Write an analysis of a current problem or issue in health care, including a proposed solution and possible ethical implications.
You can examine
potential solutions and their ramifications. This assessment allows you to
practice this approach with a real-world problem.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment,
you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the
following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply
information literacy and library research skills to obtain scholarly
information in the field of health care.
Use scholarly information
to describe and explain a health care problem or issue and identify
possible causes for it.
Competency 2: Apply scholarly
information through critical thinking to solve problems in the field of
health care.
Analyze a health care
problem or issue by describing the context, explaining why it is
important and identifying populations affected by it.
Discuss potential solutions
for a health care problem or issue and describe what would be required to
implement a solution.
Competency 3: Apply ethical
principles and academic standards to the study of health care.
Analyze the ethical
implications if a potential solution to a health care problem or issue
was implemented.
Competency 4: Write for a
specific audience, in appropriate tone and style, in accordance with
Capella’s writing standards.
Write clearly and
logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and
mechanics.
Write following APA style
for in-text citations, quotes, and references.
Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading
criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each point. In
addition, you are encouraged to review the performance-level descriptions for
each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
1. Describe the health
care problem or issue you selected for use in Assessment 2 (from the Assessment Topic Areas media piece) and provide
details about it.
o Explore your chosen
topic. For this, you should use the first four steps of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach to aid your
critical thinking. This approach was introduced in Assessment 2.
o Identify possible
causes for the problem or issue.
2. Use scholarly
information to describe and explain the health care problem or issue and
identify possible causes for it.
o Identify at least
three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles about the topic.
o You may find
the How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles? library
guide helpful in locating appropriate references.
o You may use
articles you found while working on Assessment 2 or you may search the Capella
library for other articles.
o You may find the
applicable Undergraduate Library Research Guide helpful in your search.
o Review the Think Critically About Source Quality to help you
complete the following:
o Assess the
credibility of the information sources.
o Assess the relevance
of the information sources.
3. Analyze the health
care problem or issue.
o Describe the
setting or context for the problems or issues.
o Describe why the
problem or issue is important to you.
o Identify groups of
people affected by the problem or issue.
o Provide examples
that support your analysis of the problem or issue.
4. Discuss potential
solutions for the health care problem or issue.
o Describe what would
be required to implement a solution.
o Describe potential
consequences of ignoring the problem or issue.
o Provide the pros
and cons for one of the solutions you are proposing.
5. Analyze the ethical
implications if the potential solution (the one for which you provide pros and
cons) were to be implemented.
o Provide examples
from the literature to support the points you are making.
o Discuss the pros
and cons of implementing the proposed solution from an ethical principle point
of view.
o Describe what would
be required to implement the proposed solution.
Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an
idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look
like:
Assessment 3 Example [PDF].
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following
requirements:
Length:
4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference
page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
APA tutorial: Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] for guidance.
Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with correct
use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Using outside sources: Integrate information from outside sources
into academic writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and
summarizing, following APA style.
References: Integrate information from outside sources to include at least
three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles and three
in-text citations within the paper.
APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citations of outside
sources in the body of your paper and also on the reference page.
Organize your paper using the following
structure and headings:
Title page. A separate page.
Introduction. A brief one-paragraph statement about the purpose of the paper.
Elements of the problem/issue. Identify the elements of the problem or
issue or question.
Analysis. Analyze, define, and frame the problem or issue.
Considering options. Consider solutions, responses, or answers.
Solution. Choose a solution, response, or answer.
Ethical implications. Ethical implications of implementing the
solution.
Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.
Conclusion. One paragraph.
Topic
Topic 3: Medication Errors
Short Description:
A medication error is a preventable adverse
effect of a patient taking the wrong medication or dosage, whether or not it is
evident or harmful to the patient. Medication errors can be a source of serious
patient harm, including death.
Potential
Intervention Approaches:
– Medical staff education
– Packaging improvements
– Patient medication safety
training
Keywords for
Articles:
medication administration, medication errors,
medication safety
References:
Cohen, M. (2016). Medication errors
(miscellaneous). Nursing. 46(2):72, February 2016. DOI:
10.1097/01.NURSE.0000476239.09094.06
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2017).
Improve Core Processes for Administering Medications.
http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Changes/ImproveCoreProcessesforAdministeringMedications.aspx
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
(2012). Table 6: Categories of Medication Error Classification.
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/match/matchtab6.html
Schmidt, K., Taylor, A., & Pearson, A.
(2017). Reduction of medication errors: A unique approach. Journal of Nursing
Care Quality. 32(2), April/June
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