• Reflect on the issue you have been addressing through your EBP Project.(Infection control practices-overuse of antibiotics-ABT stewardship).
• Identify the macro and micro systems that influence the issue. Review the McClusky and Middleton (2010) article for an example of this process.
• Determine the desired outcomes of resolving the EBP Project issue and how resolving it will improve quality and patient safety. (Note: Next week you will evaluate these outcomes. You may want to view the Week 10 Discussion as you prepare.)
• What procedures/processes would need to be modified to achieve the desired outcomes?
• What procedures/processes would need to be modified to achieve the desired outcomes?
• Develop a 5-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation for the business unit team and leadership within the organization, sharing your issue, strategies for resolving the issue, and how it will improve quality and patient safety. Note: The purpose of the presentation is to persuade the business unit team and leadership to accept your recommendations.
Reference: Delivering an evidence-based outdoor journey intervention to people with stroke: Barriers and enablers experienced by community rehabilitation teams
• Annie McCluskey† and
• Sandy Middleton 2010
Part 2
Week 10 discussion
• In the first line of your posting, state the outcomes you are addressing (those you initially identified in the Week 9 Discussion).
• How would you evaluate the outcomes? Support your response with evidence from the literature.
• What new practice guidelines would you create based on your evaluation of those outcomes?
• Discuss any new standards of care that would be appropriate based on the new practice guidelines.
