Root-Cause Analysis and Safety Improvement Plan

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.

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