In this Case you are the health and safety manager of a nursing home. Your task is to address injuries from slips, trips and falls. Write a paper in which you:
- Use information to identify the presence of these injury risks in the nursing home facility.
- Describe how you would go about evaluating which injuries are of priority to address.
- Prepare a plan to implement changes in the nursing home and reduce injuries to the nurses that work in the facility.
Assignment Expectations
Use information from your module readings/articles as well as appropriate research to support your paper.
Length: The CAP assignment should be 3 pages long (double-spaced).
References: At least three references must be included from academic sources (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles). Required Reading is included. Quoted materials should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. Materials copied verbatim from external sources must be enclosed in quotation marks. In-text citations are required as well as a list of references at the end of the assignment. (APA format is recommended.)
Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to the questions.
Format: APA format is recommended for this assignment.
Grammar and Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are expected to adhere to standard guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact clarity.
The following items will be assessed in particular:
- Achievement of learning objectives for SLP assignment.
- Relevance - All content is connected to the question.
- Precision - Specific question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and accurate.
- Depth of discussion - Points that lead to deeper issues are presented and integrated.
- Breadth - Multiple perspectives and references, and multiple issues/factors are considered.
- Evidence - Points are well supported with facts, statistics, and references.
- Logic - Discussion makes sense; conclusions are logically supported by premises, statements, or factual information.
- Clarity - Writing is concise and understandable, and contains sufficient detail or examples.
- Objectivity - Avoids the use of first person and subjective bias.