Change Project

Students are divided into groups

Each group will select a topic

Topics selected as projects:

1. Nurse- Physician relationship
2. Patient satisfaction
3. TQM- (medication errors)
4. Infection control standards
5. Working shift hours (8hr or 12 hr)
6. Nurses Absenteeism

Groups are required to do the following:

1-           Assess the problem through data collection e.g. literature review, interview

2-           Develop a questionnaire or check list

3-           Collect data

4-           Analyze the results

5-           Make recommendations

6-           Write a report of the above steps (no more than 500 words)

                        Outline of the report:

-                     Title of the problem "statement that includes clear variable under study"

-                     Introduction (importance of the problem area)

-                     Purpose of the project and specific objectives

-                     Methods include sample selection, size, setting, tool development and data collection

-                     Results analysis using simple descriptive analysis

-                     Suggestions and recommendations

-                     References

-                     Appendix

7-           No oral presentation is required

8-           Submit the report by the end of week 7

9-           The project will be evaluated as (see Project Evaluation Form)

Weekly meetings will be arranged every Tuesday morning

 with representatives from different departments in the hospital such as:

1.   Nursing Education Department

2.   Personnel Department

3.   Internship Coordinator

4.   Infection Control Department

5.   Department of Quality Improvement

6.   Pharmacy