Evidence-Based Practice Proposal - Section F: Evaluation of Process In 500-750 words, develop an evaluation plan to be included in your final evidence-based practice project. Provide the following c
Running Head: PREGNANCY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE-IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 0
Pregnancy and Substance Abuse- Implementation Plan
Pregnancy and Substance Abuse-Implementation Plan
Setting
The main goal will be to identify whether there exists any relationship between substance abuse by pregnant mothers and the long-term effects on their children. The targeted population we will be expectant mothers and children born from drug consuming mothers. The research study group will need a project manager and research assistants from the health sector. Also, other personnel are required who will undergo some training. The financing of the project will emanate from well-wishers and NGOs. Most of the study activities will take place in health facilities.
Time
The study will not be a onetime project. Therefore, it will take approximately six months, where all activities or projected tasks will be done within a month.
Resources
The primary resources required for this study constitutes Research managers, Research coordinator, health officers, external observers and evaluators, statistics officer, and general research materials such as notebooks, structure questionnaires.
Research Method and Instruments
The main approach used in conducting the research will involve using structured questionnaires and direct interviewing. The project data collection method will include surveys with structured questions. The questions will constitute be both closed and open-ended. The data at every stage of the project will be recorded and analyzed to confirm the project alignment with requirements and projected research objectives.
A second approach used in conducting the research will involve the mothers being asked to submit to random drug screenings and asking medical providers to implement electronic health record integration with the screenings (McNeely et al., 2018).
Interventions
First Meeting Session
It constitutes the initial project phase; it will involve a seminar or conference where all members convene for orientation (Ubbink, Guyatt, & Vermeulen, 2013). The purpose will involve the establishment of the working formula. Also, it will assist in capturing what does not work among the outlined strategies, what we need to know. Also, further discussions on expectations and what we may need in the later stages. Members will learn more about the adverse effects of drug addictions and what exactly is required in solving it.
Systems adjustments
In the assessment stage, the researchers will use the existing feedback forms to get a clear picture of the proposed solutions. It will assist in formulating a field schedule that has additional details and specifications to assist in the collection of critical data. Some of these data will get used in the development of the most viable and feasible solution from the program.
Follows-Up Meetings
Follow-up meetings assist in identifying the areas not covered in the study and ensure consistency. Therefore, the sessions will help in the creation of a solution strategy to handle the inconsistencies. The phase will involve the application of alternatives and verification of the recommended solution plan.
Functional Model
At this phase, the general recommended proposition will undergo some fine-tuning during the discussions of the findings. Also, it will undergo revision of the approved proposals and refine the details under the requirement to ensure correspondence with all other phases of the project.
Functional Specification
The phase involves the training of personnel and assists them to fit in different study groups.
Build Phase.
This phase enhances building efficient communication among different teams and establishing a scorecard to check the success of the particular solution plan.
Warranty
This phase involves assuring the viability of the outlined proposed solution.
Maintenance
In the session, a contractual agreement can get signed with a more reliable organization that can solve any errors in the project. It ensures high maintenance and progress of the project to score optimally in the delivery of set objectives.
Data Management
Data analysis and interpretation are essential in providing the success of the research. It is the responsibility of the statistics officer to manage and analyze the available data using the recommended tools by the project committee.
Strategies Dealing With the Management Barriers
Is Changes Management Right for the First Time?
The magnitude of the opposition can get avoided by applying conventional change management, as it is crucial to involve both respondents and the research assistants who have direct contact with the population of study.
Expect Resistance to Change
The research personnel have to be prepared to face opposition. They have to be trained on how to handle these situations amicably with the target population to ensure the success of research objectives.
Identifying the Primary Causes of Resistance to Change
Succeeding in handling resistance is effective in the identification of the underlying cause and symptoms. For the group to effectively manage resistance, it has to identify the primary source of the opposition and the most applicable strategy to handle it without affecting the population. Some primary causes of resistance are privacy, while resistance to change may be as a result of escaping from reality.
Developing an Effective Communication Plan
Communication is paramount when conducting a study to convey instructions and recommendations to various groups in the field. Efficient communication reduces instances of errors that can be detrimental to the success of the study (Munn et al., 2018). Therefore, the research committee has to develop a communication plan that cuts across different shareholders in the project. The medical terms and jargon should not be used when communicating with respondents. The language of communication should be simple, especially when interacting with the target population. Thus, the communication plan should outline all the rules pertaining to communication during the study and after the study.
Project Planning and Budgeting
For the project completion, resources planning and budgeting is essential in ensuring all the departments are allocated resources according to their expenditures. In the project, the feasible plan of the project will constitute all the required regulatory aspects. Also, it will include the additional institution specifications adhering to the project particulars.
Describing Activities after Project Implementation
Some of the activities after implementation of the plan will involve public events such as handling community studies, reaching out to specific groups, and distributing questionnaires at extension gatherings, offering educational courses, or providing public awareness campaigns. Also, recording involves the recording of primary data respondents and other official research assistants (Andres et al., 2016). Further, there exist different forms of meetings, such as official and informal discussions at different levels in the various jurisdictions and departments.
Moreover, there are incidents of deliberate contacting the intensively involved groups who are somewhat unreachable at some points. Also, reaching out to other minority groups not actively engaged in the actual work such as area authority and boundary guards. Most importantly, the process of obtaining media coverage to disseminate the results is an important activity. It will allow the sharing of findings with experts from the related field and share meaningful reviews on the study.
Utilization of research can support cost benefit analyses and the use of therapeutic treatment interventions to ensure optimal health and social outcomes for women and their children (Jessup et al., 2019).
References
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Jessup, M.A., Oerther, S.E., Gance-Cleveland, B., Cleveland, L.M., Czubaruk, K.M., Byrne,
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Substance Use Disorder: Actions and Policy for Enduring Therapeutic Practice.
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