In a 5-7 page written assessment, assess the effect of the patient, family, or p

In a 5-7 page written assessment, assess the
effect of the patient, family, or population problem
you’ve previously defined
on the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and
individual.
Plan to spend approximately 2 direct practicum hours exploring these aspects of
the
problem with the patient, family, or group you’ve chosen to work with and,
if desired, consulting with
subject matter and industry experts. Document the
time spent (your practicum hours) with these
individuals or group in the Core
Elms Volunteer Experience Form. Report on your experiences during
your first
two practicum hours.
TOPIC- Mental Health/Substance
Abuse Patients and the limited access to healthcare, mainly after discharging
from inpatient hospital stays, (access to follow up care, ability to
fill/refill prescriptions) especially when homeless.
Introduction
Organizational data, such as readmission
rates, hospital-acquired infections, falls, medication errors,
staff
satisfaction, serious safety events, and patient experience can be used to
prioritize time,
resources, and finances. Health care organizations and
government agencies use benchmark data to compare the quality of organizational
services and report the status of patient safety. Professional
nurses are key
to comprehensive data collection, reporting, and monitoring of metrics to
improve
quality and patient safety.
Preparation
In this assessment, you’ll assess the effect
of the health problem you’ve defined on the quality of
care, patient safety,
and costs to the system and individual. Plan to spend at least 2 direct
practicum hours working with the same patient, family, or group. During this
time, you may also choose to
consult with subject matter and industry experts.
To prepare for the assessment:
Review the assessment
instructions and scoring guide to ensure that you understand the work you
will be asked to complete and how it will be assessed.
Conduct research of the
scholarly and professional literature to inform your assessment and meet
scholarly expectations for supporting evidence.
Review the Practicum Focus Sheet: Assessment 2 [PDF], which
provides guidance for conducting this portion of your practicum.
Instructions
Complete this assessment in two parts.
Part 1
Assess the effect of the patient, family, or
population problem you defined in the previous assessment on the quality of
care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual. Plan to spend at
least 2 practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the
patient, family, or group. During this time, you may also consult with subject
matter and industry experts of your choice. Document the
time spent (your
practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer
Experience Form. Use the Practicum Focus Sheet:
Assessment 2 [PDF] provided for this assessment
to guide your
work and interpersonal interactions.
Part 2
Report on your experiences during your first 2
practicum hours, including how you presented your ideas about the health
problem to the patient, family, or group.
Whom did you meet with?
What did you learn from
them?
Comment on the
evidence-based practice (EBP) documents or websites you reviewed.
What did you learn from
that review?
Share the process and
experience of exploring the influence of leadership, collaboration,
communication, change management, and policy on the problem.
What barriers, if any, did
you encounter when presenting the problem to the patient, family, or
group?
Did the patient, family,
or group agree with you about the presence of the problem and its
significance and relevance?
What leadership, communication,
collaboration, or change management skills did you employ during your
interactions to overcome these barriers or change the patient’s,
family’s, or group’s thinking about the problem (for example, creating a sense of urgency based on data or policy requirements)?
What changes, if any, did
you make to your definition of the problem, based on your discussions?
What might you have done
differently?
Requirements
The assessment requirements, outlined below,
correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so be sure to address each main
point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how
your work will be assessed. In addition, note the additional requirements for
document format and length
and for supporting evidence.
Explain how the patient,
family, or population problem impacts the quality of care, patient safety,
and costs to the system and individual.
Cite evidence that supports
the stated impact.
Note whether the supporting
evidence is consistent with what you see in your nursing practice.
Explain how state board
nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies
can affect the problem’s impact on the quality of care, patient safety,
and costs to the system and individual.
Describe research that has
tested the effectiveness of these standards and/or policies in addressing
care quality, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
·
Explain how these standards and/or policies will guide your
actions in addressing
care quality, patient
safety, and costs to the system and individual.
Describe the effects of
local, state, and federal policies or legislation on your nursing scope
of practice, within the context of care quality, patient safety, and cost
to the system and individual.
Propose strategies to
improve the quality of care, enhance patient safety, and reduce costs to the system and individual.
Discuss research on the
effectiveness of these strategies in addressing care quality, patient
safety, and costs to the system and individual.
Identify relevant and
available sources of benchmark data on care quality, patient safety, and
costs to the system and individual.
Document the time spent
(your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Core Elms
Volunteer Experience Form.
Use paraphrasing and
summarization to represent ideas from external sources.
Apply APA style and
formatting to scholarly writing.
Additional Requirements
Format:
Format your paper using APA style. APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] is provided
to help you in writing and formatting your paper. Be sure to include:
A title page and reference
page. An abstract is not required.
Appropriate section
headings.
Length:
Your paper should be approximately 5-7 pages in length, not including the
reference page.
Supporting evidence: Cite at least 5 sources of scholarly or
professional evidence that support your central ideas. Resources should be
no more than five years old. Provide in-text citations and references in
APA format.
Proofreading: Proofread your paper, before you submit it, to minimize errors
that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus
on its substance.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment,
you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the
following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 3: Transform
processes to improve quality, enhance patient safety, and reduce the cost
of care.
Explain how a patient,
family, or population problem impacts the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
Propose strategies to
improve the quality of care, enhance patient safety, and reduce costs to
the system and individual and document the practicum hours spent with
these individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form.
Competency 5: Analyze the
impact of health policy on quality and cost of care.
Explain how state board
nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies
can affect a patient, family, or population problem’s impact on the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
Competency 8: Integrate
professional standards and values into practice.
Use paraphrasing and
summarization to represent ideas from external sources.
Apply APA style and
formatting to scholarly writing.