Assessment Task 3000-word essay that address the assessment title. Critically explore a

Assessment Task

3000-word essay that address the assessment title.

Critically explore a risk assessment and quality improvement strategy in the provision of person centred safe high-quality adult nursing care.

How might the findings, conclusions and associated factors drawn from your exploration influence your ability to deliver safe, high-quality person-centred nursing care as a newly qualified adult nurse and how would these factors impact individuals with complex care needs – at this point you can use ‘I’ and explore your own understanding of this presented discussion and findings.

To support creation of the discussion ensure you use appropriate literature and inclusion of one study.

Construct a critical appraisal of one study to support your discussion within this essay, that allows for evaluation of the credibility of the methods used within the study.

Please ensure that the essay meets the Learning outcomes below

This assessment addresses the following learning outcomes (LOs):

1. Critically reflect on your own impact on the delivery of safe, high-quality care for people with complex health needs

2. Critically appraise a range of risk assessment strategies to enable the formulation of appropriate evidence-based, person-centred holistic nursing care plans across the full range of care settings.

3. Critically appraise the underpinning theory and research-based evidence used in the delivery of complex, holistic person-centred care.

4. Debate factors which influence the provision of safe, evidence-informed, and high-quality care in a range of adult nursing healthcare settings.

Below is a checklist to help ensure all the areas are covered within the essay.

Actions

I have named and referenced the risk assessment tool that I will critically examine.

Examples discussed on module: MUST; Falls Risk Assessment; NEWS2; HADS; Confusion Assessment Method; GCS; VIPS; PUSH; TIME; ASIA Scale; Sepsis Screening Tool; Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; Oral Health Assessment Tool; PUPRPOSE T pressure ulcer assessment; Waterlow Score; Braden Scale etc.

I have critically explored the risk assessment tool in relation to safe and high-quality Adult Nursing care.

To write critically here you should consider the benefits and where appropriate any limitations/criticisms/challenges associated with the risk assessment discussed. Balanced discussion is important.

Thinking points to support critical writing as discussed:

What clinical settings is it used in?

What is the intended role/purpose? 

What is the impact on patients or patient care? Are there any benefits you can discuss?

What is the impact on adult nursing? Do they support NMC (2018) requirements? Are there any challenges to implementing?

What is the impact on the wider healthcare service? 

I have explained how the risk assessment tool can link to the provision of safe and high-quality Adult Nursing care.

Examples

How MUST can help provide safe and high-quality Adult Nursing care.

How NEWS2 can help provide safe and high-quality Adult Nursing care

I have named and referenced the quality improvement strategy that I will critically explore.

Examples:

Plan, Do, Study and Act; Audit; Root Cause Analysis; Safeguarding Adult Reviews; Flowchart AKA process map; Cause and effect diagram AKA Fishbone Diagram; Failure Mode Effect Analysis; Experience Based Co-design; Kotter’s (1995) eight step change process etc

I have critically explored the quality improvement strategy in relation to safe and high-quality Adult Nursing care.

To write critically here you should consider the benefits and where appropriate any limitations/criticisms/challenges associated with the risk assessment discussed.

• What is the intended role/purpose?

• Why are they necessary?

• What is the impact on patients or patient care? Are there any benefits you can discuss?

• What is the impact on adult nursing? Do they support NMC (2018) requirements? Are there any challenges to implementing?

• What is the impact on the wider healthcare service?

I have explained how the quality improvement strategy can be used to support the provision of safe and high-quality Adult Nursing care.

How audit can be used to continuously improve the provision of safe and high-quality Adult Nursing care.

How Safeguarding Adult Reviews can be used to continuously improve the provision of safe and high-quality Adult Nursing care

I have used a wide range of peer-reviewed references to support critical examination of one risk assessment and one quality improvement strategy in relation to safe and high-quality Adult Nursing care. Examples of peer-reviewed references include research articles, journal articles, NICE Guidelines, governmental/NHS policy, academic healthcare textbooks etc.

I have considered associated factors and chosen two that can influence my ability to deliver safe, high-quality person-centred nursing care.

Associated factors examples discussed on module: organisational culture; human resources (staffing); environmental resources (equipment, clinical area layout etc.); leadership; communication; evidence-based practices; cultural competence; professional culture; team working; workload management; decision making; education and training; unconscious bias; individual attitude; scope of competence; lack of assertiveness; fatigue etc.

I have explained how these associated factors can influence my ability to provide complex care as a newly qualified nurse.

Examples:

We explained how nurse staffing levels can positively and/or negatively influence your ability to provide complex care as a newly qualified nurse.

We explained how communication can positively and/or negatively influence your ability to provide complex care as a newly qualified nurse.

We explained how confidence can positively and/or negatively influence your ability to provide complex care as a newly qualified nurse.

I have discussed how the factors that influence my ability to provide care as a Newly Qualified Nurse impact on individuals with complex care needs.

E.g

Care may be affected due to a lack of experience – how?

Care may be affected due to a lack of staff – how?

Care may be affected due to communication issues – how?

Care may be affected by leadership – how?

Care may be affected by teamwork – how?

Can may be affected by education and training – how?

You can write this section in either the 1st person or 3rd person. Please note this is ONLY for this section, the rest of the assignment must be in the 3rd person.

I have considered how I can relate factors to theory:

In Week 1 Session 1 post sessional work discusses McCance et al’s (2012) Person Centred Nursing Framework.

In Week 3 Session 1 we discussed The Health Foundations (2013) definition of human factors, Dupont’s (1997) The Dirty Dozen, Holden and Carayon’s (2021) SEIPS (Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) Model etc.

In Week 1 Session 3 we discussed Reason’s (2004) 3 Bucket Theory.

In Week 5 Session 2 we discussed Duchscher’s (2009) Transition Shock.

I have critically appraised the research design methods used in at least one research article discussed.

At a minimum you have made two explained and referenced points on the research methods to explain whether the methods used were valid and reliable. It is important to appraise research methods to establish how trustworthy or reliable reported research findings are.

To show critical appraisal of research methods you will fully explain and justify each point made and use references to support points discussed.

I have proofread my introduction to ensure I have explained how I will address all aspects of the assignment brief.

My assignment is within the 3000-word limit (+10% if needed).