Introduction: Issue Summary Address the following: How would you summarize the k

Introduction: Issue Summary
Address the following:
How would you summarize the key elements of a MEDICATION ERROR
What is your goal in addressing the issue?
Which 2–3 key items will be your focus? For example, you may elect to focus on nursing staffing levels if being short staffed in nursing is contributing to compromises to patient safety.
Culture
Address the following:
What is culture?
Why is culture a critical organizational priority for safety and quality?
What do you know about the existing organizational culture, based on the knowledge you have about the selected issue?
What are some of the evidence-based strategies you are considering that could be employed to cultivate a culture of safety?
IHI Triple Aim
Address the following:
What is the IHI Triple AIM?
How does the IHI Triple Aim apply to this specific incident?
What IHI Triple Aim elements will you incorporate into your organizational improvement strategy?
Leadership and Collaboration
Address the following:
Which key departments need to be directly involved with the corrective action process?
What is your rationale for selecting these departments? For example, you may want to involve nursing because many of errors involve nurses and obtaining their buy-in is critical to achieving the organizational priority.
Which specific senior leader, front-line staff member, and clinical expert will you include in your action plan and hold accountable for implementation?
What are the implications of not engaging with all departments toward making safety and quality top of mind?
How might you involve other departments in addressing the specific issue and the cultural issue?
Which specific leaders within the organization could assist you in addressing this issue and in making patient safety and quality top of mind throughout the organization? Examples for you to consider include the chief nursing officer, the chief medical officer, the patient safety officer, et cetera.
What role do you expect these leaders to play in addressing the specific issue and the issue of culture?
What best practices would you employ to enlist their aid in the improvement effort?
Leadership Action Plan
Address the following:
What are three evidence-based actions you recommend that would help to solve the incident that occurred?
What are three evidence-based best practices you recommend to address the issue on an organizational level?
Opportunities to Enlist Governing Board
Address the following:
What role does the organization’s governing board have in terms of quality and safety in the organization?
How could you enlist the governing board’s aid in your improvement initiative?
What additional information could you provide them to increase their involvement in the organization’s safety and quality improvement efforts?
Conclusion
How will you summarize your analysis of the incident and your leadership action plan?
Remember that health care is an evidence-based field. You will need to cite a minimum of two credible references to support your analysis and action planning process.
In addition, your assignment needs to conform to current APA style and format guidelines. Do ensure that it is clear, persuasive, concise, organized, and without errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Do provide citations and title and reference pages in current APA format. Other leaders in your organization are going to want to know what sources you relied on to prepare your analysis and action plan.