Quality of Healthcare Assignment

Purpose

The purposes of this assignment are to: (a) identify and articulate a new nursing care delivery model to increase the economic and quality outcomes for your organization, (b) articulate how key concepts of the new nursing care delivery model will reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare in the organization, and (c) provide empirical, scholarly evidence to support your ideas.

NOTE: You are to choose two patient safety goals to focus on for your organization. This will allow you, as the nurse executive, some flexibility in relating this deficiency to your new nursing care delivery model.

Total Points Possible:  225

Requirements:

  1. This paper will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and organization based on the required components.
  2. Create this assignment using Microsoft (MS) Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain documents. You can tell that the document is saved as a MS Word document because it will end in “.docx.”
  3. The length of the paper is to be no greater than three pages, excluding title page and reference page. Extra pages WILL NOT be read by the instructor and WILL NOT count toward your grade.

NOTE: You have the option of verbally presenting the content of your paper and uploading/sending the video to your instructor and posting it in the designated Week 8 threaded discussion.

  1. APA format (6th edition) is required in this assignment, including a title page and reference page. Use APA level 1 headings for the organizational structure of this assignment. Remember that the introduction does not carry a heading that labels it as a level heading in APA format. The first part of your paper is assumed to be the introduction. See APA manual for details. See resource under Course Resources, “Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers.” Use the suggested format and headings to organize your assignment.
    1. Include introduction (do not label as a heading in APA format)
    2. New Nursing Care Delivery Model and Patient Safety Goals
    3. Key Concepts
    4. Supporting Evidence
    5. Conclusion

 Preparing the paper

As the nurse executive of your organization, you must reexamine your current nursing care delivery model (total-patient-care) and propose a new model to reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare for the organization. Your staffing budget will remain fixed next year, and your recent visit by The Joint Commission revealed some patient safety goal challenges. You are considering switching from a total-patient-care delivery model to a new patient care delivery model.

  1. Clearly introduce your quality of healthcare assignment in the introduction paragraph. Include a sentence that states the purpose of your assignment.
  2. Clearly identify and articulate a new nursing care delivery model to increase the economic and quality outcomes for your organization. Discuss at least two patient safety goals to focus on for your organization.
  3. Clearly articulate how the key concepts of the new nursing care delivery model may reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare in the organization.
  4. Include a minimum of three sources of scholarly, empirical evidence to support the nursing care delivery model to be communicated.
  5. Provide concluding statements that should summarize your overall assignment content.
  6. The paper will be three pages maximum, excluding title and reference page(s).

Note: If you go over the paper length, the information will not be graded by the instructor.

NOTE: You have the option of verbally presenting the content of your paper and uploading/sending the video to your instructor and posting it in the designated Week 8 threaded discussion. For the video option, you must still include a written introduction and conclusion, title page and reference list, per APA.

  1. Title and reference page(s) must be in APA format (6th edition).
  2. Use 12 Times New Roman font and one-inch margins on all sides of the paper.
  1. Note: After submitting your assignment in Week 7, please also upload your completed assignment to the Week 8 designated threaded discussion to s
  2. Share with your peers.

 

Category Points % Description
Introduction 30 13% Introduction clearly introduces your quality of healthcare assignment and purpose of the assignment.
Nursing Care Delivery Model and Patient Safety Goals 30 13% New nursing care delivery model and two patient safety goals are clearly articulated.
Key Concepts 80 38% Key concepts of the nursing care delivery model to reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare in the organization are clearly articulated.
Evidence 30 13% Minimum of three scholarly, empirical evidence sources to support nursing care delivery model.
Conclusion 30 13% Concluding statements summarizing content are present.
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format 10 4% Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly 10 4% Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.
Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed 5 2% Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.
Total  225 100 A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

 

Grading Rubric

Assignment Criteria Exceptional

(100%)

Outstanding or highest level of performance

 Exceeds

(88%)

Very good or high level of performance

 Meets

(80%)

Competent or satisfactory level of performance

 Needs Improvement

(38%)

Poor or failing level of performance

 Developing

(0)

Unsatisfactory level of performance
Content

Possible Points = 200 Points

          
Introduction clearly introduces your quality of healthcare assignment. 30 Points 26 Points 24 Points 11 Points 0 Points
Introduction introduces your quality of healthcare assignment and purpose clearly. Introduction introduces your quality of healthcare assignment with minor lack of clarity or elements. Introduction of quality of healthcare assignment lacks occasional important element or specificity. Introduction of quality of healthcare assignment has multiple instances of inaccuracies. Introduction of quality of healthcare assignment is not present.
New Nursing Care Delivery Model and Patient Safety Goals 30 Points 26 Points 24 Points 11 Points 0 Points
Identification of new nursing care delivery model and two patient safety goals are articulated clearly with no inaccuracy. Identification of new nursing care delivery model and two patient safety goals are articulated with rare inaccuracy. Identification of new nursing care delivery model and two patient safety goals lacks occasional important elements or specificity. Identification of new nursing care delivery model and only one patent safety goal or has multiple instances of inaccuracies. No identification of new nursing care delivery model or only one patient safety goal and/or has multiple instances of in accuracies.
Key concepts of the nursing care delivery model to reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare to the organization are included and clearly articulated. 80 points 70 points 66 points 30 points 60 points
Key concepts of the nursing care delivery model to reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare to the organization are included and clearly articulated Key concepts of the nursing care delivery model to reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare to the organization are articulated with rare inaccuracy. Key concepts of the nursing care delivery model to reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare to the organization lacks occasional important element or specificity Key concepts of the nursing care delivery model to reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare to the organization have multiple instances of inaccuracies. Key concepts of the nursing care delivery model to reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare to the organization are not present.
At least three empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your nursing care delivery model are included. 30 Points 26 Points 24 Points 11 Points 0 Points
At least three empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your nursing care delivery model are included. Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your nursing care delivery model are clearly critiqued and have rare inaccuracy; or only two sources included. Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your nursing care delivery model lack occasional important element or specificity; or less than two sources included. Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your nursing care delivery model have multiple instances of inaccuracies. Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your nursing care delivery model are not present.
Concluding statements summarizing content are present. 30 Points 26 Points 24 Points 11 Points 0 Points
Concluding statements summarizing content are present and accurate. Concluding statements summarizing content are present with rare inaccuracy or missing elements. Concluding statements summarizing content lack occasional important element or specificity. Concluding statements summarizing content has multiple instances of inaccuracies. Concluding statements summarizing content are missing.

 

 

 

 

 
Content Subtotal     _____ of 200 points
Format

Possible Points = 20 points

          
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format. 10 points 9 points 8 points 4 points 0 points
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format. Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format with 1-2 exceptions. There are occasional 3-4 APA format errors in the text, title page, and/or reference page(s). There are occasional 5 APA format errors in the text, title page, and/or reference page(s). There are 6 or more APA format errors in the text, title page, and reference page(s).
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly. 10 points 9 points 8 points 4 points 0 points
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly. Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly with minimal exceptions. Ideas and information from other sources are cited with occasional errors. Ideas and information from other sources are cited with numerous errors. Ideas and information from other sources are not cited.
Grammar

Possible Points = 5 points

          
Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed. 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 0 points
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written work Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed with 1-2 exceptions. Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed with 3-4 exceptions. Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed with 5 exceptions. Rules of grammar, spelling, words usage, and punctuation are followed with 6 or more exceptions.
Format Subtotal   _____ of 25 points
Total Points     _____ of  225 points

 

 

 

 

 
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