homework

NR224 Fundamentals: Skills
RUA: Safety Goals Guidelines

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Purpose

This assignment increases the students’ awareness of the National Patient Safety Goals developed by The Joint
Commission. Specifically, this assignment will introduce the Speak Up Initiatives, an award-winning patient safety
program designed to help patients promote their own safety by proactively taking charge of their healthcare.

Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO #2: Apply the concepts of health promotion and illness prevention in the laboratory setting. (PO #2)
CO #8: Explain the rationale for selected nursing interventions based upon current nursing literature. (PO #8)

Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to
this assignment.

Total points possible: 5

0 points

Preparing the assignment

1. Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.

a. Select a Speak Up brochure from The Joint Commission website.
b. Write a short paper reviewing the brochure. Use the Grading Criteria (below) to structure your critique.
c. Include current nursing or healthcare journal article to support your critique.

2. Include the following sections
a. Introduction of brochure (3 points/6%)

i. Includes brochure title
ii. Identifies date published

iii. Describes individuals or groups
iv. Brochure properly cited, included on reference list,

and submitted with assignment

b. Summary of article (5 points/ 10%) -brochure citation required
i. Explain the main topics discussed

c. Communication (5 points/10 %) -brochure citation required
i. Review information that promotes communication

between patients and healthcare providers

d. Personal Reflection (2 points /4%)
i. Why did this topic interest you?

e. Evaluation of brochure (14 points/28% total (2 points each) (Brochure & nursing article must be cited)
i. Was the information provided in the brochure beneficial? Could you incorporate it in your patient

education?
ii. What was done well, and what could have been

improved in the brochure?

iii. Was the information presented clearly?
iv. Did current nursing or healthcare related research article support the information presented in the

brochure?
v. What population or individuals does this article apply to (i.e., who will benefit the most from this

brochure)?
vi. Who else can use this information?

vii. Will this information increase patient safety?
f. Evidence Review & Application (5 points/10% total)

i. Evidence was integrated from a recent (5 years) scholarly nursing journal article to support your answers.
g. Conclusion (5 points/10%)

i. Restates main ideas
ii. Includes supporting information from body of paper

https://www.jointcommission.org/topics/speak_up_campaigns.aspx

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iii. Summarizes the benefits of following the

brochure’s advice to a person at risk

h. APA style and structure (2 points/4%)

i. Adheres to current APA edition formatting guidelines for title page, margins, in-text citations, and
references

ii. Section headers are required
a. Summary of Brochure
b. Patient Communication
c. Personal Reflection
d. Evaluation of Brochure
e. Evidence Review and Application
f. Conclusion

iii. Paper is no longer than three (3) pages, excluding title page, reference page, and copy of brochure
a. Extra pages will not be read or contribute to the assignment grade

i. Clarity of writing (9 points/18%)
i. Proper use of Standard English

ii. Shows original thought
iii. No spelling or grammar errors
iv. Information presented in a logical progression

For writing assistance (APA, formatting, or grammar) visit the Citing Library Sources page in the online library.

Please note that your instructor may provide you with additional assessments in any form to determine that you
fully understand the concepts learned in the review module.

https://library.chamberlain.edu/citinglibrarysources

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Grading Rubric: Criteria are met when the student’s application of knowledge demonstrates achievement of the outcomes for this assignment.

Assignment Section and

Required Criteria
(Points possible/% of total points available)

Highest Level of

Performance

High Level of
Performance

Satisfactory
Level of

Performance

Unsatisfactory
Level of

Performance

Section
not

present

Introduction of Brochure
(3 points/6%)

3 Points

2 points 1 point 0 points

Required Criteria
1. Includes brochure title
2. Identifies date published
3. Describes individuals or groups
4. Brochure properly cited, included on reference list,

and submitted with assignment

Includes no less than 4 required
criteria.

Includes no less
than 3 required
criterion.

Includes no less
than 2 required
criterion.

Section not
present or
includes less
than 1
criterion

Summary of Brochure
(5 points/10%)

5 points

0 points

Required Criteria
1. Review the main topics

Includes no less than 1 required criteria. Section not present

Patient Communication
(5 points/10%)

5 points 0 Points

Required Criteria
1. Includes information to promote communication

between patients and healthcare providers

Includes no less than 1 required criteria.

Section not present.

Personal Reflection
(2 points/ 4%)

2 points 0 Points

Required Criteria
1. Why did this topic interest you?

Includes no less than 1 criteria. Section not present

Evaluation of Brochure
14 points total—2 points each

(14 points/28 %)

2 points

0 points

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Required Criteria
1. Was the information provided in the brochure

beneficial? Could you incorporate it in your patient
education?

Includes no less than 1 criteria. Section not present

Required Criteria
1. What was done well, and what could have been

improved in the brochure?
Includes no less than 1 criteria. Section not present

Required Criteria
1. Was the information presented clearly?

Includes no less than 1 criteria. Section not present

Required Criteria
1. Did current nursing or healthcare related research

support the information presented in the brochure?

Includes no less than 1 criteria. Section not present

Required Criteria
1. What population or individuals does this brochure apply

to (i.e., who will benefit the most from this brochure)?

Includes no less than 1 criteria. Section not present

Required Criteria
1. Who else can use this information?

Includes no less than 1 criteria. Section not present

Required Criteria
1. Will this information increase patient safety?

Includes no less than 1 criteria. Section not present

Evidence Review & Application
(5 points /10%)

5 points 0 points

Required Criteria
1. Evidence from a recent (5 years) scholarly nursing journal
article was integrated within the Evaluation of Brochure
section to support your answers.

Includes no less than 1 criteria. Does not include criteria

Conclusion
(5 points/10%)

5 points 4 points

2 points 0 points

Required criteria
1. Restates main ideas
2. Includes supporting information from body of

paper
3. Summarizes the benefits of following the

brochure’s advice to a person at risk

Includes no less than 3 required criteria.

Includes no less
than 2
requirements for
section.

Present, yet
includes no
required criteria.

Section not
present.

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APA Style and Organization
(2 points/4%)

2 points 0 points

Required criteria
1. Adheres to current APA edition formatting

guidelines for title page, margins, and in-text
citations, and references

2. Section headers used
a. Summary of Brochure
b. Patient Communication
c. Personal Reflection
d. Evaluation of Brochure
e. Evidence Review and Application
f. Conclusion

3. Paper is no longer than three (3) pages, excluding
title page, reference page, and copy of brochure.
a. Extra pages will not be read or contribute to

the assignment grade

Includes all required criteria Does not include all required
criteria

Clarity of Writing
(9 points/18%)

9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 0 points

Required criteria
1. Proper use of Standard English
2. Shows original thought
3. No spelling or grammar errors
4. Information presented in a logical progression

Includes no less
than 4
requirements for
section.

Includes no less
than 3
requirements for
section,

Includes no less
than 2
requirements for
section.

Includes 1
requirement for
section.

No
requirements
for this
section
presented.

Total Points Possible = 50 points

Purpose
Preparing the assignment
Grading Rubric: Criteria are met when the student’s application of knowledge demonstrates achievement of the outcomes for this assignment.