Solution Strategies in Healthcare Environment

PURPOSE
In today’s complex healthcare environment, system-wide processes are needed to assure person-centered care and to optimize the patient experience. The purpose of this assignment is to examine organizational practices that are congruent with these standards. Students will analyze one National Patient Safety Goal and determine how it supports patient-centered care and impacts the patient experience. One strategy to address the selected goal will be proposed, and the impact on workflow and outcomes will be forecasted.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Through this assignment, the student will address the following course learning outcome:
CO 4: Develops problem-solution strategies for a selected issue within the healthcare environment. (PO 5)
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 175 POINTS
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Select one National Patient Safety Goal or other external benchmark to address within this assignment. Use a minimum of 4 current scholarly sources to support your work. Create a 3-5 page written paper to address the following elements:

• Provide an introduction to the paper.
• Identify and describe the selected National Patient Safety Goal or other external benchmark, and why the issue addressed in the benchmark is a concern for healthcare systems.
• Discuss how the benchmark is supportive of patient-centered care, and explain the impact of the selected benchmark on patient experience outcomes.
• Propose a strategy to support achievement of the benchmark within the healthcare system. Explain the impact of the solution on workflow within and between systems in the organization. Discuss how the proposed strategy will enhance the patient experience.
• Provide a conclusion to the paper.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

1. Abide by the of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.
2. Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class professor.
3. Title page, pagination, subheadings, body of paper, citation of sources, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual.
4. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure are followed and consistent with formal, scholarly writing as noted in the APA Manual (current edition).
5. No more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) may be used in this assignment.
6. First person should not be used within this assignment.
7. Please note: If you do not receive a proficient rating in any major content category, you can re-submit your assignment with revisions in those content categories to receive a better grade. You have one additional opportunity to revise after the initial submission in order to make improvements. The initial submission must be a complete paper, rough drafts will not be graded. All revisions must be submitted no later. (You cannot revise your graduate level writing style for a higher grade in that category)