27 Mar Assessment 1 Instructions_ NURS-FPX4020

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

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

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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 evidencebased 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.

Scenario

Select one of the safety quality issues presented in the Assessment 01

Supplement: Enhancing Quality and Safety [PDF]

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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.

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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

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;