IYM1 TASK 2: HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF SCHOLARLY SOURCES

IYM1 TASK 2: HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF SCHOLARLY SOURCES
7073.2.3 : Project Management Lifecycle
The graduate describes the four phases of the project management lifecycle that will guide their
healthcare improvement project successfully from initiation to closure.
7073.2.4 : Initiating the Project
The graduate synthesizes relevant research, feasibility results, patient preferences, and
interdisciplinary stakeholder perspectives to initiate a healthcare improvement project.
INTRODUCTION
Note: You must have completed and passed D156 Task 1: Healthcare Improvement Project Phase 1: Project
Initiation and Clinical Practice Experiences (CPE) prior to beginning this task.
After this first course in the program, the remaining specialty courses through your capstone course
will each have a summative assessment that consists of an authentic performance assessment.
Together, the courses scaffold the tasks of your healthcare improvement project (HIP) through the
project management lifecycle phases: project initiation, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Each
performance assessment will focus on aspects of the proposal you will develop for a healthcare

improvement project using a real-world approach to improving healthcare. Each phase will be
described in different sections of a Healthcare Improvement Project (HIP) paper.
While completing your Business Case Analysis for a Healthcare Improvement course, you collaborated
with your proposal team members, specialized experts in your field of interest, or colleagues from your
current or former organization to assess the need for and feasibility of implementing your project using
a project management approach. This required the completion of several different analytic methods
that support your recommendation for a healthcare improvement project (HIP).
In this task, you will begin to write your scholarly HIP paper that will place your proposed HIP in the
context of the literature and provide evidence to support your project. In the introduction section of
your paper, you should synthesize a select few key articles to provide the context, the problem or
opportunity, and the purpose for your project.
In the next section, you will provide a review of scholarly, peer-reviewed sources published within the
last five years that are relevant and credible to your HIP. A well-written review of the literature
compares and contrasts published sources, highlights exemplary studies, identifies gaps in knowledge,
and indicates how your project will fill the gap and advance nursing practice.
This task requires the submission of your entire HIP paper template including the following section(s)
of your HIP paper which you will be developing in this performance assessment:
•   Introduction”
•   Review of Relevant Scholarly Sources”
The following template should be completed and submitted as an appendix to your HIP paper:
•   Table of Relevant Scholarly Sources Template (Appendix A)
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no
more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from
sources, even if cited correctly. The originality report that is provided when you submit your task can be used
as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will
be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The
rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Complete the Introduction and Review of Relevant Scholarly Sources sections of your healthcare
improvement project (HIP) paper by doing the following:
Introduction
A.  Develop an introduction for your HIP paper by doing the following:
1.  Describe background information and set the project topic in the context of literature by using
articles with similar projects, settings, or outcomes.
2.  Present the problem or opportunity that will be the focus of your project and explain the
significance of your project to your target population, your organization, and your nursing
practice using specific examples.
Note: Use the problem or opportunity you identified in the Needs Assessment you completed for Task 1.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
• The is a great resource

 

 

3.  Write a statement of the purpose of your project that describes what the reader can expect.
4.  Analyze the four phases of the project management lifecycle in terms of your HIP by doing the
following:
a.  Describe one task you will need to complete during the HIP for each of the four phases.
b.  Explain how the project management lifecycle will guide your project from initiation to
closure, include examples from part A4a.
Review of Relevant Scholarly Sources
B.  Complete the Review of Scholarly Sources section of your HIP paper by doing the following:
1.  Explain the purpose and objectives of the scholarly source review in the context of your
healthcare improvement project.
2.  Complete the attached “Table of Relevant Scholarly Sources Template” by searching for and
selecting 5–10 scholarly sources published within the last five years, include the following for
each of the sources identified:
•   last name of the first author or the organization name
•   publication year
•   title of the source
•   type of source
•   explanation of how the scholarly source is similar and relevant to the proposed HIP
3.  Synthesize the five best sources from the “Table of Relevant Scholarly Sources” you completed in
part B2 by critically evaluating the similarities and differences between the sources to identify
themes and gaps that emerged from the evidence.
C.  Incorporate the following components of APA style and formatting into your paper:
•   bias-free language
•   objectivity, credibility of sources, and evidence-based approach
•   APA-specific rules regarding verb tense, voice, and perspective
•   a title page and headers
•   APA-specific formatting rules for in-text citations and references, margins, spacing,
numbering, and indentation for the title page, main body, and appendices of your paper,
including headers, bulleted and numbered lists, and tables and figures
D.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
File Restrictions
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File size limit: 200 MB
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RUBRIC
A1:HIP BACKGROUND
NOT EVIDENT
A description of
background
information is not
provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The description provides background information that is not relevant to the
candidate’s HIP, or the description does not set the project topic in the context
of literature or does not provide specific examples of articles with similar
projects, settings, or outcomes.

COMPETENT
The description provides background information relevant to the
candidate’s HIP and sets the project topic in the context of
literature by providing specific examples of articles with similar
projects, settings, or outcomes.

A2:PROBLEM OR OPPORTUNITY
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission presents the problem or opportunity that will be the focus

COMPETENT
The submission presents the problem or opportunity that will be

present a problem or
opportunity that will be
the focus of the project.

of the project but does not logically explain the significance of the project
for the target population, the organization, or the nursing practice. The
submission does not provide relevant examples to support the explanation
of the problem or opportunity.

the focus of the project and logically explains the significance of
the project for the target population, the organization, and the
nursing practice by providing relevant examples to support the
explanation of the problem or opportunity.

A3:STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
NOT EVIDENT
A statement of purpose for the
paper is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The statement of purpose for the project is unclear or wordy or does
not describe what the reader can expect to see in the project.

COMPETENT
The statement of purpose for the project is clear and concise and
describes what the reader can expect to see in the project.

A4A:PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIFECYCLE
NOT EVIDENT
An analysis describing 1 task
needed to complete the HIP
for each of the four phases is not
provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The analysis describes 1 task the candidate will need to complete
during their HIP for each of the four phases, but 1 or more descriptions
lack specificity, or 1 or more tasks do not logically align to its
corresponding phase.

COMPETENT
The analysis describes 1 task the candidate will need to
complete during their HIP for each of the four phases, and
each description is specific and logically aligns to its
corresponding phase.

A4B:GUIDANCE FROM INITIATION TO CLOSURE
NOT EVIDENT
An explanation of how the four phases of
the project management lifecycle will
guide the healthcare improvement project
from initiation to closure is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The explanation does not logically address how the four phases
of the project management lifecycle will guide the candidate’s
healthcare improvement project from initiation to closure or the
explanation is not supported with specific examples from part
A4a.

COMPETENT
The explanation logically addresses how the four phases of
the project management lifecycle will guide the candidate’s
healthcare improvement project from initiation to closure
using specific examples from part A4a to support the
explanation.

B1:PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF SCHOLARLY SOURCE REVIEW
NOT EVIDENT
An explanation of the purpose
and objectives of the scholarly
source review is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The explanation addresses the purpose and objectives of the scholarly source review in
the context of the candidate’s health improvement project, but the explanation is not
logical or the purpose or objectives of the scholarly source review are not in the context
of the candidate’s health improvement project.

COMPETENT
The explanation logically addresses the purpose
and objectives of the scholarly source review in
context of the candidate’s health improvement
project.

B2:TABLE OF RELEVANT SCHOLARLY SOURCES TEMPLATE
NOT EVIDENT
A submission does not provide the
Table of Relevant Scholarly Sources
Template.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission provides a Table of Relevant Scholarly Sources
Template that is missing 1 or more of the given elements for 1 or
more sources.

COMPETENT
The submission provides a complete Table of Relevant
Scholarly Sources Template with all the given elements
addressed for each source.

B3:SYNTHESIS OF SOURCES
NOT EVIDENT
A synthesis of the five best
sources from the “Table of
Relevant Scholarly
Sources” is not provided.

 

IYM1 TASK 2: HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF SCHOLARLY SOURCES

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not synthesize the five best sources from the
“Table of Relevant Scholarly Sources” into one or more coherent
paragraphs. Or the synthesis does not critically evaluate the similarities
or differences between the sources or does not identify themes or gaps
that emerged from the evidence.

COMPETENT
The submission synthesizes the five best sources from the “Table of
Relevant Scholarly Sources” completed in part B2 into one or more
coherent paragraphs. The synthesis critically evaluates the
similarities and differences between the sources and identifies
themes and gaps that emerged from the evidence.

C:APA STYLE AND FORMAT
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not incorporate the given
APA style and format components as
described in the current APA manual.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not accurately or consistently incorporate
1 or more of the given APA style and format components as
described in the current APA manual.

COMPETENT
The submission accurately and consistently
incorporates all of the given APA style and format
components as described in the current APA manual.

D:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
NOT EVIDENT
Content is unstructured, is disjointed, or
contains pervasive errors in mechanics,
usage, or grammar. Vocabulary or tone is

APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Content is poorly organized, is difficult to
follow, or contains errors in mechanics, usage,
or grammar that cause confusion. Terminology

COMPETENT
Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main
ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is
pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning.

unprofessional or distracts from the topic. is misused or ineffective. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and

understanding.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
HIP Paper Template – Implementation Version_0321.docx
HIP Paper Template – MCA Version_0321.docx
Table of Relevant Scholarly Sources Template (Appendix A).docx

Title of Healthcare Improvement Project

Author Name (First, Middle Initial, Last)
Western Governors University
College of Health Profession
Name of Instructor
Month, Day, Year

 

Note: This document should be used as a template for your healthcare improvement project (HIP) academic paper. This paper should adhere to the formatting and style standards of the 7th edition of the APA style manual (American Psychological Association, 2020). Refer to the performance assessment tasks and rubrics for specific instructions on submitting each section of your HIP paper.
D156: Business Case Analysis for Healthcare Improvement
Task1: Assessment
Stakeholder Identification
Needs Assessment
Impact Analysis and Template
SWOT Analysis and Template
SMART+C Goal and Outcome Statement and Template

Task 2: Introduction for Health Improvement Project
Problem Background
Description of Problem
Purpose Statement
Project Management Lifecyle
Project Guidance Initiation to Closure
Scholarly Source Review Purpose
Table of Scholarly Source
Scholarly Source Synthesis

 

D157: Managing Resources in an Era of Disruption
Human Resource Management
Staffing
Costs
Project Team Member Engagement
Recruitment Strategies
Support for Team Members
RACI Chart
Financial Resource Management
Budget Methods and Requirements
Pro Forma Operating Budget
Budget Variances
Project Charter

D158: Strategically Planning the Execution of a HIP
Meetings and Organizational Policies
Action Plan Development and Template
SDOH and Target Population
Force Field Analysis and Template
Gantt Chart Information and Template
Scope Statement
Communication Management Plan

IYM1 TASK 2: HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF SCHOLARLY SOURCES

D159: Evidenced Based Measures for Evaluating Healthcare Improvement
Team Member Collaboration
Data Elements
Data Source
KPI and Benchmarks
Data Collection Method and Parameters
Data Analysis
Results Dissemination Plan
Project Closure Plan
L160: Nursing Leadership and Management Field Experience
Task 1: Proposed Project Pre-Implementation Field Experience
Agenda and Leadership Strategies
Training Plan
Validation of Training Plan
Proposed Project Implementation and Control Field Experience
Project Proposal Journal
Project Management Strategy
Project Status Reporting Methods

 

L161: Healthcare Improvement Project Evaluation and Closure
Evaluation of Process
Key Lessons
Final Data Analysis
Project Considerations
KPI
Improving the Metrics
Reflection
Success and Challenges
Project Team Contribution
Issue Response
Tracking KPI
Project Closure
Project Closure and Celebration
Wrap Up Session
Conclusion

References

Appendix A

Impact Analysis (D156)

Benefits: Identify two categories and at least two benefits for each of the categories that will be positively impacted by the implementation of your improvement project. Use a norms-based scale as a method of quantifying the impact the benefits will have. Give a “1” rating for low impact, a “2” rating for moderate impact, and a “3” rating for high impact. Total these benefit ratings and enter the sum in the “Total Benefits Score” cell.
Category
Improvement Project Benefits
Rating