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NURS-FPX9100 Topic Approval Form

Complete and submit the Topic Approval Form linked in the assessment instructions.

Introduction

The Topic Approval assessment is designed to ensure that your chosen topic is in alignment with the requirements for your program, evidence-based, and feasible. You must pass this assessment before you can continue onto the Project Charter assessment.

Instructions

In this course, you will first submit for topic approval. The topic approval process is designed to ensure that all doctoral projects are aligned with the learner’s program, supported by evidence, and are feasible (meaning there is reasonable likelihood that the project can be accomplished within the timeframe of the degree). This review intentionally seeks the perspective of other qualified academic leaders who are trained to evaluate the appropriateness of the project topic.

For this assessment, complete the Topic Approval Form [DOCX]

Follow the instructions within the form and make use of the embedded links if you need additional information to complete any of the sections.

Overall, you will be assessed on whether you have met expectations in the following five areas:

• Topic: The topic area fits within the scope of the program.
• Problem: The problem has an identified theoretical orientation.
• Supporting Evidence: The topic and problem are supported by the recent literature and relevant evidence.
• Alignment and Feasibility: Questions align to the topic and problem and the project appears feasible, given current supporting materials reviewed. NURS-FPX9100 Topic Approval Form
• Writing: Writing uses proper paragraph development, transitions, academic tone with proper grammar usage, and mechanics.

Things to keep in mind as you are completing the Topic Approval Form:

• Topic approval is achieved when the project topic fits within the scope of the program and has a clearly identified problem and questions that are supported by the scholarly literature and relevant evidence.
• Throughout the process of developing the project, you will continue to receive feedback on the proposed project and should expect to refine the topic as you receive faculty feedback and increase your understanding of the problem, supporting evidence, project questions, framework, data sources, and proposed data collection.
• You must pass this assessment to move on to the Project Charter assessment.

NURS-FPX9100 Topic Approval Form

LEARNER INSTRUCTIONS

This screening form is intended to help you and your faculty ensure the project topic and methods meet the requirements for the DNP final project. Include APA Citations where noted in this form. Please include an APA reference list at the end of the document. Links to relevant resources have been provided throughout the document. The Faculty/Reviewer will provide feedback directly on this form along with recording the decision to endorse or defer the topic. NURS-FPX9100 Topic Approval Form

WORKING PROJECT TITLE: (Example: Reducing Falls Within an Inpatient Hospital Setting)

Primary Investigator: (Example: Learner name and credentials)

Project Site: Include the name and location of the project site (Example: Mercy Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Sponsor: (Identify the preceptor, and at least one stakeholder contact) Example: Preceptor Sara Jones DNP, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Tom Smith, DNP CNO of the organization, Beth Hanson DHA, Director of Quality and Safety.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

PICOT: Example: (Problem) For an inpatient med/surg unit experiencing high falls/ falls with injury rates, (Intervention) will the implementation of an evidenced based fall reduction bundle, (Comparison) compared to current nursing practice, (Outcome) (Timeframe) decrease falls/falls with injury, over 10 weeks. NURS-FPX9100 Topic Approval Form

My PICOT question is:  In a primary care setting (P), how does the implementation of a fall risk management protocol (I) compare with no fall risk management protocol (C) affect the number of falls (O) within eight weeks (T)?

Brief Summary: (Briefly describe the background and significance of the identified problem AT THE PRACTICE SITE in 100 words or less. Citations required in this section.). Example: Inpatient falls/falls with injury have trended upwards at the project site. The NDNQI benchmark for falls for an inpatient setting is XX. The practice site fall rate is XX (personal communication, date). Inpatient falls account for XX healthcare-related expenses annually (citation). Falls also impact value-based purchasing resulting in lower reimbursements for the organization (citation).  A falls reduction bundle that includes bedside reporting will be implemented to decrease fall rates within the inpatient setting.

Primary Objective: (Describe the overarching aim of the project). Example: reduce falls within an inpatient setting

Secondary Objective: (Describe other objectives the project may have) Example:

1. Improve staff compliance with falls assessment and reassessment.
2. Improve RN compliance with bedside reporting.
3. Reduce falls/falls with injury within the medical surgical unit 4 West.

Proposed Evidence-based Intervention(s): (LIST each evidence-based intervention followed by a citation to show a progression from the literature. Citations required in this section.) Example: NURS-FPX9100 Topic Approval Form

1. Bedside reporting (XX, et al. 2014).
2. Falls assessment and reassessment (XX, et al. 2017).
3. Leadership rounding (XX, et al. 2015, XX, et al. 2020).

PROJECT DESIGN AND METHODS

Project Design: (Provide one sentence that describes the project design. Research or Action Research designs are not permissible) Example: Quality Improvement, Formative Program Evaluation, Quality Collaborative, Value Analysis. Define as quantitative, qualitative, cohort, prospective. NURS-FPX9100 Topic Approval Form

Model For Improvement: Select a model for improvement (Example: PDSA, LEAN/DMAIC, RE-AIM).

Target Population Undergoing the Practice Change: Projects involving vulnerable populations are not permitted. Vulnerable populations include children, prisoners, pregnant women, mentally disabled persons, or economically or educationally disadvantaged persons. Example: The target population will be the nursing and ancillary support staff

Inclusion Criteria: (Describe the criteria that will be for eligible participants). Example: All full-time, part-time, and contract RN and ancillary staff on the medical-surgical unit. NURS-FPX9100 Topic Approval Form Nursing ancillary staff include nursing aides, and nursing leadership includes charge nurses, nurse managers, and departmental nursing supervisors.

Exclusion Criteria: (Describe the criteria that will be used to exclude participants, those who will not participate in the practice or process change). Example: Physicians, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, social works, and unit clerks will be excluded.

Estimated Project Length (weeks): (DNP projects require a project length between 8-12 weeks, project implementation. The pre-work phase of the project includes staff training and will last two weeks. The project will be implemented over six weeks. Final data collection and analysis is anticipated to take two weeks for a total project time frame of 10 weeks.

OUTCOME MEASURES AND ANALYSIS

Primary Outcome Measures: (LIST Primary outcome measure(s). The primary outcome of the project usually matches the overarching aim of the project). Example: Decrease falls/falls with injury at the practice site

Secondary Outcome Measures (LIST Secondary outcome measures(s). These measures may include process measures, proxy measures, or other outcome measures). Example: staff compliance with bedside reporting [process], leadership compliance with purposeful rounding [process], falls assessment/reassessment [process], patient satisfaction with nurse communication [outcome] NURS-FPX9100 Topic Approval Form

Data Analysis and Results Reporting:  Complete the table for each measure listed above. Note the type of data you will be collecting (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio).

For more resources, click on this resource: Measuring quality in health care

The rationale for the use of inferential statistics (if applicable). If inferential statistics will be used to compute the raw data, provide ample reasoning for why inferences must be made from the results (i.e., project outcomes could impact the organization financially). Identify and describe the type of stat you intend to use for the analysis (parametric vs. nonparametric). If using a parametric test including the estimated sample size needed (power analysis).

Example: A students t-test will be used to evaluate staff performance before and after TeamSTEPPS training. If there is a statistically significant difference (p<0.05), the organization would be more likely to make a financial investment in the TeamSTEPPS training software. NURS-FPX9100 Topic Approval Form A student T-test is a nonparametric test used to compare the means of two groups and determine if the intervention had a statistically significant impact on the population of interest).

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