Assignment
Competencies
1. Competency 1: Analyze quality and safety outcomes from an administrative and systems perspective.
a. Identify a systemic problem in an organization related to adverse quality and safety outcomes.
b. Propose specific practice changes within an organization that will improve quality and safety outcomes and bridge the gap between current and desired performance.
c. Prioritize proposed practice changes.
2. Competency 2: Determine how outcome measures promote quality and safety processes within an organization
a. Determine how proposed practice changes will foster a culture of quality and safety.
3. Competency 3: Determine how specific organizational functions, policies, processes, procedures, norms, and behaviors can be used to build reliable and high-performing organizations.
a. Determine how a particular organizational culture or hierarchy might affect or contribute to adverse quality and safety outcomes.
b. Justify necessary changes to particular organizational functions, processes, and behaviors that correct or mitigate adverse quality and safety outcomes.
4. Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
a. Communicate analysis data and information clearly and accurately, using correct grammar and mechanics.
b. Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Write an analysis, 4 pages in length, of the gap between current and desired performance, with respect to the provision of safe, high-quality patient care.
Preparation
As a nurse leader, you are fully aware of the hazardous nature of health care and that organizations must continually seek to improve the quality and safety of the care they provide to patients. For this assessment, you will identify a systemic problem in your organization, practice setting, or area of interest associated with adverse quality and safety outcomes (for example, an increase in the incidence of falls or medical errors) and analyze the gap between current and desired performance.
Conducting the Analysis
1. Identify a systemic problem in your organization, practice setting, or area of interest that contributes to the adverse quality and safety outcomes.
2. Propose specific practice changes that will improve quality and safety outcomes and bridge the gap between current and desired performance.
3. Prioritize proposed practice changes.
4. Determine how proposed practice changes will foster a culture of quality and safety.
5. Determine how a particular organizational culture or hierarchy might affect quality and safety outcomes.
6. Justify necessary changes with respect to functions, processes, or behaviors, specific to your organization.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.