The Quality and Safety In Nursing Practice

This assignment is designed to highlight the role you play in quality, safe patient care on a daily basis.

Identify a patient care case from your own practice experience that involves quality and safety.

Note: If you are not practicing or have not practiced, use a case that has received media attention or one from the textbook. Avoid HIPAA The Quality and Safety In Nursing Practice.

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Summarize the situation.

Describe your (or the nurse’s) role in the patient care situation.

Explain the role the patient played in their own quality- or safety-related situation.

Evaluate the relationship between the patient’s care and the outcome.

Identify how the care environment affected the situation, including the nurse or provider, the patient, and the outcome.

Determine whether a quality model was employed. If yes, identify and explain it. If not, identify one that could have improved the situation.

Explain what actions you might take to improve the outcome or prevent an adverse outcome in the future.

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Grading Criteria NSG/468 Version 1 University of Phoenix Material Grading Criteria Week 1: Quality and Safety in Practice Content: 16 points possible Points possible Identified and summarized an appropriate quality and safety case 2 Described the nurse’s and patient’s roles in the situation 3 Evaluated the relationship between the care the patient received and the outcome 3 Identified how the care environment affected the situation, including the nurse or provider, the patient, and the outcome 2 Discussed a quality model employed or suggested one to improve the outcome 3 Explained actions for improvement or prevention 3 Format: 2 points possible Points possible Followed a structure that is clear, concise, and appropriate 1 Maintained a scholarly tone 1 Points earned Comments Points earned Comments Points earned/possible /18 Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 1 Grading Criteria NSG/468 Version 1 Week 2: The Quality and Safety In Nursing Practice

Regulatory Agencies and Accrediting Bodies Content: 16 points possible Points possible Discussed the history of an appropriate regulatory agency or accrediting body and explained the reason for creation or existence 4 Summarized the agency’s public reporting of quality indicators: o Frequency o Where they are reported o Why public reporting of these metrics is important 4 Explained how the agency or body operates: o Current function o Organizational structure o Governance 4 Analyzed the impact the agency or body has on quality at each level of health care: o Healthcare organizations o Nursing practice o Patient care 4 Format: 2 points possible Points possible Followed a structure that is clear, concise, and appropriate; maintained a scholarly tone 1 Cited at least two sources in an APA-formatted reference page 1 Points earned Comments Points earned Comments Points earned/possible /18 Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 2 Grading Criteria NSG/468 Version 1 Week 3: Nurse-Sensitive Indicators Content: 16 points possible Points possible Selected an appropriate condition or disease 4 Identified appropriate nurse sensitive indicators 4 Created an appropriate plan of care 4 Illustrated how to employ nurse sensitive indicators to improve the outcome 4 Format: 2 points possible Points possible Followed a structure that is clear, concise, and appropriate; maintained a scholarly tone 1 Cited at least two sources in an APA-formatted reference page 1 Points earned Comments Points earned Comments Points earned/possible /18 Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 3 Grading Criteria NSG/468 Version 1 Week 4: Medication Mishap RCA Content: 16 points possible Points possible Completed the RCA worksheet accurately and in an appropriate level of detail 8 Explained why a root cause analysis was appropriate for this situation 4 Analyzed the impact of using tools like RCA, FMEA, and PDSA on the quality and safety of patient care 4 Format: 2 points possible Points possible Followed a structure that is clear, concise, and appropriate; maintains a scholarly tone 1 Cited a minimum of two peer reviewed or evidencebased sources published within the last five years to support the summary 1 Points earned Comments Points earned Comments Points earned/possible /18 Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 4 Grading Criteria NSG/468 Version 1 Week 5: Quality Factors Content: The Quality and Safety In Nursing Practice

16 points possible Points possible Evaluated factors influencing quality, safe, patientcentered care, considering: o Technology o Communication o Collaboration o Shared decision making o Laws, regulations, and policies 4 Analyzed changes in technology and their effect on quality patient care 4 Explained the role communication, collaboration, and shared decision making 4 Considered communication and collaboration between healthcare team members, between the patient and staff, and involving insurance companies 4 Format: 2 points possible Points possible Followed a structure that is clear, concise, and appropriate; maintained a scholarly tone 1 Cited at least two peer-reviewed sources in an APA formatted reference page 1 Points earned Comments Points earned Comments Points earned/possible /18 Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved The Quality and Safety In Nursing Practice.