Overview Nurses are often asked to implement processes, concepts, or practices—s

Overview
Nurses are often asked to implement processes, concepts, or practices—sometimes with little preparatory communication or education. One way to encourage sustainability of quality and process improvements is to assemble an accessible, user-friendly tool kit for knowledge and process documentation. Creating a resource repository or tool kit is also an excellent way to follow up an education or in-service session, as it can help to reinforce attendees’ new knowledge as well as the understanding of its value. By practicing creating a simple online tool kit, you can develop valuable technology skills to improve your competence and efficacy. This technology is easy to use and resources are available to guide you.
For this assignment, consider taking one of these two approaches:
Build on the work that you have done in your previous assignments and create an online tool kit or resource repository to help the audience of your in-service understand the research behind your safety improvement plan and put the plan into action.
Use a safety improvement plan from your current organization, the Institution for Healthcare Improvement, or a publicly available safety improvement initiative and create an online tool kit or resource repository to help an audience understand the research behind a safety improvement plan and how to put the plan in action.
Preparation
Google SitesLinks to an external site. is recommended for this assignment; the tools are free to use and should offer you a blend of flexibility and simplicity as you create your online tool kit. Please note that this requires a Google account; use your Gmail or GoogleDocs login, or create an account following the directions under the “Create Account” menu. For help:
Google. (n.d.). Get started with Sites.Links to an external site. Google Workspace Learning Center. https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/sites/get-started/#!/
Google. (n.d.). Sites help.Links to an external site. https://support.google.com/sites/?hl=en#topic=
Instructions
Using Google Sites, assemble an online resource tool kit containing at least 12 annotated resources that you consider critical to the success of your safety improvement initiative. These resources should enable nurses and others to implement and maintain the safety improvement you have developed.
It is recommended that you focus on the 3 or 4 most critical categories or themes with respect to your safety improvement initiative. For example, if your initiative concerns improving workplace safety for practitioners, you might choose broad themes such as general organizational safety and quality best practices; environmental safety and quality risks; individual strategies to improve personal and team safety; and process best practices for reporting and improving environmental safety issues.
Following the recommended scheme, you would collect at least 3 resources on average for each of the 4 categories. Each resource listing should include the following:
An APA-formatted citation of the resource with a working link.
A descriiption of the information, skills, or tools provided by the resource.
A brief explanation of how the resource can help nurses better understand or implement the safety improvement initiative.
A descriiption of how nurses can use this resource and when its use may be appropriate.
Remember that you must make your site ‘public’ so that your faculty can access it. Check out the Google Sites resources for more information.
Here is an example entry:
Merret, A., Thomas, P., Stephens, A., Moghabghab, R., & Gruneir, M. (2011). A collaborative approach to fall prevention. Canadian Nurse, 107(8), 24–29. http://www.canadian-nurse.com/articles/issues/2011/october-2011/a-collaborative-ap
This article presents the Geriatric Emergency Management-Falls Intervention Team (GEM-FIT) project. It shows how a collaborative nurse lead project can be implemented and used to improve collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork, as well as improve the delivery of health care services. This resource may prove more useful to nurses for its strategies and models for assembling and participating in an interdisciplinary team than for specific fall-prevention strategies. It is suggested that this resource be reviewed prior to creating an interdisciplinary team for a collaborative project in a health care setting.
Additionally, be sure that your plan addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the rubric. Please study the rubric carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.
Identify necessary resources to support the implementation and sustainability of a safety improvement initiative.
Analyze the usefulness of resources to the role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements.
Analyze the value of resources to reduce patient safety risk.
Present reasons and relevant occasions for use of resource tool kit by its target audience.
Communicate in a clear, logically structured, and professional manner that applies current APA style and formatting.
Example Assignment: You may use the Unit 9 Assignment Example [PDF] Download Unit 9 Assignment Example [PDF]to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the rubric would look like for an annotated bibliography. Note that you do not have to submit your bibliography in addition to the Google Site; the example bibliography is merely for your reference.
To submit your online tool kit assignment, paste the link to your Google Site in the assignment submission box.
Example Google Site: You may use the example Google Site, Resources for Improved Heparin Infusion SafetyLinks to an external site., to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the rubric would look like for this assignment.
Note: If you experience technical or other challenges in completing this assignment, please contact your instructor.
Additional Requirements
Number of resources: Your tool kit must include at least 12 professional or academically relevant resources that support the continued learning and implementation of knowledge and processes related to a safety improvement initiative. See BSN Program Library Research GuideLinks to an external site. as needed.
APA format: Use proper APA formatting for in-text citations and each annotated resource. See the APA ModuleLinks to an external site..
You may choose to save this assignment to your ePortfolioLinks to an external site..
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative.
Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks
Competency 2: Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks.
Identify organizational interventions to promote patient safety.
Competency 3: Identify organizational interventions to promote patient safety.
Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care.
Explain the nurse’s role in coordinating care to enhance quality and reduce costs.
Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care
example attached*