Safety-quality issue in relation to risk to patient safety

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Scenario

You are a registered nurse working on the rehabilitation ward of a regional hospital. Over the past three months, you have identified ten patients with skin and tissue injuries that are localised to either their sacrum, greater trochanter or heel. All affected patients had limited mobility and were assessed upon admission as not having any skin integrity issues. You are given permission from the Director of Nursing to investigate the problem from a safety and quality perspective.

Question 1:

In essay format

Introduce the topic, identify the scenario and the safety and quality issue that you will address in the essay. The introduction should include an outline of the purpose of, and what will be covered in the essay.

Question 2:

Discuss ONE safety and quality issue in relation to the risk to patient safety in the scenario, with reference to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and other relevant literature

Question 3:

Discuss an evidence-based change that you would implement at ward-level to address the safety and quality issue AND justify how your chosen evidence-based change may improve the quality of care

Question 4:

Discuss how you would implement the change on a ward-level, using the quality improvement cycle of Plan, Do, Study, Act.

Question 5:

Critically discuss the digital data you would collect/use to (i) establish a baseline measure of the safety and quality issue AND (ii) evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence-based change you selected.

Question 6:

Summarise your essay in a conclusion, without introducing any new information.

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