REQUIREMENTS Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined

REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A:ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
A. The explanation accurately describes the general purpose for conducting an Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
A1:RCA STEPS
1.The explanation accurately identifies and logically describes each of the 6 steps used to conduct an RCA, as defined by IHI.
A2:CAUSATIVE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
2. Apply the RCA process to the scenario to accurately describe the causative and contributing factors that led to the sentinel event outcome.
B:IMPROVEMENT PLAN
B. Propose a process improvement plan that would logically decrease the likelihood of a reoccurrence of the scenario outcome.
B1:CHANGE THEORY
1. Discuss logically how each phase of Lewin’s change theory on the human side of change could be applied to the proposed improvement plan.
C:GENERAL PURPOSE OF FMEA
C. Explain accurately the general purpose of the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) process and logically discuss why the FMEA procress would be used.
C1:STEPS OF FMEA PROCESS
1. Describe accurately the steps of the FMEA process as defined by IHI.
C2:FMEA TABLE
2. The completed the attached FMEA table appropriately identifies failure modes related to the improvement plan proposed in part B and demonstrates accurate application of the scales of severity, occurrence, and detection in evaluating the identified failure modes.
Note: You are not expected to carry out the full FMEA.
D:INTERVENTION TESTING
D. Explain how you would test the interventions from the process improvement plan from part B to improve care. Make sure the explanation describes steps of the testing procedures or practices that the candidate would use that are appropriate for testing the interventions from the process improvement plan in part B. The explanation logically describes how the intervention testing procedures or practices would improve care.
E:DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP
E. Explain logically how a professional nurse can competently demonstrate leadership in each of the following 3 areas :
• promoting quality care
• improving patient outcomes
• influencing quality improvement activities
E1:INVOLVING PROFESSIONAL NURSE IN RCA AND FMEA PROCESSES
1. Discuss how the involvement of the professional nurse in both the RCA and FMEA processes demonstrates leadership qualities.
F:SOURCES
F. The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
G:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
G. Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.