This assignment will be Part I of a five-part proposal focused on improving quality and creating transformational change. In order to complete this as
Directions:
This assignment will be Part I of a five-part proposal focused on improving quality and creating transformational change. In order to complete this
assignment, entitled Introduction to the Quality Improvement and Creating Transformational Change, you will need to review the following:
• Consider an area that requires improvement in your practice setting. When writing this proposal, consider the need and significance,
program design/components, implementation plan and evaluation strategy for one of the following (note: you are not limited to the items
listed):
o An academic-clinical partnership to enhance nursing education
o An innovative model of nursing education
o An intra- and interprofessional simulation scenario
o An intra- and interprofessional service-learning experience
o An intra- and interprofessional team learning experience
o Integrate a concept-based learning activity to promote competency development
• To complete this part of the proposal:
o Prepare a 1 – 2-page APA-formatted and cited paper:
When preparing this paper, consider the intra-/interprofessional team members (also known as stakeholders) who would be
needed to create the proposed change (you will write about the stakeholders in part II/week 3).
Briefly introduce the problem, which serves as the focus of your proposal.
Identify the positive and negative outcomes associated with the planned change proposal.
Identify the change theory to be used and how it will facilitate the implementation of the change.
Identify and describe strategies you might use to promote buy-in.
o APA formatting should be utilized for this paper.
Two sources of scholarly support should be utilized, the literature evidence used must be less than five years old, peer-
reviewed, and scholarly. No more than two direct quotes should be used.
o This section will be added to the Final Project in Week 6
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Assignment: Identification of the Issue or Problem to be Addresses (Part I of V)
Grading Rubric
ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL
Criteria Exceptional Effective Developing Unacceptable
Introduction
Briefly introduce the problem, which serves as the
focus of your proposal.
Introduction
provides excellent
context for the rest
of the paper.
(5 points)
Introduction
provides effective
context for the rest
of paper.
(4 points)
Introduction
provides sufficient
context for the rest
of the paper.
(2 points)
Introduction does not
provide context for the
paper.
OR No introduction was
provided.
OR No assignment was
submitted.
(0 points)
Adherence to Assignment Guidelines:
1. Identify the positive and negative outcomes
associated with the planned change
proposal.
2. Identify the change theory to be used and
how it will facilitate the implementation of
the change.
3. Identify and describe strategies you might
use to promote buy-in.
4.
The paper addresses
all three of the key
aspects of the
assignment
guidelines.
(25 points)
The paper addresses
two of the three key
aspects of the
assignment
guidelines.
(20 points)
The paper
addresses one of the
three key aspects of
the assignment
guidelines.
(15 points)
The paper addresses
none of the key aspects
of the assignment
guidelines.
OR Does not adhere to
assignment guidelines.
OR No assignment was
submitted.
(0 points)
Synthesis:
Knowledge Integration & Application of
Information Resources
The paper
exceptionally
presented ideas
which are detailed,
well developed, and
supported with
specific evidence
including examples
and specific details.
Two sources of
support are
incorporated.
The paper effectively
presented ideas
which are detailed,
well developed, and
supported with
specific evidence
including examples
and specific details.
Less than two
sources of support
are incorporated.
Literature evidence
The paper
presented ideas
which are sound
and solid; ideas are
present but not
particularly
developed or
supported; less than
two sources of
support are
incorporated AND
the evidence is not
The paper presented
ideas which are not
sound or not relative to
what is being discussed.
OR Does not adhere to
assignment guidelines.
OR No assignment was
submitted.
(0 points)
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Literature evidence
used is less than five
years old, is peer-
reviewed, and
scholarly. No more
than two direct
quotes were used.
(25 points)
used is less than five
years old, is peer-
reviewed, and
scholarly.
(20 points)
peer-reviewed or
scholarly and is
generalized in
nature.
(15 points)
Organization
(Body of Paper)
• A logical sequence of paragraphs is present
• Appropriate organization of the paper with
the use of headings.
• Use of effective transitions of sentences.
• Demonstrates understanding of the
relationship among content, and
• Adheres to the page limit (1-2 page).
The paper meets all
five of the criteria.
(15 points)
The paper meets four
of the five criteria.
(11 points)
The paper meets
three of the five
criteria.
(7 points)
The paper meets less
than two of the five
criteria.
OR No assignment was
submitted.
(0 points)
Conclusion or Summary The paper
thoroughly
summarizes the
findings associated
with the key
concepts for part I.
(10 points)
The paper effectively
summarizes the
findings associated
with the key
concepts for part I.
(8 points)
The paper attempts
to summarizes the
findings associated
with the key
concepts for part I.
(6 points)
The paper does not
provide a summary or
conclusion.
OR No assignment was
submitted.
(0 points)
Grammar and Spelling The paper is clearly
written with no
errors in spelling,
grammar, word
order, word usage,
and punctuation.
(10 points)
One to two errors in
spelling, grammar,
word order, word
usage, and
punctuation are
noted.
(8 points)
Three to five errors
in spelling,
grammar, word
order, word usage,
punctuation is
noted.
(6 points)
Greater than six errors in
spelling, grammar, word
order, word usage,
punctuation are noted.
OR No assignment was
submitted.
(0 points)
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APA Format and Page Set-Up:
• Title Page
• Use of leveled headings
• Reference Page included
• The paper consistently presents APA
formatted citations of the references used
on the reference page and within the text.
The paper meets all
five of the criteria.
The correct use of
APA formatting has
been met without
error.
(10 points)
The paper meets
three of the five APA
formatting criteria.
(8 points)
The paper meets
one of the five APA
formatting criteria.
(6 points)
The paper does not
address any of the APA
formatting criteria.
OR No assignment was
submitted.
(0 points)