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1. ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Read the assignment in its entirety prior to initiating the activity. This assignment
addresses Learning Outcomes: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, & 8 and the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing: Baccalaureate Essentials III, VII, & IX. Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is
to provide the RN-BSN student with experience in identifying evidence-based population
interventions to improve health outcomes, related to chronic or communicable disease, in
community settings, to familiarize students with the Request for Proposal (RFP) process
used to award grant funding to community based projects, and to develop a persuasive
argument that supports funding for prevention activities. Step 1 Prepare to Write the Paper:
A. Read through the fictional Request for Proposal from the Foundation for the
Advancement of RN-BSN Students into Community Health Practice. The foundation is also
fictional. Foundation for the Advancement of RN-BSN Students into Community/Public
Health Practice (A Fictional Foundation) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (A fictional request for
proposals) Our History: The Foundation for the Advancement of RN-BSN Students into
Community/Public Health Practice was formed in 2009 by a group of community/public
health nurses committed to becoming advocates and philanthropic supporters of nurses
originally prepared at the associate’ s level, currently obtaining baccalaureate degrees in
nursing, who demonstrate a desire to enter into public/community health practice. Since
2009, our Foundation has been garnering resources and is offering the first round of
funding for eligible applicants. Our Mission: To inspire and empower Arizona State
University RN- BSN students to identify and apply evidenced-based population
interventions to improve health outcomes, related to chronic or communicable diseases or
conditions, in community settings. Guiding Principles: The Foundation’ s collective voice is
informed by the Core Professional Values of Community/Public Health Nursing;
Community/Population as Client, Prevention, Partnership, Healthy Environment, and
Diversity. Our collective voice promotes interventions that recognize the inherent strengths
of vulnerable populations, are evidence-based, and provided to populations in community
settings. We honor the RN-BSN student’ s efforts and desire to increase the health and well-
being of populations living in the United States and encourage the development of multiple,
differentiated approaches to preventing or mitigating the untoward outcomes of chronic or
communicable diseases or conditions. Guidelines for Grant Consideration: Category A The
Foundation will dedicate $5,000 during this calendar year to fund ONE proposal that
emphasizes primary prevention of a chronic or communicable disease or condition in a
population of interest. The intervention must be delivered in a community setting. Category

2. B The Foundation will dedicate $3,000 during this calendar year to fund ONE proposal that
emphasizes secondary prevention in a population at risk of a chronic or communicable
disease or condition. The intervention must be delivered in a community setting. Category C
The Foundation will dedicate $2,000 during this calendar year to fund ONE proposal that
emphasizes tertiary prevention in a population with a chronic or communicable disease or
condition. The intervention must be delivered in a community setting. Eligibility Proposals:
1. Must be submitted by students currently enrolled in NUR440 at Arizona State University
College of Nursing and Health Innovation. 2. Must be written in APA format and are limited
to 6 pages, including the title page and reference list. 3. Must reflect the work of individual
students. 4. Must address an objective from Healthy People 2020. 5. Must include a PICO (T)
question. 6. Must be based on evidence. ***Levels of evidence are not required for this
proposal. 7. Must build on the strengths of the selected population. 8. Must reflect the
specific assignment criteria as presented in Week 4 of NUR440. 9. Must include name of key
informant and agency. 10. Must be submitted in Week 7 of NUR440 by the published
deadline. 11. Must use the linked template. 12. Proposals that include realistic plans for how
to sustain the intervention once the funding is depleted receive priority consideration.
Evaluation: Please see the specific directions for writing the paper below. Please see the
rubric for the paper. Please see the template for the paper. B. Identify the clinical/public
health issue on which you will focus, research background information and population
statistics on the issue, and discuss the significance of the information and statistics: a. Select
a population of interest as described above and define it geographically. b. To assist with
selecting a chronic or communicable disease/condition, please review: The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Chronic Disease and Health Promotion Website:
Chapters 30 and 13 of the Stanhope and Lancaster textbook The CDC website on Diseases
and Conditions: c. Identify a chronic or communicable disease/condition that potentially
impacts your chosen population. ***Students may write about a population they have
encountered through the course materials, including readings, web links, and videos in
NUR440, or they may select to write about a population they would like to study. ***The
population of interest must be geographically defined. You must indicate where the
population lives. C. Select an objective from Healthy People 2020 to address and search the
literature regarding your issue: a. Go to Healthy People 2020, , to choose a topic area and an
objective to address for your specific population of interest. Select one (1) objective that
impacts your population that you would like to address. b. Develop a PICO (T) Question. See
the PICO (T) examples given below. Your PICO (T) question must be different than the given
examples: c. Sample Population Based PICO (T) Questions for public health purposes:
Prevention examples For __________________(P), does ____________(I) reduce the risk of
________________(O) compared with ______________(C) ? Time frame is not required for this PICO
(T) Examples: Primary Prevention example (Prevents) For third-grade children (P), does
teaching hand washing in the classroom (I) reduce the risk of spreading respiratory
illnesses (O) compared to receiving no formal teaching on hand washing (C)? Time frame is
not required for this PICO (T). Secondary Prevention example (Screens) For women aged
19-25 (P), does annual chlamydia testing and referral for treatment in Title X Family
Planning clinics (I) reduce the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (O) compared to testing

3. for chlamydia based only on reported history of multiple sexual partners in Title X Family
Planning Clinics(C) ? Time frame is not required for this PICO (T). Tertiary Prevention
example (Treats) For men over 60 years of age with history of one myocardial infarction
(P), does a cardiac rehabilitation program that includes monthly group œsocial• meetings
(I) reduce the risk of a second myocardial infarction (O) compared to attending a cardiac
rehabilitation program without monthly group œsocial meetings• (C)? Time frame is not
required for this PICO (T). d. Using your PICO (T) question and your search strategies
learned in NUR 315, identify at least (2) two resources that support a population-based,
community intervention that will improve the health outcomes related to the selected
condition in your identified population. e. Additional resources on evidence-based public
health interventions can be found at: ***Students may include research articles, articles
about evidence-based programs, or evidence-based programs designed to impact the
chronic or communicable disease that they are addressing. ***For the purposes of this
assignment, you do not have to address levels of evidence. Step 2 Write the paper: A.
Reflection: Reflect upon your experiences as a registered nurse, experiences as a student,
and the evidence you have discovered during your searches related to this assignment
while writing your proposal. Write a six (6)-page paper in APA format. The paper will have
a title page, four (4) pages of text, and a reference page. ***Important “ Students may write
as if the program is in place currently or as a program they wish to develop. Make a
persuasive argument for how you will use the funds effectively and why the funding is
needed. B. Title Page: The first page of the paper is the title page (APA, 2010, pp. 23-24, &
41). An author’ s note and abstract are not required. APA recommends that papers be
written using Times New Roman, font size 12. C. Title: Center the title of your paper at the
top of Page 2. (Titles are not bolded). D. Introductory Paragraph: The next page starts the
body of the paper. Start the body of the paper with an introductory paragraph. a. The
introduction should be one (1) paragraph that sets the stage for the paper by including a
brief overview of the program, the population it serves, and where the program is located
(APA, 2010, pp. 27-28, & 42). b. Introduce all topics to be discussed in subsections. c. A
paragraph should have at least three (3) sentences. d. Do not use a heading for the
introduction. The first paragraph is assumed to be the introduction. E. First Topic of Paper:
Discuss program significance and background. a. Use the Level 1 heading, Program
Significance and Background, for this section. Center and bold the heading without line
spacing above or below this heading. b. Make a persuasive argument about why the
program is important. c. Include community partners who will be, or are involved currently
in the program. Include the name and agency of key informant/stakeholder(s) who were
instrumental in helping you gather information about your population of interest. d. Note
where the program is located. e. Synthesize the professional readings with your own
original thoughts and avoid lengthy quotations of 40 words or more. f. Remember to cite
paraphrases and direct quotations (APA, 2010, p. 170). You will need to cite population
statistics in this section. g. A paragraph should have at least three (3) sentences. F. Second
Topic of Paper: What one (1) Healthy People 2020 Objective does the program address?
How can the objective be impacted by this program? a. Use the Level 1 heading, Healthy
People 2020 Objective, for this section. Center and bold the heading without line spacing

4. above or below this heading. ***Students must include the topic area, specific objective
number, and description. Format example for an adolescent health objective from Healthy
People 2020: AH-5.1 Increase the proportion of students who graduate with a regular
diploma 4 years after starting 9th grade). b. Explain how the program impacts the objective.
c. Synthesize the professional readings with your own original thoughts and avoid lengthy
quotations of 40 words or more. d. Remember to cite paraphrases and direct quotations
(APA, 2010, p. 170). You will need to cite the Healthy People 2020 website for this section.
e. A paragraph should have at least three (3) sentences. G. Third Topic of Paper: Discuss the
PICO(T) question you used to develop the program. Describe how the evidence was
discovered to develop the program initially. a. Use the Level 1 heading, PICO(T) Question,
for this section. Center and bold the heading without line spacing above or below this
heading. ***Begin your paragraph with something like this: Our program was developed
based upon the following question: (then state your PICO [T]). Please include the (P), (I),
(C), and (O) as seen in the examples provided above. *** Important notes “ (T) is not
necessary for the purposes of this assignment. ***For the purposes of this assignment, you
also do not have to address levels of evidence. ***You do need to describe the keywords and
search methodologies (AND, OR, etc.) used in your search to find pertinent evidence on
which to base your program. b. A paragraph should have at least three (3) sentences. H.
Fourth Topic of Paper: Include a discussion of the evidence. a. Use the Level 1 heading,
Discussion of Evidence, for this section. Center and bold the heading without line spacing
above or below this heading. b. Summarize the community resources you identified to
improve health outcomes in the population. Include at least one (1) strength of the
population or community partnership that facilitates the success of this program c. Explain
how the literature evidence you found in your search supports your program. d. Synthesize
the professional readings with your own original thoughts and avoid lengthy quotations of
40 words or more. e. Remember to cite paraphrases and direct quotations (APA, 2010, p.
170). You will need to cite at least 2 (two) evidence-based professional health care sources
that you used to develop your program. f. A paragraph should have at least three (3)
sentences. I. Fifth Topic of Paper: Include a discussion of the level of prevention the
proposed program is addressing. Be sure to look at the œRequest for Proposals• in the
directions above to determine levels of funding and funding priorities. a. Use the Level 1
heading, Level of Prevention, for this section. Center and bold the heading without line
spacing above or below this heading. b. Discuss both the level of prevention you have
selected and how it will meet the needs of the population. c. Designate how you will use the
funds effectively. Provide a breakdown of how the funds will be used specifically. d.
***Papers that address how their program will be sustained after the grant moneys are
spent will be awarded bonus points. e. Synthesize the professional readings with your own
original thoughts and avoid lengthy quotations of 40 words or more. f. Remember to cite
paraphrases and direct quotations (APA, 2010, p. 170). You will need to cite your textbook
for the level of prevention content. g. A paragraph should have at least three (3) sentences. J.
Sixth Topic of Paper: Include a discussion of which Core Public Health Function the program
supports and which one (1) of the Ten Essential Services it provides. a. Use the Level 1
heading, Core Public Health Function and Ten Essential Services, for this section. Center and

5. bold the heading without line spacing above or below this heading. b. Explain how your
program supports the specific core public health function. c. Explain how your program
meets one (1) essential service. d. Synthesize the professional readings with your own
original thoughts and avoid lengthy quotations of 40 words or more. e. Remember to cite
paraphrases and direct quotations (APA, 2010, p. 170). You will need to cite your textbook
for the Core Public Health Function and Ten Essential Services content. f. A paragraph
should have at least three (3) sentences. K. Seventh Topic of Paper: Include a final
persuasive argument for funding. a. Use the Level 1 heading, Persuasive Argument for
Funding, for this section. Center and bold the heading without line spacing above or below
this heading. b. Summarize your rationale to as to why the intervention/program will
improve health outcomes and reduce the burden of disease in the identified population. c.
Address your experience as an RN and/or a student, the evidence you discovered, and
patient preference. **In this case, the patient is the population. d. Discuss information about
your population that supports your assertion that the program will be successful. e. Include
why the Foundation should provide the funding that you have requested. f. Synthesize the
professional readings with your own original thoughts and avoid lengthy quotations of 40
words or more. g. Remember to cite paraphrases and direct quotations (APA, 2010, p. 170).
You will need to cite the evidence you discovered. You may sources you used for the fourth
topic of the paper. h. A paragraph should have at least three (3) sentences. ***If you are
using a source with multiple authors, be sure to see the table on p. 177 of the APA manual
for how to cite multiple authors. L. Conclusion: Finish the body of your paper with a
conclusion paragraph. a. Use the Level 1 heading, Conclusion, for this section. Center and
bold the heading without line spacing above or below this heading. b. A conclusion
summarizes the seven (7) key points of the paper. Program Significance and Background
Healthy People 2020 Objective PICO(T) question Discussion of Evidence Level of Prevention
Core Public Health Function and Ten Essential Services Persuasive Argument for Funding c.
Do not add new information. Only recap information that you have discussed in the body of
your paper. d. This paragraph should have at least seven (7) sentences. One for each topic
above. e. Add a œpage break• function on the line after the conclusion to keep your
reference list on the next page. M. Reference Page: The sixth page of your paper is the
reference page (APA, 2010, pp. 49-51, 193-215). a. Title the top of the page œReferences•
without bolding. Do not add a line space after œReferences.• b. The reference page is
double-spaced without extra line-spacing between entries. c. Indent the items in the
reference list. d. A minimum of five (5) sources are required for this paper. You will be citing
the course textbook, the Healthy People 2020 website, one (1) source providing statistics
for the first topic of this paper, and two (2) evidence-based professional health care sources.
e. Footnotes are not required. Step 3 Submit the Paper: ****You will submit the paper to the
Week 7 Assignment folder. This assignment is due Sunday of Week 7. ***Information about
Safe Assignment (anti-plagiarism software program in Blackboard), submitting papers
using Safe Assignment and originality reports generated by Safe Assignment can be found at
Updated 05/2014 ChAr Updated 1-15-15 LH Comments 1-17-2015 KV NUR 440 Grading
Rubric for Mini Grant Proposal (20 points) NOTE: Faculty reserves the right to award
partial points if all criteria are not met. 1 Point 0.75 Points 0.5 Points 0 Points Introduction

6. Included a brief overview of the program, the population it serves, and where the program
is located (must have all three components). AND Introduced Program Significance and
Background. AND Introduced the Healthy People 2020 Objective that the program
addresses. AND Introduced the PICO(T) question used to develop the program. AND
Introduced a Discussion of the Evidence. AND Introduced the Level of Prevention that the
Health Education Project (HEP) addresses. AND Introduced both the Core Public Health
Function that the program supports and one (1) of the Ten Essential Services the HEP
provides. AND Introduced your persuasive argument for funding. Met 5-7 out of 8 criteria
for this section. Met 2-4 out of 8 criteria for this section. Met 0-1 of 8 criteria for this section.
1.5 Points 0.75 Points 0.5 Points 0 Points Program Significance and Background Included a
persuasive argument about why the program is important. AND Included community
partners who will be, or are involved currently, in the program. AND Included both the
name and agency of key informant/stakeholder(s) who were instrumental in helping your
gather information about your population of interest. AND Noted where the program is
located. Met 2-3 out of 4 criteria for this section. Met 1 out of 4criteria for this section. Met 0
out of 4 criteria for this section. 0.25 Points 0 Points Program Significance and Background
Citation(s) Included at least (1) one professional APA citation for the source that you used
to cite population statistics. No citation(s) attempted. 1.5 Points 0.75 Points 0.5 Points 0
Points Healthy People 2020 Objective Included only (1) one Healthy People 2020 Objective
that the program addresses. AND Included the topic area, specific objective number, and
description for the Healthy People 2020 Objective (must have all three components). AND
Explained how the program impacts the objective. Met 2 out of 3 criteria for this section.
Met 1 out of 3 criteria for this section. Met 0 out of 3 criteria for this section. 0.25 Points 0
Points Healthy People 2020 Objective Citation(s) Included an APA citation for the Healthy
People 2020 website. Did not include an APA citation for the Healthy People 2020 website.
1.5 Points 0.75 Points 0 Points PICO(T) Question Discussed the PICO(T) question you used
to develop the program. AND Described both the keywords and search methodologies
(AND, OR, etc.) used in your search to find pertinent evidence on which to base your
program. Met 1 out of 2 criteria for this section. Met 0 out of 2 criteria for this section. 1.5
Points 0.75 Points 0.5 Points 0 Points Discussion of the Evidence Summarized the
community resources you identified to improve health outcomes in the population. AND
Included at least (1) one strength of the population or community partnership that
facilitates the success of this program. AND Explained how the literature evidence you
found in your search supports your program. Met 2 out of 3 criteria for this section. Met 1
out of 3 criteria for this section. Met 0 out of 3 criteria for this section. 0.25 Points 0 Points
Discussion of Evidence Citations Included (2) two APA citations from professional health
care sources that you used to develop your program. Did not include (2) two citations from
professional health care sources that you used to develop your program. 1.5 Points 0.75
Points 0.5 Points 0 Points Level of Prevention Discussed both the level of prevention you
selected and how it will meet the needs of the population. AND Discussed how you use the
funds effectively for your program. AND Provided a breakdown of how the funds will be
used specifically. ****Papers that address how their program will be sustained after the
grant moneys are spent will be awarded bonus points. Met 2 out of 3 criteria for this

7. section. Met 1 out of 3 criteria for this section. Met 0 out of 3 criteria for this section. 0.25
Points 0 Points Level of Prevention Citation(s) The APA citation of the textbook is correct.
(Hint: Use chapter format.) The APA citation of the textbook is incorrect. 1.5 Points 0.75
Points 0 Points Core Public Health Function and Ten Essential Services Explained how your
program supports the specific core public health function. AND Explained how your
program meets only (1) one essential service. Met 1 out of 2 criteria for this section. Met 0
out of 2 criteria for this section 0.25 Points 0 Points Core Public Health Function and Ten
Essential Services Citation(s) The APA citation of the textbook is correct. (Hint: Use chapter
format.) The APA citation of the textbook is incorrect 1.5 Points 0.75 Points 0.5Points 0
Points Persuasive Argument for Funding Summarized your rationale as to why the
intervention/program will improve health outcomes and reduce the burden of disease in
the identified population. AND Addressed your experience as a RN and/or student. AND
Addressed the evidence you discovered. AND Addressed patient preferences. AND
Discussed information about your population that supports your assertion that the program
will be successful. AND Included why the Foundation should provide the funding that you
have requested. Met 4-5 out of 6 criteria for this section. Met 2-3 out of 6 criteria for this
section. Met 0-1 out of 6 criteria for this section. 0.25 Points 0 Points Persuasive Argument
for Funding Citation(s) Included at least one (1) APA citation(s) from professional sources
that you used to find population statistics. Did not include at least one (1) APA citation(s)
from professional sources that you used to find population statistics.