Assessment 4: Improvement Plan Tool Kit

Nice work, remember to earn distinguished on this assignment you must create an online tool kit. Please see the comments below and let me know if you have any questions! 

Dr. Ballantyne 

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COMPETENCY 1

Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative. 

CRITERION

Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks.

Your result: Proficient

Distinguished

Analyzes usefulness of resources for role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements with medication administration. Provides specific examples of utility in the context of a specific health care setting.

Proficient

Analyzes usefulness of resources for role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements with medication administration. 

Basic

Summarizes but does not analyze usefulness of resources for role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements with medication administration. 

Non-Performance

Does not analyze usefulness of resources for role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements with medication administration. 

Faculty Comments:

You did a good job analyzing the usefulness of the resources as related to the role group thatâ��s responsible for implementing the quality and safety improvement measures.  To earn a higher proficiency, you need to create an online tool kit. 

CRITERION

Explain the nurse's role in coordinating care to enhance quality and reduce costs.

Your result: Basic

Distinguished

Uses persuasive, engaging language to present compelling reasons and relevant situations for resource tool kit use by its target audience.

Proficient

Presents reasons and relevant situations for resource tool kit use by its target audience

Basic

Lists reasons or situations for resource tool kit use, but they are not compelling or their relevance to the target audience is unclear.

Non-Performance

Does not present reasons and relevant situations for resource tool kit use by its target audience.

Faculty Comments:

In your introduction, it appears that you attempted to present compelling reasons to use a resource tool kit; however, it did not adequately support the use of the tool kit. To reach a higher performance, you could have addressed how the tool kit could assist a targeted audience or specific practicing nurses and how it would be an advantage for them to use.  

COMPETENCY 2

Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks.

CRITERION

Identify organizational interventions to promote patient safety.

Your result: Proficient

Distinguished

Analyzes the value of resources to reduce patient safety risk or improve quality, identifying those that may be most valuable for reducing patient safety risk or improving quality with medication administration.

Proficient

Analyzes the value of resources to reduce patient safety risk or improve quality with medication administration.

Basic

Describes resources to reduce patient safety risk or improve quality with medication administration.

Non-Performance

Does not analyze the value of resources to reduce patient safety risk or improve quality with medication administration.

Faculty Comments:

Thank you for your insightful analysis of the value of resources to reduce patient safety risks and improve quality. To reach a higher performance level, you could have clearly identified the most valuable resources and create an online tool kit. 

COMPETENCY 3

Identify organizational interventions to promote patient safety.

CRITERION

Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative.

Your result: Proficient

Distinguished

Identifies necessary resources to support the implementation and sustainability of a safety improvement initiative focusing on medication administration. Organizes resources logically for ease of use.

Proficient

Identifies necessary resources to support the implementation and sustainability of a safety improvement initiative focusing on medication administration.

Basic

Identifies resources, but the necessity or support for the safety improvement initiative focusing on medication administration is unclear.

Non-Performance

Does not identify necessary resources to support the implementation and sustainability of a safety improvement initiative focusing on medication administration.

Faculty Comments:

You did an excellent job identifying the necessary resources to support the implementation and sustainability of the safety improvement plan. In addition, you grouped the resources in a manner that was logical and easy to use. Well done! To earn a higher proficiency, you will need to create an online tool kit. 

COMPETENCY 4

Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care.

CRITERION

Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care.

Your result: Non-Performance

Distinguished

Communicates online resource tool kit using a Google Sites in a clear and organized structure, and professional manner that applies nearly flawless, current APA style and formatting throughout.

Proficient

Communicates resource tool kit in a Word doc in a clear, logically structured, and professional manner that applies partially follows APA style and formatting.

Basic

Communicates online resource kit using a Word Doc or Google Sites in an unclear and disorganized structure and unprofessional manner that minimally follows APA style and formatting.

Non-Performance

Communicates a resource tool kit in an unclear, illlogically structured, and unprofessional manner that does not apply current APA style and formatting and contains many errors and/or incorrect citations.

Faculty Comments:

Unfortunately, about half of your resources are too old to use. Remember, in this course, all resources must be 5 years old or less. You are providing evidence-based best practice strategies; therefore, you need the most recent information.