*Please includes sources that are within 5 years.

*We can begin paper with statistics on how falls impact patient health outcomes i.e. mortality/morbidity

*Focus on Nursing home care/long term care settings (articles related)

*Some things to add in for prevention is falls risk assessment done on admission and following change of condition i.e. after a hospitalization etc.

*If a fall does occur the Reassessment after pt fall, rehab/strengthening such as Physical therapy/Occupational Therapy

*How falls can impact reimbursement i.e. for example Medicare will not reimbursement for some injuries sustained from a fall.

*Speak to how DNP implement change for example we can act as Project manager, I will follow up and look at certain indicators that will monitor success, In talking about my role use Lewins change theory.

*An example to use on fall prevention is the use of Vitamin D supplementation to help prevent falls, including it on all standing orders and talk/educate/provide in-service nurses about why Vit D help prevent falls, getting pharmacy and Patients physician on board.

*Looking at a specific change in the system that will reduce falls

*How I think the change would be implemented

*What individuals would impact the change i.e. staff and stakeholders, who to educate.

Paper Requirements

DIRECTIONS AND GRADING CRITERIA

Category Points % Description

Introduction to selected advanced nursing practice patient safety concern 20 8 Introduces the selected advanced nursing practice patient safety concern and includes pertinent background information regarding concern (who, what, where, when, and why)

Description of selected change model for quality improvement proposal 100 40 Identifies and addresses each step of the selected change model; uses examples from current evidence that supports assertions and relevant examples from advanced nursing practice

Presentation of selected change model for quality improvement analysis 100 40 Addresses expected outcomes and the role of the DNP-prepared nursing leader in outcomes evaluation and sustainability of the proposed change; uses examples from current evidence that supports assertions and relevant examples from advanced nursing practice.

Conclusion 10 4 Identifies the main ideas and major conclusions from the body of your report, with minor details left out; summarize the benefits of the proposed change to advanced nursing practice quality improvement and patient safety

Clarity of writing 15 6 Use of standard English grammar and sentence structure; no spelling errors or typographical errors; organized around the required components using appropriate headers

APA format 5 2 All information taken from another source (even if summarized) appropriately cited in the report (including citation of interview) and listed in references using APA (6th ed.) format

1. Document setup

2. Title and reference pages

3. Citations in the text and references

Total: 250

100

A quality report will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

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