Nursing Research Utilization Project Proposal
Sally Martin Torres
NUR 598
September 11, 2011
Dr. Veta Massey

Nursing Research Utilization Project Proposal
Section D: Methods of Implementation Health care throughout the history has shown many changes. Every change brings in challenges in a workplace because change is more often met with resistance. It also brings in innovative ideas that steers the organization’s advancement and performance. The major motivation of change in this organization is to sustain a successful future in its continuum. For change to succeed, brilliant strategy, and clever implementation are necessary (Gandossy and Sonnenfield, 2004).
Organizing the Plan The problem that was stated in Part A of this proposal was medication error and the organization is aiming at reducing the incidents of administration errors that involve medications. Although there are three proposed solutions, the one that gained the highest priority is the use red disposable apron during the medication rounds. This type of innovation is cost-effective, requiring short staff in-service by the nurse clinical educator, it is maintenance free, and does not require space for storage. This intervention will also allow a less difficult data collection for measuring outcomes. Every institution requires the approval of the Chief Nurse Officer (CNO) to pilot an intervention. The intervention will be introduced in a small 30-bed medical-surgical unit which will last for four months, and to start as soon as equipment is ready. A small task force that will include the director of the pharmacy department, the director of medical-surgical unit, the charge nurse, and the clinical educator of the department will actively implement the innovation. As with every organizational change, change leaders are required to manage and monitor, and evaluate the intervention. The