VAP Bundle.Developing an Evaluation Plan and Disseminating Evidence

Preventing VAP using VAP bundle
DEVELOPING AN EVALUATION PLAN AND DISSEMINATING EVIDENCE
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METHODS OF EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTION
Evaluation will start immediately the program is initiated, and its primary role will be to answer questions on the implementation and outcomes of the program. Evaluation will be done through both qualitative and quantitative means.(Yaakop & Mokhlis,2012). Use of statistical methods will then analyze the outcomes. Different methods of evaluation will be employed at various stages ranging from the period of initiation to completion. The methods will be as shown below;
Formative assessment
Formative evaluation will be done before the real launch of the project. It will be done to check if the project if feasible or not. The feasibility of the project will be tested about the resources that will be used in its implementation. If it is likely to stretch the resources, then its implementation may be terminated(Houser & Oman,2011). Feasibility will be viewed from the perspective of how meaningful the implementation will be to the society. If its application is likely to have a little impact on the society and won’t solve the issue of ventilator- associated pneumonia due to hygiene, then it will be advisable to terminate the proposed solution.
Impact evaluation
This will be done after the initiation of the project. The main objective of impact evaluation will be to check the extent to which the project objectives have been met. The purpose of implementing the project was to ensure that high hygiene is observed by the health care providers since we believe its change will reduce the frequency of ventilator- associated pneumonia cases that will be reported. It will also check whether a change of the way the healthcare providers handle patients can help in reducing the cases of ventilator- associated pneumonia. From the result obtained from impact evaluation, one will be able to see how the implementation has affected the outcome. Use of surveys may do impact assessment to some extent.
Outcome evaluation- outcome evaluation will be done aimed at coming up with feedback on the impact that has been created by implementing the proposed solution. It will test whether what was obtained in impact evaluation will last for a long or short period. This method of assessment will prove whether what was implemented was the real solution to the problem or not. Here, a qualitative method will not be used during evaluation since it may take a long time in trying to observe changes from the past conditions to the present after the implementation of the proposed solution(Elizabeth & Tuite,2008). With this reason, quantitative methods will be used instead of observation. The quantitative method that may be applicable includes experimentation and use of a mixed method.
Variables assessed during evaluation
The variables to be evaluated during program evaluation all depends on the proposed solution. Since it was proposed that change of hygienic conditions and methods of handling patients will solve the high cases of ventilator- associated pneumonia cases, the variables will be related to these. They include;
* The attitude of pati...