NR640 Project Initiation Week 1

Project Initiation Week 1 (Sample Format)

This paper must follow the guidelines for Writing a Professional Paper found in the Course Resources, 3 pages. This is a draft!

1. Introduction

Explain what you are doing.

Nursing Informatics (NI) Project:

Identify the nursing informatics (NI) project at the host organization along with rationale (including NI relationship), project objectives (Must be specific and measureable), with supporting evidence of need and solutions.

                        (Remember that your mentor is considered a team member for your project.)

Sample: The host organization of XYZ Regional Healthcare Center in Denver,

CO, has identified a need for……. Based on……

The project objectives will include: (Use complete sentences, not just a list)

1. xxxx
2. xxxx
3. xxxx
4. xxxx
5. xxxx

Supporting evidence of the need and solutions….

(All of the content below must meet the professional writing guidelines – use complete sentences explaining what you are doing. Use Levels of Headers)

1. Identify who the stakeholders are, and why have you identified them as stakeholders.
2. Discuss the project’s priority for the organization
3. Discuss how you will know when measurable, specific goals are met. For this project, define what success is and how you will measure success. Include metrics.
4. Define who to report the results of the project. Who will formally accept the results?