1. CRITERION: Identify other health care professionals to enlist
as members of an interprofessional team to drive change in an
organization.
DISTINGUISHED
PROFICIENT
BASIC
NON-PERFORMANCE
Basic
Identifies other health care professionals to enlist as members
of an interprofessional team, but it is not clear how the team
will drive change in an organization.
Faculty Comments:“
I did not find a full enough discussion of how this
interprofessional team will drive change? Are there authors you
can cite who have written about this in more detail? This is
needed for a higher performance score.
”
COMPETENCY: Analyze the implications of working with
interprofessional teams in multifaceted health care settings.
CRITERION: Analyze how a problem impacts an organization,
patients, or the nursing profession.
DISTINGUISHED
PROFICIENT
BASIC
NON-PERFORMANCE
Basic
Describes a problem but does not analyze how it impacts an
organization, patients, or the nursing profession.
Faculty Comments:“
I see that you identified the problem of patient safety and
quality of care. I did not find a full enough discussion,
supported by citations, of how this problem impacts an
organization, patients, or the nursing profession? What does the
literature say?

2. ”
COMPETENCY: Develop evidence-based nursing interventions
to address specific problems and enable systemic change.
CRITERION: Describe evidence-based solutions to a problem
and develop a plan to implement these solutions.
DISTINGUISHED
PROFICIENT
BASIC
NON-PERFORMANCE
Basic
Describes solutions to a problem but does not provide evidence
to support the solutions. Develops a plan to implement solutions
to a problem, but the solutions are not supported by evidence.
Faculty Comments:“
I liked that you began to touch on some solutions to this
problem of poor quality of care and patient safety. I was sorry
to see that the solutions lacked a clear plan with citations of
supporting evidence from the literature. This is required for a
higher performance score. What does the literature say?
”
Develop a 4 page proposal for executive leadership that
addresses changes you would like to see within your
organization that would advance the field of nursing.
Nursing is in the midst of many changes. In this assessment you
will consider how you can be a driving force to bring about
needed change within the field of nursing.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:
· Competency 1: Explain strategies for effective
interprofessional teamwork and collaboration in health care

3. delivery.
. Analyze barriers and resistance to change, and describe
strategies to overcome these barriers and resistance to change
from an organization, patients, or colleagues.
. Identify other health care professionals to enlist as members of
an interprofessional team to drive change in an organization.
· Competency 2: Analyze the implications of working with
interprofessional teams in multifaceted health care settings.
. Analyze how a problem impacts an organization, patients, or
the nursing profession.
· Competency 3: Develop evidence-based nursing interventions
to address specific problems and enable systemic change.
. Describe evidence-based solutions to a problem and develop a
plan to implement these solutions.
· Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly,
professional, and consistent with expectations of a nursing
professional.
. Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of
grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Use correct APA format.
Assessment Instructions
Preparation
To prepare for this assessment, you will need to think about
changes you feel are needed to address a problem either within
nursing as a professional field or within the organization where
you work. Narrow down your options by considering which
change would best be undertaken by an interprofessional team.
Some examples for you to consider might include:
· The use of mobile and portable technology to support patients.
· Using evidence-based practice (EBP) to improve patient care.
· Increasing patient safety and quality of care.
· The use of medical technology such as genes and stem cells,
or robots in the OR.
· Addressing the nursing shortage now and into the future.
· Improving the work environment (providing calm, supportive
spaces for nurses; improved dialog between health care

4. professionals).
· Better safety for nurses at work (violence, spreading diseases,
physical injury).
· Substance abuse by health care professionals.
Or you can narrow the scope to an issue within your own
organization:
· Developing a mobility program for an inpatient unit.
· Implementing "smart" technology to assist in patient
monitoring.
· Creating a mentoring program to attract and retain nurses.
· Implementing protocols for infection control and/or treatment
of an epidemic.
· Developing a plan to eliminate physical violence and verbal
abuse in the workplace.
· Other.
Once you have selected an issue to address, look for scholarly
and professional articles that focus on the problem, the needed
change, and how interprofessional teams can work together to
drive change.
Requirements
Lately you have noticed the need for changes within your
organization that would advance the field of nursing. You have
decided to develop a proposal and submit it to executive
leadership. Format this assessment as a professional proposal.
You may want to look at how proposals are drafted within your
organization and follow that format. You will still need a
references page; follow APA guidelines for in-text citations and
references.
Address the following in your proposal:
· Briefly describe the problem and how it impacts the
organization, patients, and/or the nursing profession.
· Describe possible evidence-based interventions for the
problem.
· Analyze potential barriers and resistance to change that might
come from the organization, patients, and/or colleagues.
· Describe strategies to overcome barriers and resistance to

5. change.
· Develop a plan to implement evidence-based interventions.
What steps would you take? What resources might you need?
· Identify other health care professionals to enlist as team
members to help drive change in the organization.
Your completed assessment should be 4 pages in length, not
including title page and references page. Support your
statements and intervention plan with references to and citations
for at least four scholarly or professional resources.
Additional Requirements
· Include a title page and references page.
· Reference at least four current scholarly or professional
resources.
· Use APA format for citations and references.
· Use Times New Roman font, 12 point.
· Double space.