FINAL PROJECT

Assessment Description

Develop a PowerPoint slide presentation that’s approximately 10-12 minutes and covers ALL major areas of your project.

Be sure to address:

– site / organization: St. Francis Medical Center

– needs assessment results (or how you knew of the need for your project): Patient satisfaction surveys and scorecards were unsatisfactory with patient emphasis on poor communication between the wound care nurses and physicians causing errors in wound care orders.

– project topic: Improving the wound care departments nurse, and physician communication by improving their main communication tool (Wound Care Order Sheet)

– project goals: Improving the Wound Care Order Sheet so that there is only 1 version hospital wide, implementing the practice of reading back orders, and successfully implementing an improved tool to increase patient satisfaction and outcomes.

– project outcome (or anticipated outcome if not implemented): The organization is still doing a trial of using the new Wound Care Order Tool, but if implemented the anticipated outcome will be, a lower occurrence of wound care order errors, improved communication between nurses, physicians, and patients, and an increase in satisfactory patient surveys and scorecards.

-How was your project received by stakeholders? Positively received and trial was initiated.

-If you implemented your project, how will it be sustained? If it is not sustainable, how will the one-time implementation make a difference? PLEASE FILL IN

-If you did not implement your project, how did you perform a hand-off for the next steps?

-Ultimately, what did you learn from this project? PLEASE FILL IN

-Include an additional slide for References at the end.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

RUBRIC

Site/Organization 

3.6 points

Needs Assessment Results 

3.6 points

Project Topic 

4.8 points

Project Goals 

4.8 points

Project Outcome 

4.8 points

Stakeholders

4.8 points

Project Sustainability or Hand-off for Next Steps 

4.8 points

Reflection on Project 

4.8 points

Presentation of Content

6 points

Layout

6 points

Language Use and Audience Awareness 

6 points

Mechanics of Writing

3 points

Documentation of Sources 

3 points

Total60 points

ASSESSMENT PROJECT

Throughout your practicum experience, you have been designing and implementing a project. You will now assess that experience. Prior to beginning this paper, discuss the topics below with your preceptor. Include their feedback as well as your own. In a 1,500-1,750-word document, discuss the following topics:

· Describe your leadership project, its focus, and the site where it was implemented. How did you discover the need for this project?

· Discuss how the outcomes of your project will be measured? Is your project one that is sustainable or is it designed to be a single occurrence?

· Did you encounter any real or potential barriers during your practicum experience related to your project?

· Evaluate the success of your project. If you were not able to implement your project, discuss why. What are the next steps for the project?

· What were the goals you set for yourself and the AONE competencies (

https://www.aonl.org/sites/default/files/aone/nec.pdf

) you hoped to achieve?

· Summarize your project experience related to those goals and AONE competencies- https://www.aonl.org/sites/default/files/aone/nec.pdf.

Use a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources (published within the last 5 years) as evidence to support your views.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Rubric

Rubric Criteria

Leadership Project Focus 

10 points

Project Needs

5 points

Leadership Project Site 

5 points

Outcomes and Sustainability 

15 points

Barriers

15 points

Project Success and Next Steps 

10 points

Goals, AONE Competencies, and Reflection

10 points

Thesis, Position, or Purpose 

7 points

Development, Structure, and Conclusion 

8 points

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

5 points

Evidence 

5 points

Format/Documentation 

5 points

Total 100 points

ORGANIZATION HISTORY

A valued and trusted community resource, St. Francis Medical Center (SFMC) was founded in 1945. SFMC is in Lynwood, CA and serves the healthcare needs of the communities of Southeast Los Angeles. SFMC is a 384-bed acute care hospital and one of the largest and busiest emergency and Level II trauma centers in Los Angeles County, treating more than 80,000 emergencies and 2,000 trauma injuries a year. We are approved by the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency as a Primary Stroke Care Center and a STEMI Receiving Center. We have won awards from the American Heart Association for our commitment to heart, stroke and diabetes care.

PRECEPTOR

· Mrs. Sylvia Coleman, Director Wound Care