Assignment: Research Paper

Assignment: Research Paper

Root cause analysis paper and graph: Chapter 9 also talks about it besides the resources below and please follow the grading rubric. On the last assignment, i sent you the rubric that was followed to score the first assignment but still missed in the 2nd assignment as well. It’s due by next Thursday noon. Please confirm.

Root cause analysis (RCA) is a structured method used to analyze serious adverse events. Initially developed to analyze industrial accidents, RCA is now widely deployed as an error analysis tool in healthcare. A central tenet of RCA is to identify underlying problems that increase the likelihood of errors while avoiding the trap of focusing on mistakes by individuals. RCA thus uses the systems approach to identify both active errors (errors occurring at the point of interface between humans and a complex system) and latent errors (the hidden problems within healthcare systems that contribute to adverse events). It is one of the most widely used retrospective methods for detecting safety hazards (Retrieved April 17, 2015 from Root Cause Analysis | AHRQ Patient Safety Network) .

A cross-sectional study on the relationship between utilization of root …

Root cause analysis (RCA) has been a Joint Commission mandated tool for examining sentinel events since 1997. Ho…

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/25496

Root Cause Analysis | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Initially developed to analyze industrial accidents, root cause analysis is now widely deployed as an error anal…

https://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/primers/primer/10

Glossaries | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/glossary/activeerror

Detection of Safety Hazards | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Health care organizations use a variety of established and emerging methods to prospectively identify safety haz…

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primers/primer/24

Systems Approach | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Medicine has traditionally treated errors as failings on the part of individual providers, reflecting inadequate…

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primers/primer/21

Glossaries | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/glossary/latenterror

Directions:

1. Students will identify a current problem or issue occurring on a nursing unit or within a healthcare organization.

2. Students will identify at least five (5) stakeholders and interview them to determine the root causes of the problem.

3. The student will write a three to four page paper describing the issue and the results of the interviews. Paper will be in APA 6th ed. Format.

4. The student will provide a complete Root Cause Analysis graph.

Resources:

· Root Cause Analysis for Healthcare – https://www.jcrinc.com/assets/1/14/EBRCA15Sample.pdf

· Root Cause Analysis Sample Video– Medication Errors – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESrTr08fLB4

· Root Cause Analysis Samples and Templates – EXAMPLE PROBLEMS & RCA TEMPLATES

EXAMPLE PROBLEMS & RCA TEMPLATES

RCA examples with evidence, problem statement, cause and effect, incident timeline, solutions, and final report

https://www.sologic.com/en-us/resources/example-problems

Grading Rubric:

Criteria

Superior

Above Average

Competent

Below Standard

Far Below Standard

95-100

87-94

84-86

73-83

<72

Introduction/ Objective

Objective is precise, knowledgeable, significant, and distinguished from alternate or opposing options.

Objective is precise and knowledgeable.

Objective is acceptable.

Objective may be unclear or irrelevant.

Objective is missing.

Scope/ Evidence

Skillfully arranges evidence to set up premise of the issue.

Persuasively builds the case with supportive evidence.

Elaborates on all key points of the issue.

Clearly sets up premise of the issue.

Persuasively builds the case.

Covers key points of the issue.

Sets up premise of issue.

Sufficiently persuasive to the case.

Adequate development of key issues.

Poorly sets up the premise of the issue

Minimally persuasive to the case.

Poor development of key issues.

No premise set up.

Not persuasive to the case.

Absence of key issues.

Analysis

Skillful recommendations and/or specific action. Suggested action is reasonable.

Clear recommendations and/or specific action. Suggested action is reasonable.

Assignment: Research Paper

Assignment: Research Paper

Sufficient recommendations and/or specific action. Suggested action is reasonable.

Vague about specific action.

Action minimally reasonable.

Absence of specific action.

Action completely unreasonable.

Conclusion

Conclusion is precise, knowledgeable, significant, and distinguished from alternate or opposing options. Skillfully implicates impact on nursing practice, patient safety and healthcare quality.

Conclusion is precise knowledgeable and significant.

Clearly states impact on nursing practice, patient safety and healthcare quality.

Conclusion is appropriate.

Provides a basic explanation of the impact on nursing practice, patient safety and healthcare quality.

Conclusion may be unclear or irrelevant.

Vague references regarding impact..

Conclusion and/or

impact is missing

Integration Of Knowledge

Demonstrates understanding and applies concepts learned in the course at a superior level. Concepts are integrated into insights. Provides concluding remarks that show analysis and synthesis of ideas.

Demonstrates understanding and applies concepts learned in the course. Conclusions are supported in reflection.

Demonstrates, for the most part, understanding and applies concepts learned in the course. Some of the conclusions, however, are not supported.

Demonstrates, to a certain extent, understanding and applies some concepts learned in the course.

Does not demonstrate s full understanding of concepts learned in the course.

Writing Style, Formatting and Conventions

Appropriate references that support opinions and recommendations. Exceptional writing with no grammar, APA or spelling errors

Appropriate references that support opinions and recommendations. Excellent writing with 1-3 grammar, APA or spelling errors

Appropriate references that support opinions and recommendations. Sufficient writing with 4-6, APA or spelling errors

Minimal references and support for opinion on policy and recommendations for changes. 7-10 APA/Grammar and/or spelling errors.

Opinions and recommendations not well supported, >10 APA/Grammar and /or spelling errors

Assignment: Research Paper

Assignment: Research Paper

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.