Fundamentals: Skills

RUA: Safety Goals Guidelines

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Purpose This assignment increases the students’ awareness of the National Patient Safety Goals developed by The Joint

Commission. Specifically, this assignment will introduce the Speak Up Initiatives, an award-winning patient safety program designed to help patients promote their own safety by proactively taking charge of their healthcare.

Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO #2: Apply the concepts of health promotion and illness prevention in the laboratory setting. (PO #2) CO #8: Explain the rationale for selected nursing interventions based upon current nursing literature. (PO #8)

Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.

Total points possible: 50 points

Preparing the assignment

1. Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions. a. Select a Speak Up brochure from The Joint Commission website. b. Write a short paper reviewing the brochure. Use the Grading Criteria (below) to structure your critique and

include current nursing or healthcare research to support your critique. 2. Include the following sections

a. Introduction of brochure (3 points/6%) i. Includes brochure title

ii. Identifies date published iii. Describes individuals or groups iv. Brochure properly cited, included on reference list, and submitted with assignment

b. Summary of brochure (10 points/ 20%) i. Main topics discussed

ii. Includes information to promote communication between patients and healthcare providers c. Evaluation of brochure (20 points/40%)

i. Supported by evidence from a recent (5 years) scholarly, nursing journal article

ii. What was done well, and what could have been improved in the brochure? iii. Why did this topic interest you? iv. Was the information provided in the brochure beneficial? Could you incorporate it in your patient

education? v. Was the information presented clearly?

vi. Did current nursing or healthcare related research support the information presented in the brochure?

vii. What population or individuals does this article apply to (i.e., who will benefit the most from this brochure)? Who else can use this information?

viii. Will this information increase patient safety? Defend your answer. d. Conclusion (5 points/10%)

i. Restates main ideas ii. Includes supporting information from body of paper

iii. Summarizes the benefits of following the brochure’s advice to a person at risk e. APA style and structure (2 points/4%)

i. Adheres to APA 6th edition formatting guidelines for title page, margins, in-text citations, and references ii. Section headers are required

a) Introduction

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b) Summary of brochure

c) Evaluation of brochure d) Conclusion

iii. Paper is no longer than three (3) pages, excluding title page, reference page, and copy of brochure a) Extra pages will not be read or contribute to the assignment grade

f. Clarity of writing (10 points/20%) i. Proper use of Standard English

ii. Shows original thought iii. No spelling or grammar errors iv. Information presented in a logical progression

For writing assistance (APA, formatting, or grammar) visit the APA Citation and Writing page in the online library. Please note that your instructor may provide you with additional assessments in any form to determine that you fully understand the concepts learned in the review module.