Explain how the patient, family, or population problem impacts the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.

Explain how the patient, family, or population problem impacts the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.

• Explain how the patient, family, or population problem impacts the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
  • Cite evidence that supports the stated impact.
  • Note whether the supporting evidence is consistent with what you see in your nursing practice.
• Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies can affect the problem’s impact on the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
  • Describe research that has tested the effectiveness of these standards and/or policies in addressing care quality, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
  • Explain how these standards and/or policies will guide your actions in addressing care quality, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
  • Describe the effects of local, state, and federal policies or legislation on your nursing scope of practice, within the context of care quality, patient safety, and cost to the system and individual.
• Propose strategies to improve the quality of care, enhance patient safety, and reduce costs to the system and individual.
  • Discuss research on the effectiveness of these strategies in addressing care quality, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
  • Identify relevant and available sources of benchmark data on care quality, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
  • Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Capella Academic Portal Volunteer Experience Form.
• Use paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from external sources.
• Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
• Format: Format your paper using APA style.
• Length: Your paper should be approximately 5–7 pages in length, not including the reference page.
• Supporting evidence: Cite at least 5 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more than five years old. Provide in-text citations and references in APA format.