NUR-674 Project Timeline Graphic Organizer
NUR-674 Project Timeline Graphic Organizer
Project Timeline Graphic Organizer
Nurses use their knowledge to solve practice problems as they emerge. Among many ways, EBP projects help nurses to address a problem related to patient care or the setting. Such problems include exhaustion which hampers patient care, workplace bullying, nursing shortage, and others. Regardless of the problem, organization is critical to success. For instance, nurses proposing change should have explicit timelines to ensure efficient use of resources. A project timeline illustrates when a particular activity would be accomplished. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a graphic timeline for the project’s (nursing shortage) development.
Stakeholders’ Roles and Responsibilities
As illustrated in the graphic timeline, the problem to address in twelve weeks
NUR 674 Project Timeline Graphic Organizer
is nursing shortage. It is a prevalent problem in many settings and is associated with adverse outcomes such as medication errors, exhaustion, and nurse turnover (Dewanto & Wardhani, 2018; Salar et al., 2020). In response, the project’s primary objective is to develop practical mechanisms to prevent the adverse effects of the nursing shortage in the practicum site. Stakeholder roles vary according to the activity.
Project approval: the management and the preceptor will approve the project. Factors to consider include its practicality, implementation time, and stakeholder engagement.
Education development: the project leader will partner with the preceptor to organize stakeholder education. Stakeholders should be adequately informed about the project and its projected outcomes to reduce resistance to change.
Stakeholder education: it is the project leader’s role to ensure that stakeholders are educated and their concerns
NUR-674 Project Timeline Graphic Organizer
are addressed comprehensively. The preceptor will play a supportive role.
Implementation: this is a critical project phase since it involves executing the proposed interventions. The management, project leader, and the preceptor will collaborate to ensure a smooth process and address barriers as they emerge.
Assessment of initial outcomes: with the preceptor’s support, the project leader will assess initial outcomes to determine whether the project achieved its objectives or if some improvements are required.
Reassessment of outcomes: this involves further assessment after making the necessary changes. The project leader will be centrally involved while updating the preceptor and the management as required.
Conclusion
The above graphic organizer illustrates the project’s timelines to ensure that each activity is completed as scheduled. It will help avoid confusion or misuse of resources, typical in projects without specific timelines. Unless there is an unexpected issue that will necessitate some adjustments, everything is expected to be completed within three months (12 weeks).
References
Dewanto, A., & Wardhani, V. (2018). Nurse turnover and perceived causes and consequences: A preliminary study at private hospitals in Indonesia. BMC Nursing, 17(2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-018-0317-8
Salar, A., Kiani, F., & Rezaee, N. (2020). Preventing the medication errors in hospitals: A qualitative study. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 13, 100235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100235