Assessing the Problem: Leadership, Collaboration, Communication, Change Management, and Policy Considerations
In a 5–7 page written assessment, define the patient health problem (OBESITY) that will be the focus of your project. Assess OBESITY from a leadership, collaboration, communication, change management, and policy perspective.
Clearly and succinctly defines a patient health problem (OBESITY) that’s relevant to personal and professional practice. Fully substantiates the presence and relevance of the problem.
- Summarize the problem you’ll explore.
- Identify the patient, you intend to work with during your practicum.
- Provide context, data, or information that substantiates the presence of OBESITY and its significance and relevance to the patient, family, or population.
- Explain why is relevant to your practice as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse.
Analyzes evidence from peer-reviewed literature and professional sources that describes and guides nursing actions related to OBESITY. Applies relevant, unambiguous criteria for evaluating the evidence, and exhibits clear insight into potential barriers to evidence-based practice and theoretical guiding frameworks.
- Note whether the authors provide supporting evidence from the literature that’s consistent with what you see in your nursing practice.
- Explain how you would know if the data are unreliable.
- Describe what the literature says about barriers to the implementation of evidence-based practice in addressing the problem you’ve defined.
- Describe research that has tested the effectiveness of nursing standards and/or policies in improving patient, family, or population outcomes for this problem.
- Describe current literature on the role of nurses in policy making to improve outcomes, prevent illness, and reduce hospital readmissions.
- Describe what the literature says about a nursing theory or conceptual framework that might frame and guide your actions during your practicum.
Provides an explanation(Explain), with examples, of how state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies could affect OBESITY, based on a perceptive and coherent synthesis of current literature. Provides clear insight into how policy affects nursing scope of practice.
- Describe research that has tested the effectiveness of these standards and/or policies in improving patient, family, or population outcomes for this problem.
- Describe current literature on the role of nurses in policy making to improve outcomes, prevent illness, and reduce hospital readmissions.
- Describe the effects of local, state, and federal policies or legislation on your nursing scope of practice, within the context of this problem.
Proposes leadership strategies, supported by examples, to improve outcomes, patient-centered care, and the patient experience related to OBESITY. Exhibits clear insight into the necessary role of leadership and the need for collaboration, communication, and change management in addressing the problem.
o Discuss research on the effectiveness of leadership strategies.
o Define the role that you anticipate leadership must play in addressing the problem.
o Describe collaboration and communication strategies that you anticipate will be needed to address the problem.
o Describe the change management strategies that you anticipate will be required to address the problem
Format: Format your paper using APA style.
Be sure to include:
A title page and reference page.
Appropriate section headings.
Length: Your paper should be approximately 5–7 pages in length, not including the reference page.
Supporting evidence: Cite at least five sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more than five years old. Provide in-text citations and references in APA format.
first select one of the following
to be the problem you focus on for project:
• Patient Health Problems
o Obesity: A medical condition characterized by an excessive amount of body fat.
Obesity increases the risk of various diseases, including heart disease, diabetes,
and certain cancers. The management of obesity involves dietary changes,
physical activity, and