UNE HCA610 2021 January Week 4 Assignment Latest

HCA610 HEALTHCARE QUALITY FOR ENHANCED VALUE-BASED PATIENT OUTCOMES

Week 4 Assignment  

Article Critique

In this assignment, you will apply critical thinking skills to appraise strategies for increasing the reliability and safety of healthcare processes by critiquing an article on a quality improvement initiative.

Read ONE of the following articles:

Godlock, G., Christiansen, M., & Feider, L. (2016). Implementation of an evidence-based patient safety team to prevent falls in inpatient medical units. Medsurg Nursing, 25(1), 17-23.

Dixon-Woods, M., & Pronovost, P. J. (2016). Patient safety and the problem of many hands. BMJ Quality and Safety, 25(7), 485-488. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005232

Sutcliffe, K. M., Paine, L., & Pronovost, P. J. (2017). Re-examining high reliability: Actively organising for safety. BMJ Quality & Safety, 26(3), 248-251. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004698

Cohen, D. L., & Stewart, K. O. (2016). The stories clinicians tell: Achieving high reliability and improving patient safety. The Permanente Journal, 20(1), 85.

Review How to Write a Critical Analysis from the Teaching and Learning Center, UW.

Prepare a critique of the article you read. Write your critique in standard essay form using APA style and format, conventional grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Your critique should be 4-5 pages, double-spaced, not including cover page and reference page. It is generally best not to follow the author's organization when organizing your analysis since this approach lends itself to summary rather than analysis.

Begin with an introduction that defines the subject of your critique and your point of view:

You will first need to identify and explain the author’s ideas. Include citations from the article that support your description of the author’s point of view (you may summarize, quote, or paraphrase).

Preview your point of view on the subject and the author’s ideas

Defend your point of view by raising specific issues or aspects of the argument:

Offer your own opinion. Explain what you think about the argument.

Describe several points with which you agree or disagree.

For each of the points you mention, include specific citations from the article (you may summarize, quote, or paraphrase) that provide evidence for your point of view.

Explain how the article citations support your opinion.

Conclude your critique by summarizing your argument and re-emphasizing your opinion. Refer to the Article Critique Rubric in the syllabus or from My Grades for submission guidelines