NURS 8410 Week 9: Identification of Outcomes “In a large, complex organization…the primary consequences of our actions may well be in the distant future or in a distant, but interrelated, part of a larger system in which we operate. NURS 8410 – Best Practices In Nursing Specialties weekly discussion essay assignments For this reason, we…

NURS 8410 Week 9 Assignment 1: Application 4: Planning for Change, Implementing and Evaluating EBP Projects It is essential to consider those systems that inhibit and facilitate change within the health care organization. Recognizing how one system influences another is a necessary step in moving an EBP project forward.   For this week’s Discussion, you…

NURS 8410 Week 8: Creating an Environment for Evidence-Based Practice “What health care needs most are effective leaders who understand innovation and how it spreads, who respect the diversity of change itself, and who can nurture innovation in all its rich and many costumes” (Hyrkäs & Harvey, 2010, p. 1).   As a nurse engaged…

NURS 8410 Assignment Application 4: Planning for Change, Implementing and Evaluating EBP Projects Planning for Change   Change can be difficult—and implementing new practices based on evidence can present challenges. How can you effectively prepare your work environment for change? What factors need to be considered (e.g., financial, legislative, systems)?   This week you begin…

By Day 7   You will submit a journal entry (along with your time log) for Weeks 4-7. Journal entries need to connect your previous professional experience with your practice, competencies/concepts in the program, and the literature. Your journal entry should be week-based and sequential so that all journal entries are contained in one file.…

NURS 8410 Week 7 Discussion Assignment Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice Reflect on your growth, professionally and personally, since you embarked on your DNP journey. The AACN believes that one of the benefits of a practice doctorate is that it enhances your leadership skills to “strengthen practice and…

NURS 8410 Week 7: The Application of New Practice Approaches, Part II “Engagement in the process of policy development is central to creating a health care system that meets the needs of its constituents” (AACN, 2006, p. 13).   As a professional nurse, you are well positioned to affect changes in health care through policy.…

NURS 8410 Discussion: Advocating for New Practice Approaches Through Policy “I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.” —Florence Nightingale   Through the policy process, nurses can put their feelings—as well as their experiences and expertise—into actions that create results. In this course, you…

NURS 8410 Week 6: The Application of New Practice Approaches, Part I The first several weeks of this course have presented the foundational information necessary for you and your colleagues to develop new practice strategies. Think of the EBP Project issue that you have been addressing in this course. How could you synthesize the evidence…

NURS 8410 Week 6 Assignment Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice This week you begin working on Application 3. As a nurse engaged in advanced practice, you have the exciting opportunity to be a leader in translating evidence into practice.   For this first section of Application 3, consider…