Developing An Evaluation Plan: The Proposed Rules And Regulations

Evaluation Plan
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Introduction
The essence of an evaluation plan is to ensure that the proposed rules and regulations, or simply policies, are duly followed. An evaluation plan helps in the monitoring process of a given program, as well as any feedback that might be used to offer points for further improvements in future. The overall picture and importance of program evaluation is that it helps in the general decision making processes of a given entity or organization. In some way, it is like a roadmap that provides an insight into what is being done, what is the outcome, and what is the relevance of the outcome. Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are commonplace, especially for patients coming from surgeries. Coming up with a program to reduce these infections has for some time been a crucial topic in the medical realm. This paper provides an evaluation plan for the program and its effectiveness.
Evaluation
The first method to be used in the evaluation is performing the tests of the proposed plan. These tests will be done before and after the formulation of the proposal, so as to ascertain the changes that would be felt after its implementation. The testing will involve the evaluation of the nursing and the entire medical staff on its knowledge and competence about the new proposal, both before, and then after its implementation. According to Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2005), the whole process is supposed to be holistic, in the essence that it should capture the improvement of not only the psychological aspects, but also psychosocial and the functional.
Not only will such a step ensure proper understanding of the new measures by the staff, but also ensure a more evidence-based and nurse-driven approach to healthcare. Such a measure is important, since it is the same staff that is entrusted with much of what the patients go through during medication. These medical practitioners need to be more enlightened on the latest procedures to do with the timely removal of catheters so as to prevent development of infections.
The perceptions of the medical staff and their respective attitudes towards the proposed measures will also be gauged. It should be noted that their commitment towards any new measures within the institution is paramount in the success of its overall objectives. Any resistance from them would be a great hurdle towards the implementation of the program. Developing a nurse-directed protocol will always depend on the determination of the nurses towards the same. Additionally, introduction of a more compu...