Week 7
Project Implementation Plan
Discussion
Purpose:The purpose of this discussion is to share a summary of your project implementation plan and changes you may have made to this plan during your time in NR705.
InstructionsReview this week’s readings and provide your response in 150 words or less:
State your practice question in PICOT format. In adult patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a primary care clinic, does implementing the CDC Diabetes Prevention Program, compared to current practice, impact fasting blood glucose over 8-10 weeks?
Summarize your project implementation plan in Weeks 2-9 to include your activities as the DNP project leader (including observational formative evaluation).
Explain any changes you have made to the implementation plan, with rationale for the changes, since your arrival in NR705.
Use Grammarly and current APA format for the posts. Do not repeat the prompts in the post. Provide respectful and thought-provoking feedback to your student colleagues and ask for clarification and elaboration if needed.
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Program CompetenciesIntegrates scientific underpinnings into everyday clinical practice. (POs 3, 5)
Applies organizational and system leadership skills to affect systemic changes in corporate culture and to promote continuous improvement in clinical outcomes. (PO 6)
Uses analytic methods to translate critically appraised research and other evidence into clinical scholarship for innovative practice improvements. (POs 3, 5)
Appraises current information systems and technologies to improve health care. (POs 6, 7)
Analyzes health care policies to advocate for equitable health care and social justice to all populations and those at risk due to social determinants of health. (POs 2, 9)
Creates a supportive organizational culture for flourishing collaborative teams to facilitate clinical disease prevention and promote population health at all system levels. (PO 8)
Translates a synthesis of research and population data to support preventative care and improve the nation’s health. (PO 1)
Leads others in professional identity, advanced clinical judgment, systems thinking, resilience, and accountability in selecting, implementing, and evaluating clinical care. (POs 1, 4)
Course OutcomesThis discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
Demonstrate effective project management strategies. (PCs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; POs 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
Explore the contribution of the DNP within collaborative teams across diverse healthcare systems. (PCs 7, 8; PO 1)
Apply theory and evidence from management, policy, and clinical perspectives to support quality improvement and patient safety in healthcare systems. (PCs 1, 2, 3, 4, 8; POs 3, 4, 5, 6)