“Improving Clinical Practice: A Call for Change”

CLINICAL
PRACTICE/ISSUE PAPER
Purpose: This project provides students with the
opportunity to conduct an analysis of a clinical practice issue that has been
observed in clinical preceptorship rotation and present recommendations for
change related to the practice issue.
Guidelines for the Assignment:
1.     Identify
a clinical issue that has been observed during your preceptorship rotation that
you would like to see changed. The practice issue may be one that you have
wondered about how the process came to be a part of nursing practice, whether
there is a better way of conducting something, a controversial policy/procedure
and or legislation, or something you have read about in the professional
journals.
2.     Provide
a clear description of the topic or issue and the history surrounding the topic
you have chosen.
3.     Conduct
a literature review concerning this topic. Clearly identify both sides of the
issue/topic. Describe the evidence that supports the current practice or
policy, as well as the practice change you may like to see, provide your
rationale for the change.
4.     Present
the analysis in a scholarly letter to the appropriate person/agency (2-3 pages
of content maximum with a reference page).
5.     You
will be graded on the clarity of your presentation of the issue, quality of
resources used, depth of analysis, and the coherency of your final argument
with regards to the recommendation for practice.