing Measures to Evaluate Change: Description of strategies to be used to evaluate desired outcomes
•  Implementing Change: Through the selected framework 
• Recommendations for future change
• Conclusion

By the start of the second week of class, you and three other students, will create a group of a total of 4 students. If you are unable to find a group, please contact your instructor immediately to assist with placement.

 

An originality report must be submitted with the paper. This report must contain a student explanation for the reported similarity index. Explanation of the report entails providing rationale for each item % noted by the plagiarism detection software. Stating “this is my work” is not a substantive explanation. If the originality report with explanation is not handed in at the time of the submission of the paper, the paper will not be marked and will be considered late, with a 5% per day deduction to a maximum of 25%. At this point, the paper will then receive a zero (0) grade.

 

Requests for alternative arrangements must be supported by documentation to support the absence and they will only be considered for health, bereavement, and extenuating circumstances. 

 

The following is a guide to help you organize your written assignment. You are strongly encouraged to refer to the Assignment Evaluation Rubric (see Evaluation Measures Grading Criteria and the Written Assignment folder in the course BrightSpace D2L site) for further guidelines and expectations for completing the assignments. 

 

Students must use the APA 7th Edition of the Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association (2020).

 

What to Upload and Submit in the Course BrightSpace D2L site

1. Your assignment in Word Format. The paper is submitted through BSP by one group member.  
2. Written comments explaining the reason for each similarity in the Turnitin Originality Report 
3. Your signed Statement of Academic Honesty. A Statement of Academic Honesty Word file is in the Assignment Brightspace D2L Learning Module. 

 

All of the above (a, b, and c) must be submitted to avoid late submission deductions. 

 

Refer also to the Brightspace D2L course site Written Assignment folder for questions and answers about the Written Assignment.