Week 7: Intervention for Proposed Clinical Change Project

You are designing an executable population-based change project addressing identified
practice-related problems or questions. This strongly emphasizes collaboration between
advanced practice nurses and community agencies and include working with an agency
using practice data to provide answers, which are responsive to the needs of clinicians,
administrators, and policy makers for improvement of programs or practices.

This section of the change project should include a discussion of key concepts.

1. Clarify the issue under study.
2. Propose solutions or interventions based on the literature
3. Compare other views on the problem and solutions.
4. Address the APRN role in the intervention and discuss implications for clinical

practice.
5. Discuss the implications of your change project.
6. Some important things to consider and address:
7. Does your intervention have a clear connection to your research problem?
8. What are the specific methods of data collection you are going to use, such as

surveys, interviews, questionnaires, or protocols?
9. How do you intend to analyze your results?
10. Provide a justification for subject selection and sampling procedure.
11. Describe potential limitations. Are there any practical limitations that could affect

your data collection? How will you attempt to control the limitations?
12. How will your change project help fill gaps in understanding the research

problem?
13. This section should be 6–7 pages in length, not including the cover or reference

page. You must reference a minimum of 5 scholarly articles.

14. Use the current APA format to style your paper and to cite your sources. Review

the rubric for more information on how the assignment will be graded.

Rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a

Learning Outcome Content 64 to >52.48 pts

Meets Expectations

Succinctly clarifies the issue under study. Provides

a brief summary of the project including main

points and anticipated findings. Provides keen

insight into obstacles and proposes sound,

creative solutions or interventions based on the

literature review findings. Expertly compares other

views on the problem and solutions with detail.

Uses examples to thoroughly address the FNP role

in the intervention and discusses implications for

clinical practice. Thoughtfully discusses the

implications of the change project and its

significance to the nursing profession and filling

gaps in knowledge. Accurately categorizes and

thoroughly explains specific methods of data

collection to be used. Explains in detail how data

will be analyzed and used. Provides a sound

justification for subject selection and sampling

procedure. Accurately and thoroughly describes

potential limitations to data collection and control.

Meets all of the criteria of the written assignment.

64 pts

This criterion is linked to a

Learning Outcome

Organization
8 to >6.56 pts

Meets Expectations

Content is well written throughout. Information is

well organized and clearly communicated.

8 pts

This criterion is linked to a

Learning Outcome APA

Format/Mechanics

8 to >6.56 pts

Meets Expectations

Follows all the requirements related to format,

length, source citations, and layout. The

assignment is free of spelling and grammatical

errors.

8 pts

Total Points: 80