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Critical Thinking/Research Project

National Patient Safety Goals

This project was developed to help the student explore their ability to critically think, solve a complex series of problems through analysis and evaluation, and reach justifiable conclusions. The student will then create a solution and discuss its’ application to their clinical environment.

The Joint Commission (JC) is an independent, not-for-profit organization. They accredit and certify more than 19,000 health care organizations, including Long Term Care facilities (LTC) in the United States.

The Joint Commission had established, and updates yearly, the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG).

Your assignment is to choose one of the NPSG’s. Then, research your chosen topic and write a minimum of 750 word APA paper. Your paper should be in 2 parts.

Part 1:

· Describe the NPSG you chose

· Describe the concerns related to this goal

· What are the consequences to patient safety if the goal is not achieved?

· What are the evidence-based practice solutions you have found in your research?

Part 2:

· Based on your clinical experience, how is your NPSG incorporated at this facility?

· Based on your evidence-based practice research, what changes would you implement at your clinical site to comply with NPSG’s?

The following rules apply:

· Use APA format. Follow the APA example loaded in ANGEL under assignments folder.

· Use only peer-reviewed articles published within the past 5 years.

· No Wikipedia

· No .com’s. Only .org, .edu, .gov

· Have a minimum of 3 references. (You must use the NPSG website as one reference).

· Two (2) references must be peer-reviewed and from a reputable NURSING JOURNAL. I suggest you use Rasmussen Library’s data base.

· Please leave bias, judgmental and emotional comments out of your paper

· When writing a paper, use only third person. Do not use terms like ‘me,” or “I”

· You may use as many references as necessary to complete your paper.

· The library is a great resource. See Mary. She is a great resource.

Make sure you review the rubric on the next page.

Start here:

http://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/npsgs.aspx

National Patient Safety Goals Grading Rubric

Project

Possible points

Points earned

1. APA style

Greater than 2 errors = 0 points

0-2

3. Sentence and paragraph structure

0-1

4. Grammar and spelling

0-1

5. No “copy and paste.” No quotes used. Paper was written in own words.

0-3

5. All topics requested are covered.

· Describe the NPSG you chose

· What is the concern?

· What are the consequences related to patient safety?

0-6

6. Described and explained several evidence-

Based practice solutions in a thoughtful manner

0-7

Total:

20

If your paper had NO CITATIONS, i.e., if you do not document where you got the information, your grade will be a zero.