For this assessment, you will develop a 3–5 page paper that examines a safety quality issue in a health care setting.

For this assessment, you will develop a 3–5 page paper that examines a safety quality issue in a health care setting.

For this assessment, you will develop a 3–5 page paper that examines a safety quality issue in a health care setting. You will analyze the issue and examine potential evidence-based and best-practice solutions from the literature as well as the role of nurses and other stakeholders in addressing the issue.

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Introduction

Health care organizations and professionals strive to create safe environments for patients; however, due to the complexity of the health care system, maintaining safety can be a challenge. Since nurses comprise the largest group of health care professionals, a great deal of responsibility falls in the hands of practicing nurses. Quality improvement (QI) measures and safety improvement plans are effective interventions to reduce medical errors and sentinel events such as medication errors, falls, infections, and deaths. A 2000 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report indicated that almost one million people are harmed annually in the United States, (Kohn et al., 2000) and 210,000–440,000 die as a result of medical errors (Allen, 2013).

The role of the baccalaureate nurse includes identifying and explaining specific patient risk factors, incorporating evidence-based solutions to improving patient safety and coordinating care. A solid foundation of knowledge and understanding of safety organizations such as Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN), the Institute of Medicine (IOM), and The Joint Commission and its National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) program is vital to practicing nurses with regard to providing and promoting safe and effective patient care.

You are encouraged to complete the Identifying Safety Risks and Solutions activity. This activity offers an opportunity to review a case study and practice identifying safety risks and possible solutions. We have found that learners who complete course activities and review resources are more successful with first submissions. Completing course activities is also a way to demonstrate course engagement.

References

Allen, M. (2013). How many die from medical mistakes in U.S. hospitals? https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/09/20/224507654/how-many-die-from-medical-mistakes-in-u-s-hospitals.

Kohn, L. T., Corrigan, J., & Donaldson, M. S. (Eds.). (2000). To err is human: Building a safer health system. National Academy Press.

Professional Context

As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will be responsible for implementing quality improvement (QI) and patient safety measures in health care settings. Effective quality improvement measures result in systemic and organizational changes, ultimately leading to the development of a patient safety culture.

The purpose of this assessment is to better understand the role of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse in enhancing quality improvement (QI) measures that address a safety quality issue in a health care setting. This will be within the specific context of patient safety risks at a health care setting of your choice. You will do this by exploring the professional guidelines and best practices for improving and maintaining patient safety in health care settings from organizations such as QSEN and the IOM.

Looking through the lens of these professional best practices to examine the current policies and procedures currently in place at your chosen organization and the impact on safety measures for patients surrounding a specific safety quality issue, you will consider the role of the nurse in driving quality and safety improvements. You will identify stakeholders in QI improvement and safety measures as well as consider evidence-based strategies to enhance quality of care and promote safety in the context of your chosen health care setting.

As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will be responsible for implementing quality improvement (QI) and patient safety measures in health care settings. Effective quality improvement measures result in systemic and organizational changes, ultimately leading to the development of a patient safety culture.

The purpose of this assessment is to better understand the role of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse in enhancing quality improvement (QI) measures that address a safety quality issue in a health care setting. This will be within the specific context of patient safety risks at a health care setting of your choice. You will do this by exploring the professional guidelines and best practices for improving and maintaining patient safety in health care settings from organizations such as QSEN and the IOM.

Looking through the lens of these professional best practices to examine the current policies and procedures currently in place at your chosen organization and the impact on safety measures for patients surrounding a specific safety quality issue, you will consider the role of the nurse in driving quality and safety improvements. You will identify stakeholders in QI improvement and safety measures as well as consider evidence-based strategies to enhance quality of care and promote medication administration safety in the context of your chosen health care setting.

Scenario

Select one of the safety quality issues presented in the Assessment 01 Supplement: Enhancing Quality and Safety [PDF] Download Assessment 01 Supplement: Enhancing Quality and Safety [PDF]resource and incorporate evidence-based strategies to support communication and ensure safe and effective care.

Instructions

For this assessment, you will analyze a safety quality issue in a health care setting and identify a quality improvement (QI) initiative.

Be sure that your plan addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so that you know what is needed for a distinguished score.

• Explain factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a health care setting.
• Explain evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety and reduce costs.
• Explain how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and reduce costs.
• Identify stakeholders with whom nurses would coordinate to drive safety enhancements with a specific safety quality issue.
• Communicate using writing that is clear, logical, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style.

Additional Requirements

• Length of submission: 3–5 pages, plus title and reference pages.
• Number of references: Cite a minimum of 4 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your findings and considerations. Resources should be no more than 5 years old.
• APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA style.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative.
  • Explain evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety and reduce costs.
• Competency 2: Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks.
  • Explain factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a health care setting.
• Competency 4: Explain the nurse’s role in coordinating care to enhance quality and reduce costs.
  • Explain how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and reduce costs.
  • Identify stakeholders with whom nurses would coordinate to drive safety enhancements with a specific safety quality issue.
• Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care.
  • Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar or punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
  • Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.
  • Scoring GuideUse the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.Collapse AllCriterion 1Explain factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a health care setting.DistinguishedExplains factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a health care setting. Makes reference to specific data, evidence, or standards to illustrate the safety risk.ProficientExplains factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a health care setting.BasicIdentifies factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a health care setting.Non PerformanceDoes not identify factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a health care setting.Criterion 2DistinguishedExplains evidence-based and best practice solutions to improve patient safety and reduce costs. Makes explicit reference to scholarly or professional resources to support explanation.ProficientExplains evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety and reduce costs.BasicIdentifies evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety and/or discusses reducing costs but not both.Non PerformanceDoes not identify evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety and/or reduce costs.Criterion 3DistinguishedExplains how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and reduce costs, providing specific examples related to a patient safety risk.ProficientExplains how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and reduce costs.BasicIdentifies how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and/or how to reduce costs but not both.Non PerformanceDoes not identify how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and/or reduce costs.Criterion 4DistinguishedIdentifies stakeholders with whom nurses would need to coordinate to drive quality and safety enhancements with a specific safety quality issue, noting the relevance and potential importance of the stakeholders.ProficientIdentifies stakeholders with whom nurses would need to coordinate to drive quality and safety enhancements with a specific safety quality issue.BasicIdentifies stakeholders, but their relevance to collaboration with nurses or their ability to drive quality and safety enhancements with a specific safety quality issue is unclear.Non PerformanceDoes not identify stakeholders with whom nurses would need to coordinate to drive quality and safety enhancements with with a specific safety quality issue.Criterion 5DistinguishedOrganizes content with a clear purpose. Content flows logically with smooth transitions using coherent paragraphs, correct grammar or punctuation, word choice, and free of spelling errors.ProficientOrganizes content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar or punctuation, word choice, and spelling.BasicOrganizes content with some logical flow and smooth transitions. Contains errors in grammar or punctuation, word choice, and spelling.Non PerformanceDoes not organize content for ideas. Lacks logical flow and smooth transitions.Criterion 6DistinguishedExhibits strict and flawless adherence to APA formatting of headings, in-text citations, and references. Quotes and paraphrases correctly.ProficientApplies APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.BasicApplies APA formatting to in-text citations, headings and references incorrectly or inconsistently, detracting noticeably from the content. Inconsistently uses headings, quotes or paraphrasing.Non PerformanceDoes not apply APA formatting to headings, in-text citations, and references. Does not use quotes or paraphrase correctly.

Requirements: 3-5 page

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