(NR 451 Week 6 Assignment, NR 451 Week 6 Assignment)
ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation
Star Point 1: Discovery (Identify topic and practice issue)
- Identify the topic and the nursing practice issue … to this topic. (This MUST involve a nursing practice issue.)
- Briefly describe your rationale for your topic selection. Include the scope of the issue/problem.
Star Point 2: Summary (Evidence to support need for a change)
- Describe the practice problem in your own words and formulate your PICOT question.
- List the systematic review chosen from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from the Chamberlain library. Type the complete APA reference for the systematic review selected.
- List and briefly describe other sources … for data and information. List any other optional scholarly source … as a supplement to the systematic review in APA format.
- Briefly summarize the main findings (in your own words) from the systematic review and the strength of the evidence.
- Outline one or two evidence-… solutions you will consider for the trial project.
Star Point 3: Translation (Action Plan)
- Identify care standards, practice guidelines, or protocols that may … in place to support your intervention planning (These may come from your organization or from the other sources … in your Summary section in Star Point 2).
- List your stakeholders (by title and not names; include yourself) and describe their roles and responsibilities in the change process (no more than 5).
- What specifically is your nursing role in the change process? Other nursing roles?
- List your stakeholders by position titles (charge nurse, pharmacist, etc.).-Why are the members chosen (stakeholders) important to your project?
- What type of cost analysis will … prior to a trial? Who needs to … with this?
Star Point 4: (Implementation)
- Describe the process for gaining permission to plan and begin a trial. Is there a specific group, committee, or nurse leaders involved?
- Describe the plan for educating the staff about the change process trial and how they will … to participate.
- Outline the implementation timeline for the change process (start time/end time, what steps are to occur along the timeline).
- List the measurable outcomes … on the PICOT. How will these be measured?
- What forms, if any, might … for recording purposes during the pilot change process. Describe.
- What resources are available to staff (include yourself) during the change pilot?
- Will there be meetings of certain stakeholders throughout the trial? If so, who and when will they meet?
Star Point 5: (Evaluation)
- How will you report the outcomes of the trial?
- What would be the next steps for the use of the change process information?