Competency
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Describe a culture of excellence in nursing.
Analyze an innovation that led to a redesigned process or product.
Identify sources for innovative ideas.
Determine traits of successful innovators.
Design an innovative proposal for healthcare that includes strategies for
implementation.
Disseminate key components of an innovative proposal for a target audience.
Student Success Criteria
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Scenario
You, a Nurse Manager on a Progressive Care Unit in an 800 bed privately owned Magnet
Hospital, were asked to join a Project Innovation Committee as the nursing representative.
Members of the Committee include CEO of the Hospital, CNO for the Hospital, Director of
Medical Services, Director of Pharmacy Service, Custodial Staff Supervisor, and an at-large
member of the public from the surrounding community. The purpose of the committee is to
share innovative practice ideas to keep the facility on the cutting edge of advances within
healthcare while increasing the number and quality of services provided to the surrounding
community. Each member performs a quarterly needs assessment within their department and
shares a poster presentation of a priority innovative practice proposal at the annual
shareholder meeting.
Instructions
In two months you will present the innovative practice proposal based on the following data.
Design the innovative proposal based on your assessment of the priority area of need.
uarterly retention rates for graduate nurses within a six month period from hire is
down 6%.
urses positions open = 180, applicants for open positions 28.
ursing satisfaction with job decreased 8%.
umber of nurses projected to retire within six months = 47.
ncrease of 18% in medication errors.
he overall average for readmission rates have increased by 5%.
verall client satisfaction with nursing care, decreased 7%.
ption for tuition reimbursement to obtain BSN or advanced nursing degree tabled for
consideration in the next fiscal year.
The Innovative Practice Proposal must be included as a Poster Presentation on a PowerPoint
Slide and include:
escription of the innovation. Support with credible resources
urpose of innovation based on needs assessment presented in the scenario
detailed outline of the proposed innovation
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Relevancy of innovation including at least one resource to support the innovative
proposal
Description of at least two risks and at least two benefits of the implementation.
Support with credible resources
Description of at least two Barriers and at least two Facilitators to the implementation of
the innovation. Support with credible resources
Description of at least two strategies to support current sustainability and at least two
strategies to maintain future sustainability of the innovation

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