NRSE 4600 OHMC Science Experiential Learning Program Proposal Form

NRSE 4600Experiential Learning Project (ELP) Goals and Objectives
Proposal Form
Assignment Objectives:
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Students will identify QSEN’s competencies for nursing.
Students will have the opportunity to synthesize knowledge and apply skills acquired in the
nursing academic and practice settings.
Students will extend their academic experience into areas of nursing practice interest,
working with new ideas, issues, organizations, and individuals.
Students will demonstrate the ability to think and act critically and creatively about nursing
practice issues and will further develop their analytical and ethical leadership skills
necessary to address and help solve these issues.
Students will refine the ability to utilize evidence based research and demonstrate proficiency
in written and communication skills.
Assignment Instructions
The Experiential Learning Project (ELP) is the culminating academic endeavor of nursing students
who earn a baccalaureate degree in nursing from Ohio University. The project provides students
with the opportunity to explore a problem or issue of particular professional interest that is
somehow related to one of the following nursing QSEN competencies: patient-centered care,
teamwork/collaboration, evidence based practice, quality improvement, safety or informatics
(QSEN). Each of the QSEN competencies somehow link to nursing excellence. For your project you
will need to:
1. Select an issue/problem that you have a professional interest in. Example: Creation of a
patient education tool to prevent falls
2. Select a QSEN competency that relates to that problem. Example: Safety
3. Select a health care organization that can help support your issue: Example: The CDC
4. Develop a global objective: Example: At the completion of this project I will have developed a
patient educational tool to present to staff on 1-South to be distributed to all patients on 1South to prevent falls.
5. Develop at least four project objectives: Example:
a. Research current literature on the prevention of falls and patient educational material
content.
b. Seek falls data from ABC Hospital quality department and specifically from the 1South Unit.
c. Review data results and evaluate for trends.
d. Develop a patient educational tool on fall prevention.
e. Educate staff on use of the patient educational tool
f. Implement patient educational tool and present to at least ten patients on 1-South.
6. Develop possible resources needed to help meet your goals/objectives.
a. Meet with unit manager and seek approval on project implementation.
b. Review the CDC web site for current references and resources on fall prevention.
c. Create patient educational tool, copy and prepare to distribute.
d. Create a timeline to implement the patient educational tool.
This assignment is the first of five assignments to complete your Experiential Learning Project
(ELP). Each weekly assignment will build upon the last one. It is very important that you follow the
NRSE 4600: Clinical Practice Project (CPP) Goals and Objectives
directions carefully and review your teachers document/grading rubric for comments so that you
can improve each week.
This Form is to be typed.
Project Topic: Give a brief explanation of your topic and identify the one QSEN.org competency
that best fits your topic (use the graduate competencies under education on QSEN.org) and that
you will address in your project.
Discuss Health Care Organization (this is not the facility/organization where you are
implementing your project, may be a nursing organization, or any organization which sets
standards, conducts research, or publishes evidence based literature in relation to your topic)
that will help support your project. Discussion should include the mission/values of the
organization (in your own words). Provide citations and references (no direct quotes). Choose one
organization.
Global Objective
The purpose of a global objective is to provide a vision for your overall project. It should be
broadly stated, it is what you will be developing and implementing in this course, what is your
final product (example: if you are creating a tool to educate patients-then the global objective is
the development and presentation of this education). Write 1 Global Objective (Do Not Use Any
Abbreviations). An objective should consist of one sentence.
Project Objectives
Now your global objective should be broken down into more focused steps. Be sure your Project
Objectives support your Global Objective! How will you achieve your global objective? Be specific.
List 4 Project Objectives…objectives should start with an action verb! (Do Not Use Any
Abbreviations) For example; Research on…Develop a tool/guide/protocol/policy/process
to…Develop and present education to staff on new tool…Implement new tool on ___number
of patients to improve…
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NRSE 4600: Clinical Practice Project (CPP) Goals and Objectives
Direct patient contact/engagement-implementation in clinical practice: Describe in one or
two sentences how you will provide direct patient engagement (contact) in your clinical practice
project and describe how this will impact patient outcomes. (Keep in mind you are not required to
actually measure your outcomes, but you will need to describe your potential/projected improved
patient outcomes). Your direct patient engagement could be the use of a new
tool/process/guide/protocol/procedure on patients. Be specific, how many patients will you
implement this project and how do you predict this will impact patient outcomes?
Possible steps to assist me in completing my project: List at least 4 steps in your project
(Do Not Use Any Abbreviations)
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