Discussion: Nursing Innovative Proposal Design Paper

Competency 5 Design an innovative proposal for healthcare that includes strategies for implementation. Scenario After completing the first six months in your role as a BSN prepared registered nurse, you are meeting with your Preceptor to discuss your progress. During the conversation, the preceptor asked if you have any suggestions to improve current nursing practice in the facility. Once you describe your idea, the preceptor states, “That idea is very innovative. You should consider presenting at a conference.” You identify a professional nursing conference that is currently seeking submissions related to innovative proposals in healthcare. Instructions Design the innovative healthcare idea and complete an executive summary for the conference including: • o • • • • A detailed description of innovative healthcare idea including strategies for implementation Strategies are realistic, time-oriented, and relevant to practice. Describe risks arising from the implementation of the innovative idea Describe benefits arising from the implementation of the innovative idea Describe facilitators for implementation of the innovative idea Describe barriers to implementation of the innovative idea Resource For assistance on writing an executive summary, visit the Library and Learning Services page: What is an executive summary? Grading Rubric F F C 0 1 2 Did not Submit No Pass Competence Not Submitted The strategy for implementation and application of the proposed innovation was included but unorganized and difficult interpret. A basic strategy for implementation a of the proposed innovation was Not Submitted An attempt to describe at least two risks arising from the A basic description of at least two risk implementation of the innovative idea was included but was the implementation of the innovati unorganized and difficult to interpret. included. Not Submitted An attempt was made to describe at least two benefits arising from the implementation of the innovative idea was included but was unorganized and difficult to interpret. A basic description of at least two be from the implementation of the innov included. Not Submitted An attempt to describe two facilitators for implementation of the innovative idea was included but was unorganized and difficult to interpret. Discussion: Nursing Innovative Proposal Design Paper

A basic description of two facilit implementation of the innovative included. Not submitted An attempt was made to describe two barriers to implementation of the innovative idea but was unorganized and difficult to interpret. A basic description of two barr implementation of the innovative included. Not Submitted Lack of formal style in document, numerous spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present. Formal style reflected in some pa document, but not maintained throu spelling, grammar, or APA format er Competency 2 Analyze an innovation that led to a redesigned process or product Scenario After recently graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science (BSN) in Nursing, you were promoted to Clinical Educator for your Unit. The Nurse Manager asked for your help completing an innovative practice analysis to assist the organization with determining future needs for technology to lead innovation and future service for the local community. The title for this renewed drive for innovation in practice excellence is named, “Time for the Future is Now.” Organizational characteristics: • • • • 92 bed full-service, not-for-profit regional hospital 600 employees, 120 of which are active and consulting physicians The mission is simple: improve the health, lives, and well-being of the people in the community we serve. Philosophy: we service a rural community as if we were in a suburban setting Unique services currently offered include: • • • • A team approach to Cancer Care with an onsite multidisciplinary rounding clinical served by virtual assistants Onsite Adult Care with a focus on Adult Day Care and Overnight Respite (currently largest cost center) Genetics Counseling featuring a personalized approach to drug therapies provided via virtual visits by doctors, masters prepared nurse genetic counselors and 24 hour access to the side effect and drug effectiveness monitoring with a password protected laboratory portal Virtual Primary Care offered from 7am-11pm with a fee of $25.00 per visit for routine health services Community Demographics: • • • • • • Rural setting current population approximately 30,000 with 97% Caucasian, 2% African American and 1% Hispanic 60.1% of residents are retired Average age = 64.2 years High prevalence of diabetes, heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 89% of residents own and live in their home; a single family residence Average yearly income is $34,000.00 Instructions Listed below are two types of innovative healthcare services under consideration for purchase and integration in this organization. Complete an analysis of the two types of innovation under consideration for purchase. The primary objective is to select the innovation to serve the needs of the local community best. • • Virtual Sitter Service (currently contract with local employee agency to provide sitter services) Tele-Wound Consulting Service (currently contract with local home health agency to provide nurses certified in wound care) Write your analysis report of the two innovations in a Word document, including the following: • o • o • Discussion: Nursing Innovative Proposal Design Paper

Recommendation of innovation as the first or second selection for purchase with a detailed explanation of the rationale for choice including: One resource from literature supporting the choice Identify immediate impacts on the organization and community served Cost, training, patient outcomes, employee satisfaction, patient satisfaction Explain projected impacts to organization and community served o Sustainability, maintenance, continued training, increased services for the community Resources • o o • For additional information on strategic management and using technology to improve patient care, check the following articles: Strategic Management in Healthcare. Technology: Using to Improve Patient Care For assistance on what an analysis entails, visit the Library and Learning Services page: Analysis: What is it? Grading Rubric F F C 0 1 2 Did not Submit No Pass Competence Not Submitted No clear explanation of the rationale for priority choice lacking one resource from literature supporting the choice. A basic explanation of the rationale for priority ch including one resource from literature supportin choice. Not Submitted No clearly stated description of at least two immediate impacts to healthcare of community served. Basic description of at least two immediate impac healthcare of community served. Not Submitted No clearly stated description of at least two immediate impacts to the healthcare organization. Basic description of at least two immediate impacts healthcare organization. Not Submitted No clearly stated description of at least two projected impacts to healthcare of community served. Not Submitted Basic description of at least two projected impac healthcare of community served. No clearly stated description of at least two projected impacts to the healthcare organization. Basic description of at least two projected impacts healthcare organization. Lack of formal style in document, numerous spelling, grammar, or APA format errors present. Formal style reflected in some parts of the docume not maintained throughout. Some spelling, gramm APA format errors present. Competency 3 Identify sources for innovative ideas. Scenario You recently obtained your BSN degree and began work in the cardiovascular progressive care unit at a 900 bed Magnet Hospital serving a densely populated urban center in the Northeastern United States. The hospital has received past awards for technological innovation in cardiac care with the use of virtual surgery consults, quality and safety with pharmacy robots and client education with a digital repository of resources supplemented with videos, evidence based recommendations and links to social media health and wellness groups. Recently the healthcare organization launched a “Renovate and Innovate” campaign including a competition among all employees to identify the next technological innovation for purchase. Discussion: Nursing Innovative Proposal Design Paper

Rules of the campaign stated: • • • • • • • All employees from all departments are eligible to participate. Groups can submit suggestions but must include names of all participating. All suggestions must be submitted in an email titled “Renovate and Innovate” no later than Friday, October 31st at 7 pm. Each employee may not submit more than one idea so think carefully. The idea must impact the facility in at least one of these key areas: financial savings, improved client outcomes, improved staff performance. The idea can be a new idea not currently in use or an idea to renovate and improve an existing innovative practice. The winning participant or team will receive a $5,000 cash bonus. The idea of researching innovative ideas seems overwhelming, so you and a teammate decided to collaborate. Each of you will take a week and identify external and internal sources for innovative ideas which you will share via email. Instructions Compose an email to a teammate to brainstorm innovative ideas for the healthcare facility’s “Renovate and Innovate” campaign including: • • Two internal sources for innovative ideas related to financial savings, improved client outcomes or improved staff performance Two external sources for innovative ideas related to financial savings, improved client outcomes or improved staff performance Resources For assistance on writing effective emails, please check the following resources: • • Email Essentials: How to Write Effective Emails and Build Great Relationship One Message at a Time (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10). Writing Guide: Professional & Academic e-Communications – Email Grading Rubric F F C B A 0 1 2 3 4 Did not Submit No Pass Competence Proficiency Maste Not No clearly descriptions of Basic descriptions of two Thorough descriptions of Clearly stated Submitted two internal sources for internal sources for two internal sources for description innovative ideas related to innovative ideas related to innovative ideas related to internal sou financial savings, financial savings, improved financial savings, innovative idea improved client outcomes client outcomes or improved client outcomes financial saving or improved staff improved staff or improved staff client outco performance. Response performance. Each source performance. Each source improved lacked a supporting contained a supporting contained a supporting performance. E rationale for choice and rationale for choice and a rationale for choice and a contained a s no description of at least description of at least one description of at least one rationale for ch one type of innovation for type of innovation for type of innovation for description of practice expected to find practice expected to find in practice expected to find type of innov in this source. Discussion: Nursing Innovative Proposal Design Paper

this source. in this source. practice expect this sou Not No clearly descriptions of Basic descriptions of two Thorough descriptions of Clearly stated Submitted two external sources for external sources for two external sources for description innovative ideas related to innovative ideas related to innovative ideas related to external sou financial savings, financial savings, improved financial savings, innovative idea improved client outcomes client outcomes or improved client outcomes financial saving or improved staff improved staff or improved staff client outco performance. Response performance. Each source performance. Each source improved lacked a supporting contained a supporting contained a supporting performance. E rationale for choice and rationale for choice and a rationale for choice and a contained a s no description of at least description of at least one description of at least one rationale for ch one type of innovation for type of innovation for type of innovation for description of practice expected to find practice expected to find in practice expected to find type of innov in this source. this source. in this source. practice expect this sou Not Lack of appropriate Appropriate conversational Appropriate Appropr Submitted conversational style in the style reflected throughout conversational style conversatio email with numerous the email, but not reflected throughout the reflected throu spelling, grammar, or APA maintained throughout. email, with minor spelling, email including format errors present. Some spelling, grammar, or grammar, or APA format grammar, or A APA format errors present. errors present. errors pr