L161Nursing Leadership and Management Capstone
MZM1 TASK 1: HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PROJECT EVALUATION AND CLOSURE (CAPSTONE)
NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CAPSTONE L161
PRFA MZM1
TASK OVERVIEWSUBMISSIONSEVALUATION REPORT
COMPETENCIES
7073.9.1 : Capstone
The graduate integrates and synthesizes competencies from across the degree program, thereby demonstrating the ability to participate in and contribute value to the chosen professional field.
INTRODUCTION
Note: You must have completed and passed the performance assessment and clinical practice experience (CPE) for L160: Healthcare Improvement Project Implementation and Control (Field Experience) prior to beginning this performance assessment.
This is your final performance assessment, which is the culmination of your healthcare improvement project (HIP) proposal. In this assessment, you will present the results of your evaluation and closure phase and write the conclusion section of your paper.
This assessment requires the submission of your entire HIP paper, which will be reviewed and considered for the Capstone Excellence Award. However, only the following sections will be developed and assessed in this task:
Evaluation of the Process
Reflection
Project Closure
Conclusion
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
Complete the “Healthcare Improvement Project Evaluation and Closure†section of your healthcare improvement project (HIP) paper by doing the following:
Evaluation of the Process
A. Evaluate the development of your HIP proposal by doing the following:
- Explain the key lessons learned during each project management phase of your proposed project: initiation, planning, implementation and control, and evaluation and closure.
- Discuss ways you would analyze the final data from the proposed project, and identify the titles of the appropriate experts who you could enlist in reviewing the data.
- Explain any considerations you would make if you had the opportunity to implement your proposed project, using specific examples from your proposed project.
- Discuss the possible implications of not meeting one or more key performance indicators (KPIs).
a. Explain how you would use evidence-based data to create a plan to improve the metrics measuring the structure, process, and outcomes of the project.
Reflection
- B. Reflect on the successes and challenges for all phases of the entire HIP proposal, using examples that would reflect realistic implementation and evaluation phases.
- Explain how the professional experience of the project team would have contributed to the successes and challenges of the project proposal.
- Discuss the methods you would have used to respond to scope creep issues such as deviations from the proposed timeline or not meeting the budget.
- Discuss the importance of tracking KPIs throughout the project.
Project Closure
C. Discuss how you would celebrate once your proposed HIP is implemented and the processes you would use to close your project.
D. Describe the wrap-up session you would have held with the project team, including details of your team recommendations, lessons learned, and the next steps for the project.
Conclusion
E. Write a conclusion that reiterates the rationale and purpose of your project, including how your improvement project addresses a need for a quality change, innovation, or improvement.
Note: Your conclusion should not present new information; rather, it should provide new insight and offer creative approaches to guide future work in this area.
1. Discuss how this improvement project is significant to the role of a nurse leader.
F. Submit your entire HIP paper, which should include the following sections:
- Introduction
- Review of Relevant Scholarly Sources
- Healthcare Improvement Project Initiation
- Healthcare Improvement Project Planning
- Healthcare Improvement Project Implementation Plan
- Healthcare Improvement Project Evaluation Plan
- Healthcare Improvement Project Implementation and Control
- Healthcare Improvement Project Evaluation and Closure
- Conclusion
Note: You are required to submit the entire HIP paper for this task, but only the Healthcare Improvement Project Evaluation and Closure section will be evaluated at this time.
G. Incorporate the following components of APA style and formatting in your paper:
bias-free language
APA-specific rules regarding verb tense, voice, and perspective
a title page and headers
in-text citations and references
APA-specific formatting rules for margins, spacing, numbering, and indentation for the title page and main body of your paper, including headers, bulleted and numbered lists, and tables and figures
H. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
File Restrictions
File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( )
File size limit: 200 MB
File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z
RUBRIC
A1:KEY LESSONS LEARNED
NOT EVIDENT
An explanation of key lessons learned is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The explanation does not detail logical key lessons learned during each project management phase of the proposed HIP, or the explanation is missing 1 or more project management phases.
COMPETENT
The explanation details logical key lessons learned during each project management phase of the proposed HIP.
A2:FINAL DATA ANALYSIS
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not discuss ways to analyze final data.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not discuss plausible or logical ways to analyze the final data from the proposed HIP or does not accurately identify the titles of appropriate experts who could review the data.
COMPETENT
The submission discusses plausible and logical ways to analyze the final data from the proposed HIP and accurately identifies the titles of appropriate experts who could review the data.
A3:PROJECT CONSIDERATIONS
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not explain considerations.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not explain logical considerations the candidate would make if given the opportunity to implement the proposed project, or the explanation does not use specific or relevant examples from the proposed project.
COMPETENT
The submission explains logical considerations the candidate would make if given the opportunity to implement the proposed project. The explanation uses specific and relevant examples from the proposed project.
A4:MEETING KPIS
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not discuss the possible implications if a KPI is not met.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not logically discuss the possible implications if a KPI is not met, or the implications discussed are not plausible.
COMPETENT
The submission logically discusses the possible implications if a KPI is not met, and the implications discussed are plausible.
A4A:IMPROVING THE METRICS
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not explain how evidence-based data would be used to create a plan to improve any metrics.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not logically or comprehensively explain how evidence-based data would be used to create a plan to improve the metrics measuring the structure, process, or outcomes of the project.
COMPETENT
The submission logically and comprehensively explains how evidence-based data would be used to create a plan to improve the metrics measuring the structure, process, and outcomes of the project.
B:REFLECTION OF SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES
NOT EVIDENT
A reflection of the successes and challenges of the HIP proposal is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The reflection is not logical or does not appropriately address the HIP proposal’s successes or challenges for all phases of the entire HIP proposal, or 1 or more of the phases are not included in the reflection. Or the reflection does not use examples that would reflect realistic implementation and evaluation phases.
COMPETENT
The reflection is logical and appropriately addresses the HIP proposal’s successes and challenges for all phases of the entire HIP proposal, using examples that would reflect realistic implementation and evaluation phases.
B1:PROJECT TEAM CONTRIBUTION
NOT EVIDENT
An explanation of how the project team would have contributed to the successes and challenges of the proposed project is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The explanation of how the professional experience of the project team would have contributed to the successes or challenges of the proposed project is not logical, or the successes and challenges are not plausible given the proposed project.
COMPETENT
The explanation of how the professional experience of the project team would have contributed to the successes and challenges of the project proposal is logical and plausible.
B2:RESPONDING TO ISSUES
NOT EVIDENT
A discussion of methods the candidate would have used to respond to scope creep issues such as deviations from the proposed timelines or not meeting the budget is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The discussion of methods the candidate would have used to respond to scope creep issues such as deviations from the proposed timelines or not meeting the budget are not realistic or would not be effective methods.
COMPETENT
The discussion of methods the candidate would have used to respond to scope creep issues such as deviations from the proposed timelines or not meeting the budget are realistic and effective.
B3:IMPORTANCE OF TRACKING KPIS
NOT EVIDENT
A discussion of the importance of tracking KPIs throughout the project is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The discussion does not logically address the importance of tracking KPIs throughout the project.
COMPETENT
The discussion logically addresses the importance of tracking KPIs throughout the project.
C:PROJECT CLOSURE AND CELEBRATION
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not discuss how the closure of the project would be celebrated or the processes for closing the project.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not discuss specific examples of how the closure of the project would be celebrated. Or the processes discussed for closing the project are not reasonable.
COMPETENT
The submission discusses specific examples of how the closure of the project would be celebrated and reasonable processes the candidate would use to close the HIP.
D:WRAP-UP SESSION
NOT EVIDENT
A description of the wrap-up session is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The description of the wrap-up session is missing specific or plausible details about either the project team, team recommendations, lessons learned, or the next steps for the project.
COMPETENT
The description of the wrap-up session provides specific and plausible details about the project team, team recommendations, lessons learned, and the next steps for the project.
E:CONCLUSION
NOT EVIDENT
A conclusion is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The conclusion does not reiterate the rationale or purpose of the project. Or the conclusion does not plausibly account for how the improvement project addresses a need for quality change, innovation, or improvement.
COMPETENT
The conclusion reiterates the rationale and purpose of the project and plausibly accounts for how the improvement project addresses a need for quality change, innovation, or improvement.
E1:SIGNIFICANCE TO NURSE LEADER ROLE
NOT EVIDENT
A discussion of how the improvement project is significant to the role of a nurse leader is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The discussion of how the improvement project is significant to the role of a nurse leader includes inaccuracies or does not demonstrate a clear understanding of how a nurse leader influences healthcare organizations.
COMPETENT
The discussion of how the improvement project is significant to the role of a nurse leader is accurate and demonstrates a clear understanding of how a nurse leader influences healthcare organizations.
F:SUBMIT HIP PAPER
NOT EVIDENT
The entire HIP paper, including all of the given sections, is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Not applicable.
COMPETENT
The entire HIP paper is provided, including all of the given sections.
G:APA STYLE AND FORMAT
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not incorporate the given APA style and format components as described in the current APA manual.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not accurately or consistently incorporate 1 or more of the given APA style and format components as described in the current APA manual.
COMPETENT
The submission accurately and consistently incorporates all of the given APA style and format components as described in the current APA manual.
H:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
NOT EVIDENT
Content is unstructured, is disjointed, or contains pervasive errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar. Vocabulary or tone is unprofessional or distracts from the topic.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Content is poorly organized, is difficult to follow, or contains errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar that cause confusion. Terminology is misused or ineffective.
COMPETENT
Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
HIP Paper Template MCA Version.docx