Evaluate the role of nurse leaders in leading, managing, and changing practice through innovation in order to improve patient / service user care in a variety of settings
LOs
1. Evaluate the role of nurse leaders in leading, managing, and changing practice through innovation in order to improve patient / service user care in a variety of settings
2. Critically analyse and evaluate methods of service evaluation and service improvement to propose and plan for organisational change and service improvement
3. Systematically appraise and apply collaborative approaches to risk identification, problem solving and decision-making in planning and implementing innovations in challenging, complex and dynamic health and social care systems.
4. Appraise current healthcare challenges and evaluate the involvement of all stakeholders in developing plans for delivering change and innovation that focus on better outcomes for people who use services.
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Assignment Guidelines
This assignment is a dissertation which discusses how a particular service can be led/managed, improved/ changed/innovate/developed in order to improve patient / service user safety or/ and outcomes.
The first step in any change/improvement/innovation is to assess the current state of the service. This would help you in identifying the service gap and rationale for service change/improvement/innovation/development. You will then need to set out a plan, discuss/ explore how that plan might be implemented and critically evaluate your led/managed proposed service change /improvement / development/innovation.
You will need to decide on your chosen strategy for change which will be based on theories related to change management / leadership / management, project management, evidence- based practice research, current health care policies, clinical guidelines, reports, findings and recommendations. You will need to set your work against the background of the NHS, NHS policies and evidence- based practice.
Dissertation Structure Guidance
1. Introduction (500 words).
The introduction needs to clearly explain what the assignment is about. This section needs to explain in your own words what is required in the assignment brief given above. Your introduction also needs to outline how the essay is structured and articulate why your topic is of significance/importance in relation to patient safety or/and outcomes. You can use references to support your work. Page 3 of 4
2. Context and Background (1000 words)
1. Appraise current healthcare challenges in England or in the UK. You will need to clearly identify gap in service in your field of nursing practice.
2. You will need to discuss the NHS and or other organisational policies, internal and external drivers for change, for example, reports, clinical guidelines, recommendations supporting change, innovation and improvement in your field of practice.
3. Briefly discuss the change, innovation /improvement in service that is being proposed. You need to clearly articulate how patients or/and service users will benefit from the proposed change.
