Part 2 of professional practice report

As you have noticed, we have presented a lot of information in your studies thus far. Some of the information is similar and you may have found some conflicting information. The point of providing so many resources is to look at the same content from different perspectives. That is what we do with the literature, too.

How does understanding and engaging stakeholders influence the implementation and sustainability of your intervention? How might this knowledge shape your approach to collaborative healthcare in your future practice?

Note: The assessments in this course must be completed in the order presented; subsequent assessments should be built on both your earlier work and your instructors feedback on earlier assessments. If you choose to submit assessments prematurely, without considering and integrating your instructors feedback, your assessment may be returned ungraded, resulting in your loss of an assessment attempt.

If you choose to make revisions based on feedback from a previous attempt, you should highlight your revisions in yellow. For example, if you made revisions from attempt one and would like the instructor to review the content when grading attempt two, the content must be highlighted. Therefore, the instructor reviews only the content highlighted on attempts two and three. If the entire paper is highlighted, the paper will be returned ungraded and count as an attempt. Track changes are not a substitution for highlighted text.

Doctor of Nursing Practice-prepared nurses are well-versed in preparing written material and synthesizing content. In the Professional Practice Plan, you will draw from the information from the Professional Practice Report by creating an introduction. Then, you will describe the population, the use of stakeholders, and a problem question.

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For this assessment, write a 35 page plan demonstrating the skills of summary and synthesis in the development of an introduction, description of both the population and the stakeholders, a problem question, and a conclusion. Review the scoring guide to understand the assignment’s requirements, especially regarding headings and page length.

  • Write an introduction by synthesizing the context of Section II from the Professional Practice Report assessment.
    • Provide a summary using the MEAL plan for the practice site and problem. Revisit as needed.
      • Much of the information will come from your Professional Practice Report.
        • Make sure to address instructor feedback, if any, from the previous assessment and incorporate the feedback into your introduction.
      • Include your concise problem statement.
        • Remember that a good problem statement is one to two sentences and includes both the problem and a measurable objective.
      • Include a thesis statement that addresses the content from the Professional Practice Plan.
    • Describe the population at the practice site in terms of role, age range, diagnosis, procedure, etc.
      • The length of this section should be one paragraph.
      • In the description, be as specific as possible and provide details to convince the reader who your population is.
      • Consider the following when describing the practice problem:
        • What collective factors would include or exclude participation?
        • Is there both a primary and secondary population?
    • Describe the stakeholders at the practice site and their roles in the practice problem.
      • The length of this section should be two to three paragraphs.
      • Consider the following when describing the stakeholders:
        • Describe the stakeholders at the proposed practice site.
        • Explain plans to tailor your message to stakeholder groups.
        • Describe your strategy for obtaining cooperation and collaboration at your proposed site.
    • Formulate a problem question using the PICO format. Provide the details of each component of your PICO question.
      • The length of this section should be one paragraph.
      • Remember the PICO is a question; therefore, you should have appropriate punctuation.
      • Make sure to label the components of your PICO question.
    • Provide a conclusion synthesizing the concepts described in the Professional Practice Plan in a well-formatted paragraph.
      • Make sure not to include any new information in the conclusion.

APA Style and Scholarly Writing

  • Convey purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
    • Write with a specific purpose in mind.
    • Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards.
  • Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
    • Include APA citations and references for a minimum of four scholarly references.
    • Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

      • Length: Your report should be 35 pages long, excluding the title page, references page, and appendices. Be sure also to submit a PDF of the scholarly source you chose to summarize.
      • References: Include APA-formatted citations and references for at least four scholarly references no more than five years old. Visit for help finding articles in the Capella library. Use for guidance in citing sources and formatting your paper in proper APA style. See the for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
      • APA Format: Use the to help you write and format your report. An abstract and running header are not required but be sure to include the following:
        • A title page and references page.
        • Appropriate section headings.
      • Additional Information: In addition to an introduction with a thesis statement and a conclusion, use the following section headings to format the body of your paper to ensure thorough content coverage and flow.
        • Population.
        • Stakeholders.
        • Problem question.
      • Naming Convention: Save the document you are submitting using the following format.
        • Last Name, First Name – Assessment 2 Attempt #.
        • By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

          • Competency 1: Utilize organizational and community stakeholders in a responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to a possible intervention or process change.
            • Describe the population at the practice site and how it is affected by the practice problem. Include factors for inclusion or exclusion.
            • Describe stakeholders at a practice site and their roles in a practice problem.
          • Competency 2: Engage in scholarship to advance health by synthesizing literature to support a possible intervention or process change.
            • Write an introduction that synthesizes context of previous work in the course.
            • Formulate a problem question using the PICO format.
            • Synthesize content to provide a well-formatted conclusion.
          • Competency 4: Address assessment purpose in effective written or multimedia presentations, incorporating appropriate evidence and communicating in a form and style consistent with applicable professional and academic standards.
            • Use required headings and meet body of paper page requirements.
            • Convey purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
            • Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
            • Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.

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