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1. This week’s focus is on the nurse leader’s role in this and in similar projects.
   Consider and discuss the nurse leader’s role at each stage of your project. In your introductory paragraph to the paper, summarize the nurse leader’s role in your project in regard to:
   • Defining / identifying / assessing the problem or issue (from Week 1)
   • Determining the scope / frequency of the problem (from Week 2)
   • Providing support for research and the need for the change (from Week 3)
   • And supporting with planning and implementation of the project (from Week 4)

   In separate sections of the paper (organized using APA Level 1 headings), identify the actions that a nurse leader would take with regards to the following:

   • Communication with stakeholders
   • Training
   • Budget
   • Change management
   • Include a specific change management theory that is appropriate to this project, and why it is applicable.
   • What authority do they have?

   You must cite two scholarly references other than the text to support your assertions.
   Format your assignment as one of the following:

   • Minimum 875-word paper; the maximum word count (not including references) is 1000 words – your paper must be organized using APA Level I headings for the assignment requirements noted above.
   • 7- to 10-slide PowerPoint or Keynote presentation (this slide count does not include the title and reference slides, which are required); you must include a minimum of 100 words of “speaker’s notes” per slide in addition to the slide content.

   You may also use the following with approval by your instructor:

   • 7- to 10-minute oral presentation
   • Infographic

   Submit your assignment.

2. This must be on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), as in previous weeks.