Root cause analysis instruction
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.
· Assessment 2 Example [PDF] .
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.
Root cause analysis
instruction
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 or
ganized 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
care
fully 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
–
ba
sed 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 cou
ld 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
.
·
Assessment
2
Example
[PDF].
Additional Requirements
·
Length
of
submission:
Use the provided Root
–
Cause Analysis an
d
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.
Root cause analysis instruction
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.
Assessment 2 Example [PDF].
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.