NR662 MODULE 2 ASSIGNMENT Latest 2020 MAY

NR662 Advanced Nursing Role Synthesis

MODULE 2 ASSIGNMENT

MSN Project Manuscript Section I-III

PURPOSE

As a master’s-prepared advance practice nurse you will have many opportunities to lead evidence-based change in practice. The deliverable at the end of this course/program is a completed evidence-based practice quality improvement project prepared for dissemination. In this assignment, students will begin the dissemination process through the scholarly writing of their MSN project manuscript Sections I-III.  Please refer to the MSN project template to help guide the development of the evidence-based practice quality improvement project manuscript.You may use your initial work that you started in your project proposal template in NR528 but you will need to include more details, particularly in the literature review and synthesis section.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Through this assignment, the student will address the following course learning outcomes:

•             CO 1: Apply a process improvement model to affect positive evidence-based change in a practice setting. (POs 1,5)

•             CO 4: Disseminate findings of scholarly work. (POs 3,4,5)

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

This assignment will assist you with the information needed to complete the MSN project manuscript for dissemination. In this assignment you will complete all of the sections I-III of the MSN project template.  Some of the sections you have already completed in previous assignments so you are allowed to re-use this information. It will be important to make sure you have reviewed and incorporated faculty feedback when adding in these sections to your manuscript from previous coursework.  Make sure to adhere to the graduate level writing style expectations.

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

1.            Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.

2.            Complete sections I-III of the MSN project template.

3.            Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class professor.

4.            Title page, running head, pagination, subheadings, body of paper, citation of sources, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual.

5.            Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure are followed and consistent with formal, scholarly writing as noted in the APA Manual (current edition).

6.            Please note:  If you do not receive a proficientrating in any majorcontentcategory, you can re-submit your assignment with revisions in those content categories to receive a better grade.  You have one additional opportunity to revise after the initial submission in order to make improvements. The initial submission must be a complete paper, rough drafts will not be graded. All revisions must be submitted no later than Sunday of Module 7 at 11:59pm. (You cannot revise your APA for a higher grade in that category)

ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA

Assessment Criteria        Points   %            Description

Section I: Introduction and Problem Identification of the MSN-project Manuscript

                50           30%        Complete the MSN-Project template Section I: Introduction and Problem Identification

 All areas are completed:

•             Include an introduction to the MSN Project

•             Summarize area of interest

-              Scholarly literature is used

•             Develop a problem statement

•             Problem background

-              Scholarly literature is used

•             Identify key stakeholders

•             Restate the PICO formatted clinical/practice question

Section II: Review of Literature of the MSN- project        50           30%        Complete the MSN-project Template Section IIReview of Literature.

•             Summarize key ideas, facts, and/or themes from literature that support a change in practice. Include summary and synthesis from NR528 Module 6 Proposal Template assignment.

•             Sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support information presented

•             Include the Literature Matrix completed for NR528 Module 4 as an appendix.

•             A summary of the literature search parameters

Section III: Intervention Description of  the MSN- project             50           30%        Complete the MSN-project Template Section IIIIntervention Description

All areas completed:

•             Describe the setting for where the project is being implemented

•             Discuss real or potential barriers to the change project

•             Discuss ethical considerations related to project scope and implementation

-Include scholarly literature

•             Discuss the expected outcomes as a result of the evidence-based practice quality improvement project

-Include scholarly literature

•             Include completed Appendix I from NR529Module 6 as an Appendix in the Manuscript

•             Identify and list critical milestones and tasks

Graduate-level Writing Style       10           10%

                •             Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure

•             Clarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writing

•             Scholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first person

•             Synthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less)

•             Correct APA format for the following:

o             Font style and size

o             Margins and spacing

o             Citation and referencing sources

o             Mechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers)

Quality of Literature Support      It is an expectation that a minimum of 10 scholarly sources, current within five years, are integrated within the assignment.

If the above expectation is not met, 10 points shall be deducted.