DNPU 706 Assignment Appendix E: Designing a Data Collection Plans for an Evidence-Based Practice Project

Appendix E

American Association of Colleges of Nursing: DNP Essentials: I, IV

Course Learning Objectives: 2-4

Purpose: To assess the ability to design a data collection plans for an evidence-based practice project.

Please read the assignment in its entirety prior to initiating the activity.

Directions:

The success of an evidence-based practice project is determined by an appraisal of the outcomes that it generates. If there is no improvement in health, satisfaction, or cost effectiveness, then there is no need to change practice. The degree of improvement must be clinically meaningful and statistically significant in order to persuade other clinicians and administrators to adopt the practice. Thus, careful planning for data collection is key to the success of the project. This assignment requires each student to create a data collection plan that defines how success in the project will be defined.

Step 1: Before beginning this assignment, review the readings and watch the video presentations for Week 6 (posted in Blackboard).

 

Step 2: The assignment has two parts:

1. An overview of the data collection plan (300 to 500 words)
2. A table outlining the data collection elements (table form is posted in Week 6 of Blackboard).

Each plan must include one to three clinical outcomes, one to three satisfaction outcomes, and one to three cost outcomes. Students contemplating using more than three outcomes of any one type should choose the most important metrics and report only those for this assignment.

You are required to submit a minimum of 5 total outcomes

Step 3: Using your APA formatted template, create a WORD document and label the file Last Name_First Name_DCP (example: Smith_Mary_DCP). Title your paper/script: Data Collection Plan.

 

Step 4: Submit your final document for grading via the assignments tab in Blackboard.

Appendix E

American Association of Colleges of Nursing: DNP Essentials: I, IV
Course Learning Objectives: 2-4

Purpose: To assess the ability to design a data collection plans for an evidence-based practice project.

Please read the assignment in its entirety prior to initiating the activity.

Directions:
The success of an evidence-based practice project is determined by an appraisal of the outcomes that it generates. If there is no improvement in health, satisfaction, or cost effectiveness, then there is no need to change practice. The degree of improvement must be clinically meaningful and statistically significant in order to persuade other clinicians and administrators to adopt the practice. Thus, careful planning for data collection is key to the success of the project. This assignment requires each student to create a data collection plan that defines how success in the project will be defined.

Step 1: Before beginning this assignment, review the readings and watch the video presentations for Week 6 (posted in Blackboard).

Step 2: The assignment has two parts:
1. An overview of the data collection plan (300 to 500 words)
2. A table outlining the data collection elements (table form is posted in Week 6 of Blackboard).
Each plan must include one to three clinical outcomes, one to three satisfaction outcomes, and one to three cost outcomes. Students contemplating using more than three outcomes of any one type should choose the most important metrics and report only those for this assignment.
You are required to submit a minimum of 5 total outcomes

Step 3: Using your APA formatted template, create a WORD document and label the file Last Name_First Name_DCP (example: Smith_Mary_DCP). Title your paper/script: Data Collection Plan.

Step 4: Submit your final document for grading via the assignments tab in Blackboard.

Exemplary (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Emerging (1) Not Complete
(0)
Overview
3.75 points Demonstrated
clear Demonstrated
general Demonstrated
general No general
understanding of Missing or incomplete
(15/150) understanding and understanding understanding clinical or
connection to with limited of clinical or administrative
clinical and connection to administrative best practices
administrative best clinical and best practices 3 or fewer
practices administrative -Only 4 outcomes
best practices outcomes submitted
submitted = 0 points

Clinical
Outcome(s) Appropriate
variable(s) chosen, Appropriate
variable(s) Variable(s) not
clearly defined Variable(s) not
defined or Missing or incomplete
10 points variable(s) defined chosen but or lacked lacked breadth
(40/150) with appropriate defined breadth and and depth
breadth and depth incompletely depth
Satisfaction Outcome(s) Appropriate variable(s) chosen, Appropriate variable(s) Variable(s) not clearly defined Variable(s) not defined or Missing or incomplete

10 points variable(s) defined chosen, or lacked lacked breadth
(40/150) with appropriate variable(s) breadth and and depth
breadth and depth defined incompl depth
etely
Cost Outcome(s) Appropriate variable(s) chosen, Appropriate variable(s) Variable(s) not clearly defined Variable(s) not defined or Missing or incomplete
10 points variable(s) defined chosen, or lacked lacked breadth
(40/150) with appropriate variable(s) breadth and and depth
breadth and depth defined incompl depth
etely

APA:
References Appropriate sources used and Appropriate sources used and Inappropriate sources used or No sources used or many sources Missing or incomplete
and Format all sources most sources many sources documented
3.75 points documented documented documented incorrectly in
(15/150) correctly in table correctly in table incorrectly in table and
and reference list; and reference table and reference list;

no or rare list; occasional reference list; frequent
grammatical, grammatical, frequent grammatical,
typographical, or typographical, grammatical, typographical, or
format errors or format errors typographical, format errors
or format errors.