Describe each of the three healthcare settings you identified as the proposed site for your evidence-based practice (EBP) quality improvement (QI) initiative. Be sure to address the following questions about the site:
o Who is the patient population(s)?
o What is their mission?
o Is it a public or private entity?
o Is it a stand-alone organization or a member of a larger corporation?
• What other information about the site do you think is relevant and significant?
• Compare the strengths and weaknesses of the three sites in terms of their viability as the location for an evidence-based practice (EBP) quality improvement (QI) initiative. Be specific and provide examples.
• Identify the one site of the three you selected. Describe the factors on which you based your decision. Explain your decision-making process.
Stakeholders
• Identify the department that leads QI initiatives or, if one does not exist, an employee within the organization who would be in charge of approving such an initiative.
• Identify the titles/roles of relevant stakeholders (from the highest level of required approval to the healthcare associates who might help implement changes in daily patient care).
Practice or Organization Issue (Fall prevention is the Organization issue I choose)
• Describe the practice or organization issue you selected.
• Explain why it makes sense as the focus of an evidence-based practice (EBP) quality improvement (QI) initiative. Be specific, provide examples, and cite at least five recent, peer-reviewed articles (published within the last 5 years).
Translation Framework/Model
• Identify and briefly describe the one translation framework/model that you decided is the best fit for your evidence-based practice (EBP) quality improvement (QI) initiative.
• Explain why you selected it amongst all the alternatives.
• Describe the steps or processes required for an evidence-based practice (EBP) quality improvement (QI) initiative that follows the framework/model you selected to translate research and evidence to improve practice.