Enhancing Quality and Safety

For this assessment, you will develop a 3-5 page paper that examines a safety quality issue in a healthcare 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.

resource and incorporate evidence-based strategies to support communication and ensure safe and effective care.

For this assessment, be sure to focus on an organizational setting. This could be a primary care office, urgent care, mobile clinic, hospital ED, rural clinic, etc. Then use the literature to support the problem and solution in the organization. Reflect on costs to that organization/setting and what nurses can do to coordinate the care within the setting. Reflect on stakeholders who may be involved.

Be sure that your plan addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the rubric. Please study the rubric carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.

• Explain factors leading to a specific patient safety risk.
• Explain evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety related to a specific patient-safety risk and reduce costs.
• Explain how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and reduce costs.
• Identify stakeholders with whom nurses would need to coordinate to drive safety enhancements.
• Communicate using writing that is clear, logical, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style.

Additional Requirements

• Length of submission: 35 pages of content 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. Use the and as needed.
• APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA style. See the .

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and 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 related to a specific patient safety risk and reduce costs.
• Competency 2: Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks.
• Explain factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a healthcare 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; contains few errors in grammar or punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
• Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.

*** I PICKED PATIENT FALLS***

Patient Falls: Patient falls are a critical safety and quality issue in healthcare settings, and their importance cannot be overstated. Here are several key reasons why preventing patient falls is essential: o Patient Safety and Quality of Care: Falls can lead to serious injuries such as fractures, head injuries, and even death. Ensuring patient safety by preventing falls is a fundamental responsibility of healthcare providers. o Quality of Care: The occurrence of falls is often used as an indicator of the quality of care provided by a healthcare facility. High fall rates can reflect poorly on the institutions overall care standards. o Legal and Ethical Considerations: Healthcare facilities can face legal repercussions if patients are injured due to falls. Preventing falls is also an ethical obligation to ensure the well-being and dignity of patients. o Patient Trust and Satisfaction: Preventing falls helps maintain patient trust and satisfaction. Patients and their families are more likely to have confidence in a healthcare facility that prioritizes safety and takes proactive measures to prevent falls. o Impact on Staff: Frequent falls can lead to increased stress and workload for healthcare staff, as they deal with the consequences of these incidents. A focus on fall prevention can improve the work environment and morale among staff. Addressing patient falls requires a comprehensive approach, including thorough risk assessments, staff education, environmental modifications, and patientspecific interventions. By prioritizing fall prevention, healthcare facilities can significantly enhance patient safety and overall care quality.

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https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.library.capella.edu/doi/full/10.1111/jan.15254

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