Week 6: Introduction to the Science of Translation, II
“Change” as a word is somewhat abstract. The same could be said of the phrase “science of translation.” But as you likely know from your nursing experience, change is not abstract for those working to make it happen or those implementing—or adjusting to—a new protocol or procedure.
A significant part of your work in this module involves focusing on stakeholders in an EBP QI project. As you have identified practice sites, you have identified staff members within each setting who would have a say in the approval and a hand in the success of a quality improvement initiative. It is vital to keep those professionals in your sights and to speak with language that will have meaning for them. Consider in a health care setting where “quality improvement” is not formalized through an office or department and how differences in approach and nuance may be required.
As you complete your module Assignment this week, pay particular attention to the presentation you are preparing and how you are applying the science of translation to ensure your EBP QI aims and outcomes are fully understood.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Compare health care settings for quality improvement projects
- Justify practice problems for quality improvement
- Analyze site and stakeholder requirements for quality improvement projects in nursing practice settings
- Compare stakeholder requirements for quality improvement projects across nursing practice settings
- Evaluate translation science frameworks and models for application to practice problems
- Apply implementation science frameworks/models for evidence-based practice quality improvement projects
Learning Resources
Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
Required Media (click to expand/reduce)
Module 3 Assignment: Exploring EBP Quality Improvement
- Continue working on your Module 3 Assignment to complete this week. Keep in mind that the key requirements are to identify a hypothetical practice problem as the focus of an evidence-based quality improvement project; a hypothetical health care setting for the project based on investigating actual sites; stakeholders for project approval and implementation within health care settings; and a presentation outlining the basic steps of a specific framework/model for translating research and evidence to improved practice.
Although “hypothetical” is the watchword for this Assignment, the substantial effort you have invested and the information and insights obtained can pay real dividends as you begin your DNP project in earnest.
The Assignment
Part 1: Key Project Elements
Complete your paper of 6–8 pages, plus cover page and references page, explaining your investigation of three hypothetical practice sites for an EBP QI project.
Part 2: Implementation Science Presentation
Complete your PowerPoint presentation of 3–5 slides, plus cover and reference slides, to inform hypothetical stakeholders.
Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
By Day 7 of Week 6
Submit Parts 1 and 2 of your Assignment (Word document and PowerPoint document).
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
- Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “M3Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
- Click the Module 3 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
- Click the Module 3 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 “M3Assgn+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.
