Connection of Mission and Vision to Evidence-based Change Model.

The evidence-based change model that will be used in this Project is the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA).The Plan-Do-Study-Act model is one of the evidence-based models that has been widely applied in implementing various initiatives in nursing. This model entails four stages applied in solving problems to carry out a change and improve a process. The first step entails planning, followed by doing, studying, and finally acting before the cycle restarts as the need arises (Christoff, 2018). The organization’s mission and vision also align with the PDSA model. For example, the mission is aligned to the planning phase in that for the university to mold the students to become responsible leaders and critical thinkers; the leadership has to plan by identifying the problems affecting the society or opportunities to improve and recruit the staff with the right mix of skills to mold the students.

In the do phase, the university accomplishes the training aspect of the aim by engaging the services of the employed or hired human resources. Therefore, the students are taught and trained to acquire the relevant skills desired by the university and relevant to society. The study phase majorly deals with data collection and analysis to ascertain the extent of the success of the university plan. Therefore, the university can evaluate the impact of the offered value-based curriculum. The act phase coincides with the university’s efforts to make necessary adjustments as guided by the data obtained from the study phase to make the programs more effective (Christoff, 2018). The organization’s vision which focuses on educating people to lead and serve is also aligned with the Plan-Do-Study-Act model. For instance, training the students to serve and lead, the university has to undertake the processes highlighted in the model. For example, in the planning phase, the university has to identify leadership gaps in the society and align its instruction and curriculum to address every need. The university then implements the formulated instructions to achieve the targeted goals. Again, in the study phase, the organizations obtain relevant data reflecting how well the implemented strategies accomplish the formulated goals that underpin the vision. Eventually, on the act part, the organization reevaluates the whole process and how well it has assisted in accomplishing the vision and taking necessary measures and adjustments for better results.

Pulling it Together

The purpose of this quantitative Project is to determine if or to what degree the implementation of Diabetes self-management education and support (DSME&S) with telehealth calls for patients would improve weekly blood sugars among patients with T2DM (diabetes dietary monitoring / daily finger stick home log record) when compared to the current clinic practice (monitoring only during clinic visit) in an urban primary care hospital in Arizona State over eight weeks. This Project is connected to the Christian worldview in that it focuses on relieving the pain and distress that patients with diabetes often undergo (Goode, 2018). Through the Christian worldview, these patients’ behavior and daily lives are guided by the biblical principles of well-being and health, which rests in the personal relationship with God. God has various promises indicated in the bible, such as good health and wisdom; therefore, the patients can follow the suggested intervention to get healed through trust in God.

The purpose of the project is also aligned with the organization’s mission and vision. The Project aims for better patient outcomes in terms of blood sugar control. This is aligned to the mission in that the effort will require the investigator to exhibit leadership qualities in leading an evidence-based practice project from start to finish. Therefore, the university’s leadership principles instilled in the student will have to be used appropriately. The Project and the mission also support each other. For example, while the mission’s purpose is expressed in accomplishing the project, the activities to be performed during the Project are key in remodeling strategies of improving the aspects of the mission statement.

The vision also focuses on serving and leading. The implementation of the Project will see nurses participating in telehealth calls which are also part of serving as indicated in the vision.The stages of the change model are also connected to the project’s purpose. The planning phase will entail formulating the care team and assigning various responsibilities to individuals who participate in diabetes care. The doing phase will involve training and educating the staff on how to use telehealth in educating the patients to help patients improve self-care activities for diabetes management. Checking will involve identifying what is not going on according to plan. In the action phase, the nurses identify and analyze complications with the current diabetes care and embark on improving the outcomes.

Grand Canyon University was founded on Christian principles and, therefore, entirely subscribes to the Christian worldview. Therefore, the DPI project has been formulated to incorporate the Christian worldview. For example, the Project focuses on improving health outcomes for the patients living with diabetes through self-management education. The purpose will be achieved through nurses’ involvement in patient diabetes education, which is service to humanity(Goode, 2018). Service to humanity is a biblical teaching, hence a Christian worldview.

Conclusion

The write-up has explored the application of the chosen theory to the Grand Canyon university mission, vision, and Christian world views. The Project’s purpose alignment with the Christian worldview, mission, and vision has been explored. While the purpose was found to be strongly linked with the mission and vision, it was less connected to the Christian worldview. In addition, the connection between the mission and vision and the PDSA change model has been explored. A relationship between the phases of the change model and the organization’s mission and vision has been discussed.

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Grand Canyon Univerity. (2021). Christian identity and mission. https://www.gcu.edu/why-gcu/christian-identity-and-mission.

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