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Paper Instructions:

This is for a nursing class

Link here for grading rubric:  Joint Commission guideline grading rubric

Dropbox – Submit to Dropbox with file name “Last Name_JointCommission”. An automated message is sent to your email upon successful submission; have you made this a habit yet?

Assignment:  Write a paper on the Joint Commission 2014 Critical Access Hospital and Hospital National Patient Safety Goals as follows:

1.  Open and read the Nursing Care Center (under '2014 NPSG Program Links' (National Patient Safety Goals), based on The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Mission and goals, found at this link:  Joint commission.org/Patient Safety  

2.  Link again to the (Joint Commission 2014 National Patient Safety Goals, page.  Choose an area of interest from the following any of Healthcare Programs listed under 2014 National Patient Safety Goals

Heathcare areas of interest:

Ambulatory Health Care
Behavioral Health Care
Critical Access Hospital
Home Care
Hospital
Long Term Care & Medicare/Medicaid Certification-Based Long Term Care
Office-Based Surgery
3.. Choose TWO of the goals listed under your selected area of interest to address in the paper.  

Write a brief introduction to your paper (i.e. what is joint commission’s purpose and the area and goals you will focus on).

4.  Search the e-library databases and literature for scholarly literature/articles on why this is an important goal. (2 articles per goal).

(Here is an example of area of interest, one goal, and one scholarly article: Area of Interest:  Behavioral Health Care.    Goal 1:  Improve the accuracy of the identification of individuals served.  Link here for an example of a scholarly article that supports why this is an important patient safety goal:  Pediatrics 2012 article

5.  For each Goal (1 & 2 that you’ve chosen),

Provide specific examples of why this has been a problem in the practice setting.
Discuss if you believe this goal is realistic.  
Identify obstacles that impede implementation and identify actions that will facilitate implementation.
What examples of Practice habits do you notice in your own practice setting?  (NOTE:  these practice habits are not the primary focus of the paper, just use as an illustration for the further synthesis of your paper).
Use APA title page, running head; headings, spacing, citations, and reference page (notice that APA formatting is worth 20, yes 20 points.  So make sure your PERLLA is set; or you have your APA 6th edition book handy).  For headings, use “Goal 1” and “Goal 2”  You will have at least 5 references:  2 articles for each of the 2 goals (4 references) AND (1) the Joint Commission web address.  You may use more if you want.



Grading criteria    Points
Introduction (to Joint Commission and your 2 goals)

Goal 1: Search literature for why it is important to have this goal and

provide specific examples of why this has been a problem in the practice setting



10
Discuss if you believe this goal is realistic. Identify obstacles that impede implementation

and identify actions that will facilitate implementation



5
Goal 2: Search literature for why it is important to have this goal and

provide specific examples of why this has been a problem in the practice setting



10
Discuss if you believe this goal is realistic. Identify obstacles that impede implementation

and identify actions that will facilitate implementation



5
APA: Title page, introduction, body, summary, and reference page. Spelling, grammar, and the use of headings will be evaluated



20
              Total Points