NURS8502- Week 10: Communication Planning for Risk 

Evaluation 

How will you communicate important updates, milestones, and developments to your stakeholders? How will you communicate what is working and what might need to be revised? Why is this communication key to the success of your proposed practice change? 

Effective communication throughout the entirety of a project, leads to a more successful project. If risks or barriers emerge for the project, a communication plan can detail the best way to assess, solve, and act on the issues that emerge. 

This week, you will assess the current progress of your proposed practice change. What is working? What is not working? What is the value and impact of this change? You will explore the importance of developing a communication plan to share this evaluation with your stakeholders to communicate the assessment of risks and outcomes. The development of the communication plan will be in conjunction with the final revisions and development of the project management plan. 

Learning Objectives 

Students will: 

Analyze the impact of a practice problem 

Analyze the value in proposing practice changes 

Develop project management plans 

Assess practice change progress and outcomes 

• Develop communication plans 

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Evaluate strategies to assess risk for proposed practice changes 

Learning Resources 

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce) 

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Practicum Resources (click to expand/reduce) 

Optional Resources (click to expand/reduce) 

Discussion: Impact of the Problem 

In the first week of this course, you identified a known or 

potential practice problem you could change throughout this course and your practicum experience. Now in the final 2 weeks of the course, you have developed a project management plan to implement a practice change. How is it going? What are the lasting impacts of 

this change? 

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Identifying a practice problem and planning for change are the first steps in successfully implementing long-lasting change. For the change to succeed, a leader must continually assess the impact of the practice change. How will this change impact the organization or healthcare practice? Why was this change necessary, and how will further analysis and assessment of the problem lend itself to further growth for the discipline, organization, or individuals impacted? 

For this Discussion, consider the impact of your problem. Consider your role, as a leader, in implementing the change for the problem. How has your role impacted the problem or change? 

To Prepare 

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Review your work on your practice problem throughout the course, reflecting specifically on your meetings with your preceptor and team. 

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Consider the impact of how a practice change may impact your healthcare organization or nursing practice in addressing the practice problem. 

Reflect on your role as a nurse leader in promoting and supporting a proposed practice change. 

By Day 3 of Week 10 

Post a response detailing the impact of the practice problem you initially identified. Be specific. Now that a practice change has been proposed and implemented, describe the lasting impact of this practice change on your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Be specific and provide examples. What value have you found in making this practice 

change, meeting with your preceptor, and leading a team? 

By Day 6 of Week 10 

Read a selection of your colleagues’ blog posts and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by expanding upon their responses or sharing additional or alternative perspectives. 

Submission and Grading Information 

Grading Criteria 

To access your rubric: 

Week 10 Discussion Rubric 

Post by Day 3 of Week 10 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 10 

To Participate in this Discussion: 

Week 10 Discussion 

Assignment 2: Meeting With the Team 

Meet with your team to share the project management 

plan and progress. Meet with your team to discuss, clarify, and verify the progress of the proposed practice change, focusing specifically on building a 

communication plan and how to best determine risk. 

This is an ungraded Assignment. There will be nothing due in Week 10. 

You are not required to submit this Assignment this 

week. 

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Assignment 3: Final Project Management Plan 

The Assignment: (2-3 pages) 

After meeting with your preceptor, revise your project management plan. 

Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all 

papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Walden Writing Center Sample Paper provides an example of those required elements (available at 

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/ Ig-box-20293632). All papers submitted must use this formatting. 

Submit your final project management plan by Day 7 of 

Week 10. 

Submission and Grading Information 

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To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following: 

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Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK10Assgn3+last name+first initial. (extension)” as 

the name. 

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Click the Week 10 Assignment 3 Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment. 

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Click the Week 10 Assignment 3 link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area. 

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Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK10Assgn3+last name+first initial. (extension)” and click Open. 

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If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the 

Global Reference Database. 

· Click on the Submit button to complete your submission. 

Grading Criteria 

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To access your rubric: 

Week 10 Assignment 3 Rubric 

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity 

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity: 

Submit your Week 10 Assignment 3 draft and review the originality report. 

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 10 

To participate in this Assignment: 

Week 10 Assignment 3 

In the next module, you will conclude your project and 

practicum experience. You will present your practice problem, apply recommendations, and reflect on your 

experience. 

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