Current research indicates that communication breakdown among health care professionals is a leading causes of medical errors and patient harm (PSQH, 2017). Choose one patient from the scenario assigned to your group for discussion. Describe a potential error that could occur due to communication breakdown. Discuss evidence based strategies to avoid such errors. Include at least 2 evidenced-based strategies. 

Instructions:

• Please post your initial response by Midnight on Day 3 of the week.
• Comment on the post of one classmate by Midnight on Day 5 of the week. 
• Respond to a peer who responded on your initial post by Midnight of Day 7. 

Submission Instructions:

• Read the materials and discussion guided question/prompt.
• Click in "Type Your Response"  to write or paste your answer. Longer answers may be easier to write and spell check in a word processing programs (i.e Word, Wordpad, Notes) first.
• When you have finished entering your answer click on the “Submit” button.
• Respond to one classmate's post. Under that peer's post, click "reply" to write or paste your response. 
• Check back frequently for new additions.
• Respond to a classmate who responded on your initial post. 
• EVERY post/response MUST be supported with TWO references from recent Professional Journals (less than 5 years – 2020-2025) and a minimum of 250 words.

Grading Rubric 

Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.