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Assessment 2
Instructions
For this assessment, you
can use a supplied template to conduct a root-cause analysis. The completed
assessment will be a scholarly paper focusing on a quality or safety issue
pertaining to medication administration in a health care setting of your choice
as well as a safety improvement plan.
Scenario
For this assessment, you
may choose from the following options as the subject of a root-cause analysis
and safety improvement plan:
- The specific safety
concern identified in your previous assessment pertaining to medication
administration safety concerns. - The readings,
case studies, or a personal experience in which a sentinel event occurred
surrounding an issue or concern with medication administration.
Instructions
The purpose of this
assessment is to demonstrate your understanding of and ability to analyze a
root cause of a specific safety concern in a health care setting. You will
create a plan to improve the safety of patients related to the concern of
medication administration safety based on the results of your analysis, using
the literature and professional best practices as well as the existing
resources at your chosen health care setting to provide a rationale for your
plan.
Use the Root-Cause Analysis and Improvement
Plan [DOCX] template to help you to stay organized and concise.
This will guide you step-by-step through the root cause analysis process.
Additionally, 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 you
understand what is needed for a distinguished score.
- Analyze the
root cause of a patient safety issue or a specific sentinel event
pertaining to medication administration in an organization. - Apply
evidence-based and best-practice strategies to address the safety issue or
sentinel event pertaining to medication administration. - Create a
feasible, evidence-based safety improvement plan for safe medication
administration. - Identify
organizational resources that could be leveraged to improve your plan for
safe medication administration. - Communicate in
writing that is clear, logical, and professional, with correct grammar and
spelling, using current APA style.
Example Assessment: You may use the
following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the
scoring guide would look like but keep in mind that your Assessment 2 will focus on safe medication
administration.
Additional Requirements
- Length of submission: Use the provided Root-Cause Analysis and
Improvement Plan template to create a 4–6 page root cause analysis and
safety improvement plan pertaining to medication administration. - Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3 sources of scholarly or
professional evidence that support your findings and considerations.
Resources should be no more than 5 years old. - APA formatting: Format references and citations according to current APA style.