NURS 8410 Week 7 Assignment: Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice
NURS 8410 Week 7 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 health care delivery” (2006, p. 5). As you continue to engage in your practicum experience, be cognizant of your growth in these areas.
In Week 6, you were asked to reflect on your leadership skills for this Assignment. This week, you continue your reflection on leadership and how you can lead the translation of evidence to practice through contribution to policy development. NURS 8410 Week 7 Assignment: Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice.
Prepare for this week’s section of Application 3 as follows:
- Building on the work you began in Week 6 for this Application, review this week’s Discussion posting, and consider how you can lead policy development to address your EBP Assignment issue.
The full Application 3 is due by Day 7 of this week. Instructions for how to prepare for previous sections of this Application have been provided in Week 6.
To complete Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice:
Write a 3- to 5-page paper that synthesizes:
- Your vision of yourself as a leader—specifically:
- How you would continue to increase your knowledge and awareness of financial, economic, and other concerns related to new practice approaches
- How translating evidence would enable you to affect or strengthen health care delivery and nursing practice
- How you would advocate for the use of new evidence-based practice approaches through the policy arena
By Day 7 of Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice
Application 3 is due.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
- Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK7Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
- Click the Week 7 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
- Click the Week 7 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
- Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK7Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
- If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
- Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
NURS 8410 Week 7 Assignment Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice (6 points)
To students: In addition to the Learning Resources and facilitated discussions provided each week, you are expected to integrate articles from peer-reviewed journals to inform and support your positions and conclusions in the Application Assignments. Graduate-level scholarship provides the foundation for your work and requires a higher level of evidence than lay references, such as the dictionary, Wikipedia, general Internet sites, nursing newspapers, expert opinion, and the like.
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that summarizes:
- Your vision of yourself as a leader—specifically:
- How you would continue to increase your knowledge and awareness of financial, economic, and other concerns related to new practice approaches (2 pts)
- How translating evidence would enable you to affect or strengthen health care delivery and nursing practice (2 pts)
- How you would advocate for the use of new evidence-based practice approaches through the policy arena (2 pts)
Note: Up to 2 points may be deducted for grammar, spelling, and/or APA errors.
This Application is due by Day 7 of Week 7.
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. Nurses are frequently asked to testify before Congress or congressional committees on important health care matters; being able to present the scientific evidence on a health care issue can contribute to this process and thereby inform the formation of health policy.
This week, you explore how to utilize the concepts presented in earlier weeks to advocate for health care policy to improve health-related outcomes. In addition, you submit your time log and a journal entry for your practicum experience.
Reference: American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2006). The essentials of doctoral education for advanced nursing practice. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/publications/position/DNPEssentials.pdf
Learning Objectives
Students will:- Develop strategies for advocating for health policy to enhance health care outcomes
- Analyze professional growth and development as a leader in evidence-based practice
- Assess the practicum experience
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Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus. NURS 8410 Week 7 Assignment: Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice.
Required Readings
White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terharr, M. F. (2016). Translation of evidence into nursing and health care practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
- Chapter 4, “Translation of Evidence to Improve Clinical Outcomes”
- Chapter 5, “Translation of Evidence for Improving Safety and Quality”
- Chapter 7, “Translation of Evidence for Health Policy”
Andermann, A., Pang, T., Newton, J.T., Davis, A., & Panisset, U. (2016). Evidence for health II: Overcoming barriers to using evidence in policy and practice. Health Research Policy and Systems, 14 (17) doi 10.1186/s12961-016-0086-3
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Catallo, C. & Sidani, S. The self-assessment for organizational capacity instrument for evidence-informed health policy: Preliminary reliability and validity of an instrument (2014). Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 11(1), 35–45.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases. NURS 8410 Week 7 Assignment: Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice.
Malterud, K., Bjelland, K., & Elvbakken, K.T. (Evidence-based medicine – an appropriate tool for evidence-based health policy? A case study from Norway. Health Research Policy and Systems, 14 (15) doi 10.1186/s12961-016-0088-1
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Rehfuess, E.A., Durao, S., Kyamanywa, P., Meerpohl, J. J., Young, T., & Rohwer, A. (2016). An approach for setting evidence-based and stakeholder-informed research priorities in low- and middle-income countries, Policy & Practice, 94, 297–305 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.15.162966
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
NURS 8410 Week 7 Practicum: Journal and Time Log
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.
- Describe the observed activity.
- Using an evidence-based approach, analyze the problem, issue, or situation. Address questions posed in the weekly practicum pages if appropriate.
- Reveal how the real-world might mirror or diverge from program-related evidence, concepts, and/or theories.
- Time Log submission.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Practicum for review and grading, do the following:
- Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK7Practicum+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
- Click the Week 7 Practicum link.
- Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK7Practicum+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
- If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
- Click on the Submit button to complete your submission. NURS 8410 Week 7 Assignment: Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice.
NURS 8410 Week 7 Discussion: Advocating for New Practice Approaches Through Policy
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 have been honing your skills for critically assessing evidence with the purpose of improving practice and developing new practice approaches. As a DNP-prepared nurse, you can influence health care outcomes at the population or aggregate level. Leading policy development to address health care concerns is a vital way to achieve this.
For the past several weeks, you have been focusing on a health care issue of interest to you for your EBP Assignement. For this Discussion, consider how you could lead policy development in support of a proposed evidence-based practice approach that addresses that issue and is designed to promote quality.
Reference: Nursing Schools. (2012). 100 entertaining and inspiring quotes for nurses. Retrieved from http://www.nursingschools.net/blog/2010/06/100-entertaining-inspiring-quotes-for-nurses/
To prepare of Discussion: Advocating for New Practice Approaches Through Policy:
- Select one of the new practice approaches you developed for the Week 6 Discussion.
Review the Trautman (2009) article listed in the Learning Resources. Assess the strategies for engaging in the policy process.
NURS 8410 Week 7 Discussion: Advocating for New Practice Approaches Through Policy
By Day 3 of Discussion: Advocating for New Practice Approaches Through Policy
Post a cohesive response that addresses the following:
- Identify your proposed practice approach in the first line of your posting.
- How would you lead policy development for your selected issue?
- What strategies could you use to overcome barriers you may encounter while engaging policy makers? (Select two or more strategies to focus on in your posting.)
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 6 of Discussion: Advocating for New Practice Approaches Through Policy
Respond to two of your colleagues in one or more of the following ways:
- Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence, or research.
- Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.
- Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom and/or from your own research in the Walden Library.
- Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.
- Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings.
- Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you learned and/or any insights you gained as a result of the comments made by your colleagues. NURS 8410 Week 7 Assignment: Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice.
Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and any additional sources.
Submission and Grading Information
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 the economic and financial implications of addressing your EBP Assignment issue. In addition, reflect on your leadership skills. As a DNP-prepared nurse, you are expected to employ the principles of business, finance, and health policy in the development of initiatives that will improve the quality of care delivered.
Prepare for this week’s section of Application 3 as follows:
- Continue (from this week’s Discussion) to evaluate the new strategies you developed to address your selected issue and the potential economic impact.
- Review Chapter 6 in the course text, Translation of Evidence Into Nursing and Health Care Practice, and ask yourself the following: How are these activities enhancing my leadership skills? How does translating evidence enable me, as a leader, to affect or strengthen health care delivery and my nursing practice?
You will build on this Application next week as you look at advancing new approaches to practice through the policy process.
By Day 7 of Week 7 OF Assignment: Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice
Application 3 is due. You do not need to submit anything this week.
Practicum FOR Assignment: Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice
Continue to keep a time log and journal of your practicum experiences. See the Practicum Guidelines located in the Practicum area of the Course Overview page for a complete description of the practicum.
By Day 7 of Week 7 OF Assignment: Application 3: Becoming a Leader in the Translation of Evidence to Practice
Reminder: You will submit your time log and a journal entry in Week 7.
Week in Review
This week, you evaluated economic impacts of new practice strategies and integrated theoretical foundations in developing evidence-based practice strategies. You also appraised your personal growth in leadership skills.
Next week, you will explore how to utilize the concepts presented in earlier weeks to advocate for health care policy to improve health-related outcomes.