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Mm part 3 week 7 Week7-AlternateInterventionEvaluationWorksheet-11.docx NU 700 Assignment: Unit 7 - KTA Part 3 Evaluation Measures Instructions: Utilize the template to provide responses to each prompt. Please do not include a cover/title page for the assignment. NAME OF STUDENT: Part 1: Questions Questions: Type Answers in the Spaces below 1. State the practice problem, qualitative and/or quantitative data to support its existence and the significance of the problem in healthcare you identified in the primary article only from the Unit 4 assignment (with in-text citation) 2. Discuss the intervention you identified for the Unit 5 assignment (with in-text citations) and explain why this intervention was the best evidence-based intervention to address the clinical problem if it existed in your clinical practice. 3. Provide a succinct Aim Statement for the improvement process you would launch for implementing your identified alternate intervention. Use the link below to access IHI Worksheet to guide creation of this succinct (one line) statement. https://www.ihi.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/IHITool_Aim-Statement-Worksheet.pdf 4. Discuss who will be involved in the improvement process, and why. Utilize a minimum of one resource to support this discussion (in-text citation). 5. Improvement Measures: · Outcome measures · Process measures · Balancing measures a. What improvement measure(s) will you utilize to evaluate the outcome of implementing your identified alternate intervention? b. Provide an example of the method(s) you will use to evaluate each improvement measure and include a rationale for why you chose this method. c. Use the link below to access IHI’s resource on Improvement Measures. https://www.ihi.org/how-improve-model-improvement-establishing-measures 6. If the AIM of the project was met, what do you envision the long-term outcome would look like for your clinical practice? Part 2: APA Reference List Please provide a minimum of 3 APA references that correspond with citations within the table. Use APA format. References Knowledge-to-ActionPart2.pdf 1 Knowledge-to-Action: Intervention SWOT Analysis Michelle Murray Herzing University NU 700: Knowledge for Nursing Practice Crystal Villanueva, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC,MBA October 10, 2025 Knowledge-to-Action: Intervention SWOT Analysis 2 More than 20% of people with mental health conditions mention barriers to transportation as one of the main reasons to miss an appointment and worsen the untreated condition (Smith- East & Neff, 2020). Professional nurses are key to the execution of improvement projects as they are the one to identify the barriers, promote evidence-based interventions, and enable lasting change within the clinical setting. This paper addresses the clinical practice problem of transportation barriers in mental health care and to offer a SWOT analysis of an evidence-based telehealth intervention to overcome this problem in my outpatient mental health clinic. Practice Problem Overview According to Smith-East and Neff (2020), the issue of transportation barriers in mental health care is the problem of special concern, especially in rural outpatient care. The clinical practice problem that has been determined is the unavailability of dependable transportation that would enable patients to attend mental health sessions. The researchers, who prepared the study in a rural clinic, were interested in 150 people, and it was discovered that 35% of all missed appointments were explained by transport problems, which resulted in aggravation of the symptoms and hospitalization. The issue affects continuity of care, and it adds additional costs to healthcare, which is why it is highly necessary to intervene in my practice environment. Implementation The intervention chosen in Unit 5 paper is the establishment of a telehealth initiative that allows conducting mental health consultations online. Telehealth is an effective solution supported by research. Sultana and Pagan (2023) discovered that telehealth had a significant impact on the reduction of logistical barriers like transportation and enhanced continuity of care in low-income patients. On the same note, Kim et al. (2024) stated that telehealth services improved the attendance and behavioral health visits among patients with transportation barriers, 3 indicating the positive effect of telehealth in this area. Moreover, as observed by Damian et al. (2022), telehealth in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic enhanced accessibility and facilitated the mental health of children and adolescents living in underserved communities. Telehealth is the most appropriate intervention in my outpatient mental health clinic since it eradicates transportation barriers so that the patients can receive care at home. The intervention will involve virtual visits through a secure system and employee education on telehealth technology. Table 1: SWOT Analysis Chart Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats - Supportive leadership open to innovation - Existing IT infrastructure for telehealth - Trained nursing staff familiar with technology - Limited patient access to reliable internet - Resistance to technology adoption by older staff - Insufficient funding for telehealth expansion - Improved patient access to care - Potential for community partnerships - Enhanced clinic reputation for innovation - Regulatory changes in telehealth policies - Cybersecurity risks to patient data - Competition from larger telehealth providers The leadership of my clinic encourages new solutions and has created a culture of openness to adopt telehealth. Virtual platforms are supported by the current IT infrastructure, such as high-speed internet and updated computer systems (Sultana & Pagan, 2023). Moreover, the competence of the nursing staff in relation to electronic health records and remote monitoring provides an easy implementation and continuity of patient care (Damian et al., 2022). Weaknesses There are patients who do not have a dependable internet which can hamper the ability of telehealth, particularly among low-income and rural households. Staff members that are over 60 years old might be reluctant to adopt a new technology because they lack training or are not 4 familiar with it (Kim et al., 2024). There is also the problem of challenges with funding the expansion of telehealth: buying more licenses or equipment. Opportunities Telehealth can increase patient access, reduce physician visits and improve clinical outcome. Another instrument that would encourage equitable care delivery would be joint efforts with the local communities to improve their access to broadband (Sultana and Pagan, 2023). This type of innovation in the telehealth growth would turn the clinic into the regional leader in the innovative mental health care, more noticeable and more content with patients. Threats Such changes in governance as telehealth and reimbursement formulas may become barriers to further implementation in the future (Kim et al., 2024). The security of information and data may also be jeopardized by cybersecurity risks and data leakages and IT needs to be updated regularly. Additionally, there are also risks of loss of patients to larger telehealth organizations that are capable of offering more holistic virtual care. Conclusion Professional nurses are at the center of driving the change efforts like telehealth to counter the transportation barrier of mental health care. In order to determine the feasibility of the implementation and maintenance of such interventions, a SWOT analysis has to be carried out. As observed in this paper, the problem of transportation barriers in outpatient mental health must be addressed through telehealth and eventually enhanced to reach a larger number of patients and improved patient outcomes. The awareness of external and internal factors would make the decision-making process reasonable, and ultimately enhance patient care and clinic productivity. 5 References Damian, A. J., Stinchfield, K., & Kearney, R. T. (2022). Telehealth and beyond: Promoting the mental well-being of children and adolescents during COVID. Frontiers in pediatrics, 10, 793167. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.793167/pdf https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.793167/pdf 6 Kim, J., Kelley, J., Choi, S., & Weir, P. (2024). Impact of transportation barriers on telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 61, 00469580241266345. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00469580241266345 Smith-East, M., & Neff, D. F. (2020). Mental health care access using geographic information systems: an integrative review. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 41(2), 113-121. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01612840.2019.1646363 Sultana, S., & Pagán, J. A. (2023). Use of telehealth to address depression and anxiety in low- income US populations: a narrative review. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 14, 21501319231168036. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/21501319231168036 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00469580241266345 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01612840.2019.1646363 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/21501319231168036