Nursing Assignment 2

IHP 604 Module Two Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Imagine you are the assistant director of ABC Surgical Center, a free-standing surgical center that typically sees outpatient surgical patients with same-day discharge, though the facility is

staffed and prepared for overnight stays when they are required. Unfortunately, the center has experienced five patient falls within the past 30 days (during which there were only 187 patient

days which is a rate of 26.74 falls per 1,000 patient days). You have suggested new quality improvement initiatives based on an analysis of the center’s organizational metrics listed in the chart

below. Your manager, the director of ABC, questions the need for the change and the validity of the evidence-based literature you shared with her. The director has asked you to write a memo

justifying the need for change. You have decided to also include a discussion on the validity of the research in the memo.

This assignment will help prepare you for your course project through the utilization of evidence-based literature and analysis of organizational metrics.

Current-Year Organizational Metrics for ABC Surgical CenterCurrent-Year Organizational Metrics for ABC Surgical Center

Quarter 1

Patients Days: 576

Falls: 0

Number of Falls per 1,000 Patient Days: 0

Quarter 2

Patients Days: 606

Falls: 1

Number of Falls per 1,000 Patient Days: ((1×1,000)/606) = 1.65

Quarter 3

Patients Days: 659

Falls: 2

Number of Falls per 1,000 Patient Days: ((2×1,000)/659) = 3.03

Quarter 4

Patients Days: 654

Falls: 2

Number of Falls per 1,000 Patient Days: ((2×1,000)/654) = 3.06

Prompt

Evidenced-based literature is the foundation of policy and decision making in healthcare. Prepare a report discussing at least two of the following evidence-based literature in your memo.

1. Clinical and Safety Performance Metrics PDF, by the NIH

2. Older Adult Falls Data by the CDC

3. Falls by AHRQ

4. Preventing Falls in Hospitals by AHRQ

Provide specific evidence from at least two scholarly sources to support your claims.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Elements of evidence-based literature: Elements of evidence-based literature: Identify the critical elements of evidence-based literature in your chosen reports.

2. Report validity: Report validity: Defend the validity of the report.

A. How was the data collected?

B. How would you assess the credibility of the report’s source?

C. How would you assess the validity of the report’s conclusions?

3. Report applicability:Report applicability: Discuss how your chosen report may or may not be applicable to your surgical center.

4. Metric comparison: Metric comparison: Compare your surgical center’s metrics with data from your chosen evidence-based reports.

5. Recommendations: Recommendations: Recommend changes for your surgical center based on the chosen evidence-based reports.

A. How rapidly should your recommendations be implemented?

6. Organizational culture improvements: Organizational culture improvements: Discuss potential organizational culture improvements the director would be creating by adopting your recommendations.

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What to Submit

Submit this assignment as a Word document. It must be between 2–3 pages in length. You must also include an APA-style title page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and

one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style. If you need writing support, you can access the Online Writing Center through the Academic Support module of your course.

Module Two Short Paper Rubric

CriteriaCriteria Exemplary (100%)Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%)Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%)Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%)Not Evident (0%) ValueValue

Elements of Evidence-Elements of Evidence-

Based LiteratureBased Literature

Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Identifies evidence-based

elements in chosen evidence-

based literature

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Report ValidityReport Validity Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Defends validity of report Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Report ApplicabilityReport Applicability Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Discusses how chosen report

may or may not be applicable to

the surgical center

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 10

Metric ComparisonMetric Comparison Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Compares surgical center’s

metrics with data from chosen

evidence-based literature

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

RecommendationsRecommendations Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Recommends changes for

surgical center based on chosen

evidence-based literature

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Organizational CultureOrganizational Culture

ImprovementsImprovements

Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Discusses potential

organizational culture

improvements director would

be creating by adopting

recommendations

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Articulation of ResponseArticulation of Response Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Clearly conveys meaning with

correct grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

demonstrating an

understanding of audience and

purpose

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, negatively

impacting readability

Submission has critical errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, preventing

understanding of ideas

5

Scholarly ResponseScholarly Response Incorporates more than two

scholarly, current (within the

last five years) sources, or use

of sources is exceptionally

insightful

Incorporates two scholarly,

current (within the last five

years) sources that support

claims

Incorporates two resources

that are not scholarly and

current (within the last five

years), or sources don’t support

claims

Does not incorporate sources 5

Citations andCitations and

AttributionsAttributions

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with few

or no minor errors

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with

consistent minor errors

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with

major errors

Does not use citations for ideas

requiring attribution

5

Total:Total: 100%