As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will be responsible for
implementing quality improvement (QI) and patient safety measures
in health care settings. Effective quality improvement measures
result in systemic and organizational changes, ultimately leading
to the development of a patient safety culture.
Scenario
Consider a previous experience or hypothetical situation
pertaining to medication errors, and consider how the error could
have been prevented or alleviated with the use of evidence-based
guidelines.
Choose a specific condition of interest surrounding a
medication administration safety risk and incorporate
evidence-based strategies to support communication and ensure safe
and effective care.
For this assessment:
• Analyze a current issue or experience in clinical practice
surrounding a medication administration safety risk and identify a
quality improvement (QI) initiative in the health care setting.
Instructions
The purpose of this assessment is to better understand the
role of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse in enhancing quality
improvement (QI) measures that address a medication administration
safety risk. This will be within the specific context of patient
safety risks at a health care setting of your choice. You will do
this by exploring the professional guidelines and best practices
for improving and maintaining patient safety in health care
settings from organizations such as QSEN and the IOM. Looking
through the lens of these professional best practices to examine
the current policies and procedures currently in place at your
chosen organization and the impact on safety measures for patients
surrounding medication administration, you will consider the role
of the nurse in driving quality and safety improvements. You will
identify stakeholders in QI improvement and safety measures as well
as consider evidence-based strategies to enhance quality of care
and promote medication administration safety in the context of your
chosen health care setting.
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 that you know what is needed
for a distinguished score.
• Explain factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk
focusing on medication administration.
• Explain evidence-based and best-practice solutions to
improve patient safety focusing on medication administration and
reducing costs.
• Explain how nurses can help coordinate care to increase
patient safety with medication administration and reduce costs.
• Identify stakeholders with whom nurses would coordinate to
drive safety enhancements with medication administration.
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