Hey Robert, I am attaching the scoring guide at the end of the question. I have to at least score in “basic” and I cannot have anything scored in “non-performance” please.
Develop a 4–6-page proposal for executive leadership that addresses changes you would like to see within your organization that would advance the field of nursing.Nursing is in the midst of many changes. In this assessment you will consider how you can be a driving force to bring about needed change within the field of nursing. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
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To prepare for this assessment, you will need to think about changes you feel are needed to address a problem either within nursing as a professional field or within the organization where you work. Narrow down your options by considering which change would best be undertaken by an interprofessional team. Some examples for you to consider might include:
Or you can narrow the scope to an issue within your own organization:
Once you have selected an issue to address, look for scholarly and professional articles that focus on the problem, the needed change, and how interprofessional teams can work together to drive change.
Lately you have noticed the need for changes within your organization that would advance the field of nursing. You have decided to develop a proposal and submit it to executive leadership. Format this assessment as a professional proposal. You may want to look at how proposals are drafted within your organization and follow that format. You will still need a references page; follow APA guidelines for in-text citations and references.Address the following in your proposal:
Your completed assessment should be 4–6 pages in length, not including title page and references page. Support your statements and intervention plan with references to and citations for at least four scholarly or professional resources.
CRITERIA | NON-PERFORMANCE | BASIC | PROFICIENT | DISTINGUISHED |
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Analyze how a problem impacts an organization, patients, or the nursing profession. | Does not analyze how a problem impacts an organization, patients, or the nursing profession. | Describes a problem but does not analyze how it impacts an organization, patients, or the nursing profession. | Analyzes how a problem impacts an organization, patients, or the nursing profession. | Analyzes how a problem impacts an organization, patients, or the nursing profession, and provides examples. |
Describe evidence-based solutions to a problem and develop a plan to implement these solutions. | Does not describe evidence-based solutions to a problem and does not develop a plan to implement these solutions. | Describes solutions to a problem but does not provide evidence to support the solutions. Develops a plan to implement solutions to a problem, but the solutions are not supported by evidence. | Describes evidence-based solutions to a problem and develops a plan to implement these solutions. | Describes evidence-based solutions to a problem and examines the pros and cons of the solutions. Develops a plan to implement evidence-based solutions to a problem and includes methods to evaluate how well the solutions are working. |
Analyze barriers and resistance to change, and describe strategies to overcome these barriers and resistance to change from an organization, patients, or colleagues. | Does not analyze barriers and resistance to change, and does not describe strategies to overcome these barriers and resistance to change from an organization, patients, or colleagues. | Describes barriers and resistance to change from an organization, patients, or colleagues. Lists strategies to overcome barriers and resistance to change. | Analyzes barriers and resistance to change, and describes strategies to overcome these barriers and resistance to change from an organization, patients, or colleagues. | Analyzes barriers and resistance to change from an organization, patients, or colleagues and explores the consequences of not solving a problem. Analyzes strategies to overcome barriers and resistance to change. |
Identify other health care professionals to enlist as members of an interprofessional team to drive change in an organization. | Does not identify other health care professionals to enlist as members of an interprofessional team to drive change in an organization. | Identifies other health care professionals to enlist as members of an interprofessional team, but it is not clear how the team will drive change in an organization. | Identifies other health care professionals to enlist as members of an interprofessional team to drive change in an organization. | Identifies other health care professionals to enlist as members of an interprofessional team to drive change in an organization and outlines how the team will drive change in an organization. |
Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Use correct APA format. | Does not write content clearly, logically, or with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Does not correctly format citations and references using current APA style. | Writes with errors in clarity, logic, grammar, punctuation, and/or mechanics. Uses current APA style to format citations and references but with numerous errors. | Writes content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Correctly formats citations and references using current APA style. | Writes clearly and logically with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics; uses relevant evidence to support a central idea. Correctly formats citations and references with no errors. |