Week 5: Assignment: Project Planning and Preparation
Purpose
Project planning will be an important aspect of your new role as a DNP-prepared nurse. The purpose of this assignment is to further explore the project planning process as you prepare for your DNP project. This assignment is an extension of the Week 2 and Week 3 assignments and any previous work you have done on your selected practice problem or for your DNP project planning
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 2: Formulate a needs-based organizational assessment to inform strategic leadership decision-making. (POs 3, 5, 7)
CO 3: Develop strategies to lead project planning, implementation, management, and evaluation to promote high-value healthcare. (POs 3, 5, 7).
Page Requirement:
Length 4-5 pages – excluding title page and references.
Instructions
Review the Graduate Re-Purpose Policy in the Student Handbook, page 15
Repurposed Work: Graduate students have the opportunity to use previously submitted ideas as a foundation for future courses. No more than 50 percent of an assignment, excluding references, may be repurposed from another course (excluding practicum courses). Previous course assignments that are deemed building blocks will be notated in the syllabus by the course leader. As with every assignment, students must uphold academic integrity; therefore, students must follow the guidelines for remaining academically honest according to the Academic Integrity policy. If the instructor is not made aware of the repurposing of an assignment, the submission will be treated as plagiarized work if not properly referenced.
Use the following subheadings as Level 1 headers to organize your paper.
Introduction
Start your introduction with a powerful statement or two to stimulate interest.
Present the purpose of your proposed project. Begin your formal purpose statement by stating, “The purpose of the proposed (DNP) project is to…”
Provide a preview of what the paper will include with a strong thesis sentence.
Assessment
Describe the practice problem at the national level; support with data.
Describe the practice problem at the practicum site; support with data if available.
Identify and describe the sources of data from the practicum site. For example, Incident reports, readmission rates, infection rates, etc.
Planning—Evidence Synthesis
Present the updated evidence synthesis to identify the evidence-based practice (EBP) intervention to address the practice problem and need for change. (Use the synthesis from the week 2 assignment – be sure to accept track changes and update your Week 2 paper based on feedback provided by course faculty before adding to this paper).
Main points/salient themes that emerge from the sources (Cited)
Compare and contrast main points/ themes from all sources (Cited)
Objective rationale for the intervention based on the literature
Implementation
Clearly describe the DNP project evidence-based intervention.
Discuss the rationale for why this intervention was chosen.
Identify the survey/ instrument/ tool, if using one, and why it was selected.
If not using a survey/ instrument/ tool, how will you be collecting data? For example, chart audits.
Describe your implementation plan to include milestones.
Evaluation
Propose measurable outcomes for the project.
Describe how the outcomes will be evaluated.
Conclusion
Effectively summarize your project plans in one to two comprehensive yet concise paragraphs that clearly describe your project plans to include:
Explain how you will implement the project.
Explain how you will evaluate the project.
APA Format
Uses appropriate Level I headers.
References and citations are in current APA format.
Paper length is 4-5 pages excluding the title and reference pages.
Clarity of Writing
Use of standard English grammar and sentence structure.
No spelling errors or typographical errors.
Organized around the required components using appropriate headers.
