In week 5 you will write the final section your Capstone Paper. The Assignment you will submit this week will combine the work you completed in Week 4 (Evidenced-Based Practice Plan) and will integrate the Resources and Conclusion details in approximately 3-5 paragraphs for your Capstone Paper. Be sure to include scholarly references identified in the literature review to support your EBP plan. Use appropriate and persuasive language that communicates meaning with clarity and fluency to readers, and is virtually error-free (see AWE Capstone Checklist).

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review the Capstone Paper Assignment Guide
• Locate the most current version of your Week 4 Assignment. You will add these sections to that document.
• Review the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist Capstone Level
  • Note the new expectations for Use of evidence and Credit to Source
  • Use a Scholarly Voice
    • http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice
    • http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/scholarlywriting#s-lg-box-2773859
  • Review the Walden University Writing Center webpage: Using Evidence: Synthesis
• Review the Week 5 Assignment Rubric
• Review Chapter 5 in your Spath text for examples of practice improvement plans.
  • Spath, P. (2018). Introduction to healthcare quality management (3rd ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
• Refer to Writing Center guidelines for how to write a summary.

Remember: Each section of the Capstone Paper must meet the Academic Writing Expectations for the Capstone Level.

Write a 3–4-page paper that addresses the following:

Introduction. Briefly review your practice problem and include a purpose statement.

• Evidence-Based Practice Plan Explanation  (Completed in Week 4)
  • Provide a detailed explanation of the evidence-based practice performance improvement plan that you will be use to address the practice problem.
  • Support your plan with scholarly references (the sources you found in the analysis of the evidence).
• Resources (completed in Week 5)
  • Describe the resources needed to support the change in practice such as personnel time, supplies for staff education, cost of new equipment, or cost of software.
  • Explain why each resource is necessary.
• Conclusion
  • Discuss all key points addressed in this assignment.

RE: Group B Practice Experience Discussion – Week 4

COLLAPSE

My improvement  project addresses  the prevention of Medication Administration Errors (MAEs).   Annually, 7,000 to 9,000 persons die from a medication error (Tariq et al., 2021).   The challenges and impediments to implementing a quality improvement plan may  include miscommunication among staff and the complexity of health care systems. Individuals affected by the change would include patients and improving their health conditions.  

 Some of the proposed action steps for implementing improved practice include having nurses regularly check labels, arrange medicine inventory to visually differentiate medications and monitoring patients to check the progress and effect of administered medications. 

 Potential challenges that might compromise my proposed improvement project include nurses having poor concentration due to the heavy workload they have. Nurses play an important role in the incident and prevention of medication administration errors. A solution and action plan would include organizational and structural changes to promote quality and safety based on evidence based practices. 

Medication errors are preventable, and they occur while in contact with a health care professional, patient or consumer during ordering, transcribing, dispensing, or administering prescriptions. Most medication errors can be avoided if guidelines on medication administration are adhered to appropriately. 

References

Tariq, R., Vashisht, R., Sinha, A., & Scherbak, Y. (2021) Medication dispensing errors and prevention.