Nursing Fatigue NURN 480 Clinical Activity Plan for Nursing Fatigue Project

Meet with preceptor. (2 hours)

Determine stakeholders. (1 hour)

Develop an in-depth interview protocol and survey questionnaire regarding experience with nursing fatigue. (4 hours)

Conduct the in-depth interviews and administer the survey. (20 hours)

Analyze data using constant comparison method and triangulation. (9 hours)

Conduct member checks with select interviewees to clarify interpretation and findings. (16 hours)

Find supporting research articles from various lines of research to use when synthesizing information. (6 hours)

Correlate research related HP 2020 issues and LHIs. (2 hours)

Plan activities correlated to selected course objectives that will best highlight learnings about nursing fatigue. (6 hours)

Correlate the Living Tree of Nursing Theory with project. (2 hours)

Complete research on topic of nursing fatigue. (4)

Write the final paper on the...

Introduction
a. Describe and define nursing fatigue

b. Brief discussion of nursing fatigue -- signs and symptoms, contributing factors

II. Integration of Course Objectives

a. Discussion of course objectives

b. Correlation of course objectives to the assigned project

III. Correlation with the Living Tree of Nursing Theories

a. Correlation of nursing theories to topic of nursing fatigue

b. Key lines of research related to nursing fatigue (compassion, sleepiness, shift rotation, nurse-to-patient ratio, overwork, etc.)

IV. Correlation to HP 2020 Objective and LHI

a. Impact on nursing fatigue

b. Goals in relation to nursing fatigue

V. Project Discussion

a. Nature, scope, and focus of the nursing fatigue project

b. Key steps in implementation of…