select a problem in nursing practice that you believe needs to be addressed. Gather evidence on practices that will address the problem.

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For this Project assignment, select a problem in nursing practice that you believe needs to be addressed. Gather evidence on practices that will address the problem.
Use the following guidelines and evaluation criteria to guide your Project. Use the headings below for each section. Use a minimum of seven references from the

professional nursing literature in the assigned course readings and other references in the Walden Library. If they are relevant, you may use one or two professional

Web sites in addition to the literature references

Begin this assignment with a brief paragraph that provides an overview of the assignment and its purpose. There is no separate heading for this paragraph; the heading

for this paragraph is the same as the title of the paper. This paragraph will be about 2–3 sentences. The last sentence in this paragraph is a sentence that begins

“The purpose of this assignment is to”. This paragraph is worth 20 points.
The problem— 40 points

Describe the practice-related problem you selected. Include why the problem is important to nursing practice, current practice in your work setting, and why the

current practice needs to be changed. This section is 2–3 paragraphs.

Practice Change — 30 points

Explain in detail the evidence-based change to practice you are proposing. This section is 2–3 paragraphs.

Evidence supporting your proposed change— 60 points

Describe some of the evidence that supports your proposed change{s)s. The evidence needs to include at least two research studies. Each needs to be summarized in a

separate paragraph. This section is 3 -4 paragraphs.

Evaluating the change – 30 points

Identify how you plan to evaluate whether the change you proposed has an effect on the problem you identified. Explain how data will be collected to decide if the

change had a positive, negative, or neutral impact on the problem.

Summary—20 points

Provide a one-paragraph summary of the main points of this project proposal.
Format/style
Proofread this assignment and correct any typos, grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, or APA format errors before submitting your paper in the Dropbox. Up to 40

points can be deducted from the grade for this assignment for these types of errors, or for not using at least the minimum number of required references.
Total possible points for assignment = 200 points