Assessment H: Critique a Change
Assessment type; Essay
Word limit/length; 2000
MINIMUM OF 7 References; Please use the APA 7th edition referencing style for all assessment tasks in this unit.
Overview
Despite the recognised importance of knowledge resulting from research there are barriers translating knowledge to practice. This assessment will provide a forum which leads to an understanding of impediments to health care workers uptake of research at an individual, unit and organisational level (Curtis, et al. 2017). This paper asks you to identify a past change and discuss the planning and implementation.Curtis, K., Fry, M., Shaban, R. Z., & Considine, J. (2017). Translating research findings to clinical nursing practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(5-6), 862–872. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13586
Learning outcomes
Identify and discuss a change you have witnessed (or know of) in Mental health care. The change may be small at ward level, health service level or at State or Federal level. Describe the change. Use good quality evidence from the literature and your learning material to support a discussion on the barriers and enablers that assisted the change, or prevented it from happening, or happening smoothly. Within your discussion identify the key stake holders of the change and why, discuss which of these parties were involved in planning the change,1 was everyone represented? Also discuss who were beneficiaries of the change and who perceived the change as undesirable. Discuss if the change was sustainable and why or why not. Finally provide a brief discussion on what you would do differently.
Assessment details
This assessment task is aligned to the following learning outcomes:
2. Apply and integrate evidence-based knowledge into clinical practice settings.
3. Identify and apply mental health specific barriers and enablers to successfully changing practice and/or policyAssessment: Rubric
Introduction & Conclusion
MARKS (15%)
Excellent introduction. Clear and succinct. Outstandingly written conclusion.
Clear and concise overview of the main barriers and enablers translating research into practice with example.
MARKS; (35%)
Barriers and enablers of translating research into practice extremely well described using the example and supported with evidence
Identifies key Stakeholders.
MARKS (40%)
Outstanding understanding demonstrated of the key stakeholders in the change planning and implementation. Discussion on the sustainability of the change and how the process could have been improved or made Sustainable. Excellent evidence
Writing, grammar and referencing
MARKS; (10%)
Clear, crisp and coherent style. Very well organised. Free of grammar and spelling errors. All citations follow required style.