Assignment: Evidence-Based Project, Part 4: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change The collection of evidence is an activity that occurs with an endgame in mind. For example, law enforcement professionals collect evidence to support a decision to charge those accused of criminal activity. Similarly, evidence-based healthcare practitioners collect evidence to support decisions in pursuit of specific healthcare outcomes. In this Assignment, you will identify an issue or opportunity for change within your healthcare organization and propose an idea for a change in practice supported by an EBP approach. To Prepare: Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you critically appraised in Module 4, related to your clinical topic of interest and PICOT. Reflect on your current healthcare organization and think about potential opportunities for evidence-based change, using your topic of interest and PICOT as the basis for your reflection. Developing      a Culture of Evidence-Based Practice Consider the best method of disseminating the results of your presentation to an audience.  The Assignment: (Evidence-Based Project) Part 4: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change Create a 10-12-slide PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following: Briefly describe your healthcare organization,      including its culture and readiness for change. (You may opt to keep      various elements of this anonymous, such as your company name.) Describe the current problem or opportunity for change.      Include in this description the circumstances surrounding the need for change, the scope of the issue, the stakeholders involved, and the risks associated with change implementation in general. Propose an evidence-based idea for a change in practice using an EBP approach to decision making. Note that you may find further research needs to be conducted if sufficient evidence is not discovered. Describe your plan for knowledge transfer of this change, including knowledge creation, dissemination, and organizational adoption and implementation. Explain how you would disseminate the results of your project to an audience. Provide a rationale for why you selected this dissemination strategy. Describe the measurable outcomes you hope to achieve with the implementation of this evidence-based change. Be sure to provide APA citations of the supporting evidence-based peer-reviewed articles you selected to support your thinking. Add a lessons learned section that includes the      following: A summary of the critical       appraisal of the peer-reviewed articles you previously submitted An explanation about what       you learned from completing the Evaluation Table within the Critical       Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template (3-5 slides) Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2018). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer. · Chapter 7, “Patient Concerns.

1. Assignment: Evidence-Based Project, Part 4: Recommending an
Evidence-Based Practice Change
The collection of evidence is an activity that occurs with an
endgame in mind. For example, law enforcement professionals
collect evidence to support a decision to charge those accused
of criminal activity. Similarly, evidence-based healthcare
practitioners collect evidence to support decisions in pursuit of
specific healthcare outcomes.
In this Assignment, you will identify an issue or opportunity for
change within your healthcare organization and propose an idea
for a change in practice supported by an EBP approach.
To Prepare:
Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you critically
appraised in Module 4, related to your clinical topic of interest
and PICOT.
Reflect on your current healthcare organization and think about
potential opportunities for evidence-based change, using your
topic of interest and PICOT as the basis for your reflection.
Developing a Culture of Evidence-Based Practice
Consider the best method of disseminating the results of your
presentation to an audience.
The Assignment:
(Evidence-Based Project)
Part 4: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change

2. Create a 10-12-slide PowerPoint presentation in which you do
the following:
Briefly describe your healthcare organization, including its
culture and readiness for change. (You may opt to keep
various elements of this anonymous, such as your company
name.)
Describe the current problem or opportunity for change.
Include in this description the circumstances surrounding the
need for change, the scope of the issue, the stakeholders
involved, and the risks associated with change implementation
in general.
Propose an evidence-based idea for a change in practice using
an EBP approach to decision making. Note that you may find
further research needs to be conducted if sufficient evidence is
not discovered.
Describe your plan for knowledge transfer of this change,
including knowledge creation, dissemination, and organizational
adoption and implementation.
Explain how you would disseminate the results of your project
to an audience. Provide a rationale for why you selected this
dissemination strategy.
Describe the measurable outcomes you hope to achieve with the
implementation of this evidence-based change.
Be sure to provide APA citations of the supporting evidence-
based peer-reviewed articles you selected to support your
thinking.
Add a lessons learned section that includes the following:

3. A summary of the critical appraisal of the peer-reviewed
articles you previously submitted
An explanation about what you learned from completing the
Evaluation Table within the Critical Appraisal Tool
Worksheet Template (3-5 slides)
Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2018).
Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to
best practice
(4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
· Chapter 7, “Patient Concerns, Choices and Clinical Judgement
in Evidence-Based Practice” (pp. 219–232)
Hoffman, T. C., Montori, V. M., & Del Mar, C. (2014). The
connection between evidence-based medicine and shared
decision making.
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