Evidence-Based Practice Change Initiative: A Five-Star Framework for Nursing Implementation
Overview
This is a structured assignment guiding nursing students through a comprehensive evidence-based practice (EBP) change project using a five-star framework. The assignment requires students to identify a nursing practice problem, conduct evidence synthesis through systematic review, develop an implementation plan with stakeholder engagement, execute a pilot intervention, and evaluate outcomes for potential practice change adoption.
What this coursework covers
- Star Point 1: Discovery - Identification of nursing practice topic, issue, and rationale including scope of problem
- Star Point 2: Summary - PICOT question formulation, systematic review synthesis, evidence evaluation, and proposed evidence-based solutions
- Star Point 3: Translation - Stakeholder identification and roles, care standards alignment, cost analysis planning, and nursing leadership responsibilities
- Star Point 4: Implementation - Permission processes, staff education plans, implementation timeline, measurable outcomes, measurement tools, and stakeholder meeting structure
- Star Point 5: Evaluation - Outcomes reporting mechanisms and next steps for dissemination and sustained practice change
Preview
Name: _____________________
Star Point 1: Discovery (Identify topic and practice issue)
Identify the topic and the nursing practice issue related 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 CCN Library databases. Type the complete APA reference for the systematic review selected.
List and briefly describe other sources used for data and information. List any other optional scholarly source used 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-based solutions you will consider for the trial project.
Star Point 3: Translation (Action Plan)
Identify care standards, practice guidelines, or protocols that may be in place to support your intervention planning (These may come from your organization or from the other sources listed 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).