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;
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