Discussion

Purpose

The purpose of this discussion is to identify your plan for maintaining confidentiality of the data being collected for the DNP practice change project.  

Instructions

Review this week’s readings and provide your response in 150 words or less:

1. State your practice question in PICOT format.
2. Describe the plan you will have in place to maintain confidentiality of participants' data, both regarding the data you will collect as well as how you will protect their identity.
3. Explain the safeguards you will have in place to protect the data over time.
4. How long will you maintain the data and what will be done with the data after this period?

Use Grammarly and current APA format for the posts. Do not repeat the prompts in the post. Provide respectful and thought-provoking feedback to your student colleagues. Ask for clarification and elaboration if needed.

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Program Competencies

1. Integrates scientific underpinnings into everyday clinical practice. (POs 3, 5)
2. Applies organizational and system leadership skills to affect systemic changes in corporate culture and to promote continuous improvement in clinical outcomes. (PO 6)
3. Uses analytic methods to translate critically appraised research and other evidence into clinical scholarship for innovative practice improvements. (POs 3, 5)
4. Appraises current information systems and technologies to improve health care. (POs 6, 7)
5. Analyzes health care policies to advocate for equitable health care and social justice to all populations and those at risk due to social determinants of health. (POs 2, 9)
6. Creates a supportive organizational culture for flourishing collaborative teams to facilitate clinical disease prevention and promote population health at all system levels. (PO 8)
7. Translates a synthesis of research and population data to support preventative care and improve the nation’s health. (PO 1)
8. Leads others in professional identity, advanced clinical judgment, systems thinking, resilience, and accountability in selecting, implementing, and evaluating clinical care. (POs 1, 4)

Course Outcomes

This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

2. Demonstrate effective project management strategies. (PCs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; POs 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
3. Explore the contribution of the DNP within collaborative teams across diverse healthcare systems. (PCs 7, 8; PO 1)
4. Apply theory and evidence from management, policy, and clinical perspectives to support quality improvement and patient safety in healthcare systems. (PCs 1, 2, 3, 4, 8; POs 3, 4, 5, 6)