Identify a quality improvement opportunity in your organization or practice. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, describe the problem or issue and propose a quality improvement initiative based on evidence-based practice. Apply “The Road to Evidence-Based Practice” process, illustrated in Chapter 4 of your textbook, to create your proposal. 

Link to chapter 4

(https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/grand-canyon-university/2018/applied-statistics-for-health-care_1e.php)

Include the following:

1. Provide an overview of the problem and the setting in which the problem or issue occurs.

2. Explain why a quality improvement initiative is needed in this area and the expected outcome.

3. Discuss how the results of previous research demonstrate support for the quality improvement initiative and its projected outcomes. Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources published within the last 5 years, not included in the course materials or textbook, that establish evidence in support of the quality improvement proposed.

4. Discuss steps necessary to implement the quality improvement initiative. Provide evidence and rationale to support your answer.

5. Explain how the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated to determine whether there was improvement.

6. Support your explanation by identifying the variables, hypothesis test, and statistical test that you would need to prove that the quality improvement initiative succeeded.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrit. 

ASSIGNMENT #1

Civic Meeting:

Attend the meeting of a Government body at the local, state, regional or national level. This may be a city council, county commission, state or national legislature meeting. Submit a formal report on the proceedings to include the observations of the meeting and possible impacts on the health of the associated community.

Students may also attend such meetings virtually. Access your community’s online archives to see if they have recorded meetings that you may watch. Meetings may be no older than 90 days. The URL must be included in the written report. Meetings may be local, state or national.

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ASSIGNMENT #2

Professional Organizational Meeting:

Attend the meeting of a professional nursing organization such as a chapter meeting of Sigma Theta Tau, AACN, ENA, AWHON, FNA or FONE. Students may also attend open meetings of a nurse practice council within their organization of employment so long as they are not a member of that council. Unit level staff meetings or in-services are not acceptable for this assignment.

Given the nationwide efforts to socially distance, review of online Webinars offered by Professional Nursing Organizations will be acceptable during the Summer 2020 semester.  Follow the same processes of documenting such recorded, on-demand sessions as is instructed in the Civic Meeting assignment by including the URL in your report. The address must work and not require a paid membership to view. Business type meetings are preferred, but it is understood that these are rarely delivered to the general public. As such, general educational/informational sessions will be accepted.

Submit a formal report on the proceedings. The report must include the observations of the meeting and possible impacts on the community the organization may or may not have. Students may also attend such meetings virtually. If a virtual meeting is attended, it may be no older than 90 days. The report must include a working URL.