Choose an area or outcome that needs improvement on your unit or in your facility. Use data from your unit or facility to support why that area rates, pressure ulcer prevalence and incidence of CAUTI. I’m thinking the best topic for my unit would be Falls or sternal (CABG) wound infections.
• Develop a proposal to improve the quality of care with regards to the chosen area or outcome. Use evidence based practice research to support your proposal and recommendations
• Discuss how you would implement the recommendations
• Use a fishbone diagram to identify the causal categories, and first/second/ third level causes. Include the fishbone diagram as an appendix
• The proposal should be structured as if you will be presenting your paper to the CNO. It should include professional language and follow APA 6th edition format. It should include the following sections:
o Introduction
o Identification of the area or outcome of concern including causes from the fishbone analysis
o Proposal for improvement
o Recommendations
o Risks and benefits to implementation
o Evaluation plan
• Identify the potential risks and benefits to implementing your recommendations
• Discuss how you would collect data to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions and demonstrate improved outcomes
• The paper should be about 6-8 pages in length, not including the appendices.
• Rubric is found in appendix B
To better guide you, the follow are recommended sections for this paper:
a. Introduction, b. Identification, c. Proposal for Improvement, d. Recommendations, e. Risks and Benefits of Implementation, f. Evaluation Plan