Action Planning Tool Nursing Evidence Based Practice

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Action Planning Tool

. Complete the following activities to ensure successful translation:

?Secure a project leader.

?Identify change champions.

?Consider whether translation activities require different or additional members.

?Schedule time to complete milestones.

?Identify critical milestones and related tasks.

?Identify observable pre or post measures.

2. Identify barriers to the success of the change, and then identify strengths that can be leveraged to overcome barriers.

Barriers

Resources or Strengths

Plan to Overcome Barriers by Leveraging Strengths as Appropriate

Include the staff in the change as change champions to make them own it

Staff resistance to adopt change Strong change champions (organization-wide involvement)

Strong and persistent oversight to ensure efficiency

Scarce financial resources Strong change champions

Offer leadership support through Inadequate change leadership Competent organizational leaders inclusivity and training

The CEO will command administrative

Technical problems such as presence of the CEO authority and make the staff understand

Lack of computers for training in the project team that they have to take part in the change

3. Consider whether or how this change will affect the following:

? Electronic health record ? Workflow ? Policies and/or procedures

· Confirm support and/or availability of funds to cover expenses.

(Check all that apply)

?Personnel costs

?Supplies/equipment

?Technology

?Photocopying

· Education or further training

? Content or external experts

· Dissemination costs (conference costs, travel)

· Other:

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5. Identify critical milestones and related tasks:

(Project approval)

(completion of training)

(Generation of Report)

(Dissemination of findings)

Completion of individual evidence Recruitment of trainers/ Interviewing stakeholders, Dissemination seminar

Tool consultants including trainees, trainers to communicate findings

Development of training

Completion of synthesis process Collection of post- Publication of Report

And recommendations tool curriculum intervention data on errors

from Nurses reports

Signing of the site approval form Production and Distribution Development of report on

of Training Materials implementation and

Recommendations

Training on selected themes

Meeting with stakeholders to (three two-hour sessions

Develop implementation plan weekly for six weeks)

Collection of baseline data on Administration of continuous

Medication errors assessment tests

Tasks

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Directions for Use of the Action Planning Tool

Purpose of form

This form is used to guide you as you create an action plan.

Activities to ensure successful translation

These are all activities that must be completed as you plan the change. Consider pre- and post-observable measures that can be used to determine whether the change was successful. In addition, identifying critical milestones allows the team to see whether they are on track to accomplish the goals.

Identify strengths/resources and barriers to the success of the change

This analysis allows teams to identify barriers to implementation and potentially mitigate them using inherent strengths and resources. You may find specific challenges that will likely impact the ability to deliver on the action plan. Though these obstacles can get in the way, knowing about them up front is helpful so that you can engage support and create a plan to address them.