BHA4004 Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data

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Part 2 NT
BHA4006: Voluntary Accreditation
Instructions!!!!!
Now that your Vila Health hospital has a robust compliance program and an all-staff
compliance training program in place, senior leaders want to take the next step. They want
the organization to perform an in-depth analysis of the benefits of voluntary accreditation.
Senior leaders know the Joint Commission accreditation it currently possesses is good for
the organization’s reputation and standing in the community. However, they also want to
know what additional benefits might exist for the organization, which it has not capitalized
on yet. They hope to better justify the costs associated with voluntary accreditation.
Because of your involvement in developing and implementing the new compliance
program, they have asked you to research and prepare a summary brief on how The Joint
Commission accreditation helps the organization comply with regulatory requirements,
improve quality, and meet stakeholder needs. In your summary brief, they have also asked
you to consider other accrediting organizations that could benefit the organization.
Instructions
To meet your senior leaders’ request, prepare a 10–12-page summary brief. A summary
brief is a common document in management that is used to summarize concepts, issues,
products, or projects. Summary briefs often vary in format. For academic purposes, the
required format for this summary brief is APA format, a common format for health care
research and academics. Consult the Evidence and APALinks to an external site. page or
the SONHS APA Template [DOCX] for additional guidance on appropriate use of APA
guidelines.
Use the following headings to organize your summary brief for leadership:
Accreditation in Health Care
In three to four paragraphs:
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Provide a short overview of accreditation in health care.
Accreditation Requirements
In three to four paragraphs:
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Include an overview of the most common accreditation requirements.
Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance
In one to two pages:
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Compare and contrast accreditation and regulation requirements.
Detail how accreditation helps health care organizations meet regulatory
requirements.
The Joint Commission Standards
In one to two pages:
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Analyze the key Joint Commission standards that apply to this organization.
Accreditation Best Practices
In two to three pages:
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Describe industry best practices for meeting accreditation requirements.
Other Accrediting Organizations
In two to three pages:
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Select and identify one accrediting body other than The Joint Commission and
analyze the benefits of its accreditation for the organization.
Conclusion
In three to five paragraphs:
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Share your informed opinion about whether the cost and required effort for
meeting accreditation requirements have value to the organization.
Note: You do not need to perform a full financial analysis here. You only need to share
considered insights about the benefits and costs of voluntary accreditation.
Additional Requirements
Your assignment should meet the following requirements:
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Written Communication: Ensure your summary brief is clear, well-organized,
and free of errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
APA format: Use current APA style and formatting. Indent the first sentence of
all new paragraphs.
Length: 10–12 double-spaced pages, not including abstract, title page, and
reference page.
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Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
References: Cite a minimum of three references from peer-reviewed journals.
Also include two web pages or websites from health care accrediting
organizations.
Review the rubric so that you understand how your faculty member is going to evaluate
your work. Submit your assignment as a Word document.
View Rubric
Voluntary Accreditation
Voluntary Accreditation
Criteria
Ratings
Explain the concept of accreditation in health care.
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30 to >25.52 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Explains the concept
of accreditation in
health care and
provides examples of
accrediting
organizations.
25.52 to >21 pts
PROFICIENT
Explains the concept
of accreditation in
health care.
21 to >0 pts
BASIC
Explains the concept
of accreditation in
health care but the
explanation is
incomplete,
inaccurate, or
otherwise flawed.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not explain the
concept of
accreditation in
health care.
Voluntary Accreditation
Voluntary Accreditation
Criteria
Ratings
Compare and contrast accreditation and regulation requirements.
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30 to >25.52 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Compares and
contrasts
accreditation and
regulation
requirements and
cites sources to
support the
comparison.
25.52 to >21 pts
PROFICIENT
Compares and
contrasts
accreditation and
regulation
requirements.
21 to >0 pts
BASIC
Compares and
contrasts
accreditation and
regulation
requirements but the
comparison is
incomplete,
inaccurate, or
otherwise flawed.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not compare
and contrast
accreditation and
regulation
requirements.
Voluntary Accreditation
Voluntary Accreditation
Criteria
Ratings
Analyze how accreditation helps health care organizations meet
regulatory standards.
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28 to >23.8 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Analyzes how
accreditation helps
health care
organizations meet
regulatory standards
and cites sources to
support the analysis.
23.8 to >19.6 pts
PROFICIENT
Analyzes how
accreditation helps
health care
organizations meet
regulatory standards.
19.6 to >0 pts
BASIC
Analyzes how
accreditation helps
health care
organizations meet
regulatory standards
but the analysis is
incomplete,
inaccurate, or
otherwise flawed.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not analyze
how accreditation
helps health care
organizations meet
regulatory standards.
Analyze the key Joint Commission standards that apply to a specific
health care organization.
28 to >23.8 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Voluntary Accreditation
Voluntary Accreditation
Criteria
Ratings
view longer description
Analyzes the key
Joint Commission
standards that apply
to a specific health
care organization
and cites sources to
support the analysis.
23.8 to >19.6 pts
PROFICIENT
Analyzes the key
Joint Commission
standards that apply
to a specific health
care organization.
19.6 to >0 pts
BASIC
Analyzes the key
Joint Commission
standards that apply
to a specific health
care organization,
but the standards
analyzed are not key
or relevant or the
analysis is
incomplete,
inaccurate, or
otherwise flawed.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not analyze the
key Joint
Commission
standards that apply
to a specific health
care organization.
Voluntary Accreditation
Voluntary Accreditation
Criteria
Ratings
Describe best practices for meeting accreditation requirements.
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28 to >23.8 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Describes best
practices for meeting
accreditation
requirements and
cites sources to
support the best
practices.
23.8 to >19.6 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes best
practices for meeting
accreditation
requirements.
19.6 to >0 pts
BASIC
Describes best
practices for meeting
accreditation
requirements but the
practices are not
relevant or the
description is
incomplete,
inaccurate, or
otherwise flawed.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe
best practices for
meeting
accreditation
requirements.
Analyze the benefits a specific health accrediting organization provides
to a health care organization.
28 to >23.8 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Voluntary Accreditation
Voluntary Accreditation
Criteria
Ratings
view longer description
Analyzes the benefits
a specific health
accrediting
organization
provides to a health
care organization
and provides specific
examples of benefits.
23.8 to >19.6 pts
PROFICIENT
Analyzes the benefits
a specific health
accrediting
organization
provides to a health
care organization.
19.6 to >0 pts
BASIC
Analyzes the benefits
a specific health
accrediting
organization
provides to a health
care organization but
the analysis is
incomplete,
inaccurate, or
otherwise flawed.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not analyze the
benefits a specific
health accrediting
organization
provides to a health
care organization.
Voluntary Accreditation
Voluntary Accreditation
Criteria
Ratings
Write a scholarly, clear, well-organized, and generally error-free
summary brief that conforms to APA formatting requirements and is
reflective of professional communication in a health care setting.
view longer description
28 to >23.8 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Writes a scholarly,
clear, well-organized,
and generally errorfree summary brief
that conforms to APA
formatting
requirements and is
reflective of
professional
communication in a
health care setting,
and cites and
accurately
paraphrases
supporting sources.
23.8 to >19.6 pts
PROFICIENT
Writes a scholarly,
clear, well-organized,
and generally errorfree summary brief
that conforms to APA
formatting
requirements and is
reflective of
professional
communication in a
health care setting.
19.6 to >0 pts
BASIC
Writes a summary
brief but it is not
reflective of
professional
communication in a
Voluntary Accreditation
Voluntary Accreditation
Criteria
Ratings
health care setting, is
not scholarly, clear,
well organized, and
generally error free,
or does not conform
to APA formatting
requirements.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not write a
scholarly, clear, wellorganized, and
generally error-free
summary brief that
conforms to APA
formatting
requirements and is
reflective of
professional
communication in a
health care setting.
Total Points: 0
Part 1 NT
BHA4004: Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data
Instructions!!!!!
Introduction
“Being in a position of leadership is the most important job of any health professional
anywhere along the continuum of care” (Ledlow & Coppola, 2013, p. 3). Leaders and
ultimately the boards of directors of health care organizations are accountable for the
safety of those they serve.” National quality organizations and regulatory bodies . . . are
growing in their emphasis on leadership accountabilities for safe, reliable care as well as
excellence in the experience of care” (Youngberg, 2013, p. 39).
With this emphasis on leadership accountability for the delivery of safe, high-quality health
care services, health care leaders need to be able to drill down on what exactly safety and
quality mean in the health care environment. Likewise, they also need to be able to design
measures that help to ensure their organizations are able to deliver those kinds of
outcomes. Read the short document Measurement Perspectives [PDF] Download
Measurement Perspectives [PDF]to examine key elements related to this issue.
In this final course assignment, you will have a unique opportunity to examine a health care
organization’s safety and quality dashboard from the perspective of four organizational
leaders. You will explore each leader’s specific interests regarding patient safety and
quality. In particular, you will have the opportunity to perform a more in-depth analysis of
the dashboard, the type of analysis a quality director might perform to further the
organization’s safety and quality objectives.
Preparation
To successfully complete this assignment:
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Review the Vila Health: Mercy Hospital Safety and Quality Dashboard
[PDF] Download Vila Health: Mercy Hospital Safety and Quality Dashboard
[PDF], which contains the data you will use for this assignment.
Review the Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data Template [PPT] Download
Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data Template [PPT], which you will use to create
your presentation.
Consult the readings provided in Week 8.
Instructions
Base your assignment on the Vila Health: Mercy Hospital Safety and Quality Dashboard
[PDF] Download Vila Health: Mercy Hospital Safety and Quality Dashboard [PDF]. Note:
You do not need to create a dashboard for this assignment. You are simply being asked to
work with the one provided here.
The CEO has asked each of the organizational leaders below to prepare a joint PowerPoint
presentation. In the presentation, you are to prepare a set of slides from the perspective of
each of the following roles outlining their analysis of how the new numbers will inform
their particular activities for the next quarter. The organizational leaders include:
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The quality director.
The patient safety officer.
The risk manager.
Senior leadership.
Because of the quality director’s critical role in implementing the organization’s safety and
quality strategic objectives, this individual will open the presentation and provide
additional background about how the new dashboard was developed. This individual will
also close the presentation. Use the following outline to organize your presentation. Be sure
to include the introduction and conclusion and address all the questions listed under these
headings. Be sure to address each role and the corresponding questions.
Use the Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data Template [PPT] Download Analyze and Apply
Dashboard Data Template [PPT]to address the following:
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Introduction (1–2 slides)
o What is a safety and quality dashboard?
o What role do safety and quality dashboards play in helping health
care organizations drive their strategic safety and quality objectives?
Evidence-Based Actions to Improve (2–3 slides): Recommend evidence-based
actions to improve a selected measure on a health care organization’s safety and
quality dashboard.
o What measure on the health care organization’s safety and quality
dashboard was selected?
o What evidence-based actions to improve the selected measure are
being recommended?
Metrics Selection (3–4 slides): Describe how a health care organization chooses
the metrics to include in its safety and quality dashboard.
o How do health care organizations determine what they want to
measure? Be sure to consider:
▪ Pressures from regulators, payors, and the industry.
▪ Self-identified improvement areas. For example, one
organization’s safety and quality dashboard may highlight
patient falls because its rate of falls is higher than the
national average. This may also have resulted in increased
costs to the organization.
o What CQI tools did the organization use to obtain, measure, and
report data?
What was the quality improvement team’s role in addressing the
reported measures?
Quality Director (2–3 slides): Analyze areas of a safety and quality dashboard of
concern to a quality director.
o Which metric on the dashboard would draw the quality director’s
attention the most?
o What does this dashboard metric mean and why is it important?
o What three recommendations to leadership would help to address
this metric?
o What (if any) quality models could be used to increase the quality of
patient care and outcomes for this metric? Consider PDCA, Six Sigma,
Lean, Hoshin Kanri planning, et cetera.
Patient Safety Officer (2–3 slides): Analyze areas of a safety and quality
dashboard of concern to a patient safety officer.
o Which metric on the dashboard would draw the patient safety
officer’s attention the most?
o What does this dashboard metric mean and why is it important?
o What role does the patient safety officer play in improving this
metric?
Risk Manager (2–3 slides): Analyze areas of a safety and quality dashboard of
concern to a risk manager.
o Which metric on the dashboard would draw the risk manager’s
attention the most?
o What does this dashboard metric mean and why is it important?
o What role does the risk manager play in improving this metric?
Senior Leadership (1 slide): Assess senior leadership’s role in setting a health
care organization’s strategic safety and quality objectives.
o What is the role of senior leadership (for example, CEO, COO,
president, or senior VP) in driving safety and quality improvement
initiatives?
o What next steps might senior leadership take, given the dashboard
findings and the quality director’s three improvement
recommendations?
Conclusion (2–3 slides)
o Which regulatory agencies may be concerned about the findings in
this dashboard?
o Why would regulators be concerned about these findings?
o Why are safety and quality dashboards important for monitoring key
metrics in health care organizations?
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Your slides need to be concise and offer main ideas in bulleted format. Use the speaker
notes to expand upon your findings as if they were the transcript of your presentation for
the leadership team.
In the health care environment, it is unlikely for a presentation and speaker notes to be in
APA style. Do make sure your presentation is concise, organized, clear, and free of errors in
grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Do make sure the presentation addresses all the
required headings and all of the questions under each heading.
Your senior leaders will want to know the sources of your information. Be sure to cite your
sources in APA style in your speaker notes.
Please review the Analyzing and Applying Dashboard Data Scoring Guide to ensure you
understand the grading requirements for this assignment.
Additional Requirements
Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:
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Template: Use the Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data Template
[PPT] Download Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data Template [PPT]to complete
this assignment.
Dashboard: Use the data included in the Vila Health Mercy Hospital Safety and
Quality Dashboard [PDF] Download Vila Health Mercy Hospital Safety and
Quality Dashboard [PDF].
Length: A maximum of 20 slides, including title and reference slides. Format
your title and reference slides according to current APA format. Slides should be
3–5 bullet points, 5 -7 words per bullet point, using size 24 font.
Speaker notes: Be sure to include these with your slides. They provide an
opportunity for you to expand on the information you are highlighting in your
slides. Speaker Notes should use size 12 font, single spaced, paragraph indented.
Number of references: A minimum of two references. In-text citations should
be provided in the Speaker Notes section.
References
Ledlow, G. R., & Coppola, M. N. (2013). Leadership for health professionals (2nd ed.). Jones &
Bartlett Learning.
Youngberg, B. J. (2013). Patient safety handbook (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the
following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
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Competency 1: Analyze the quality and performance improvement activities
within the health care organization.
o Recommend evidence-based actions to improve a selected measure
on a health care organization’s safety and quality dashboard.
Competency 2: Explain the risk management function in the health care
organization.
Analyze areas of a safety and quality dashboard of concern to a risk
manager.
Competency 3: Analyze the importance of patient safety in health care.
o Describe how a health care organization chooses the metrics to
include in its safety and quality dashboard.
o Analyze areas of a safety and quality dashboard of concern to a
quality director.
o Analyze areas of a safety and quality dashboard of concern to a
patient safety officer.
Competency 4: Apply leadership strategies to quality improvement in a health
care organization.
o Assess senior leadership’s role in setting a health care organization’s
strategic safety and quality objectives.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and
respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with
the expectations for health care professionals.
o Use correct grammar, punctuation, and mechanics as expected of an
undergraduate learner.
o Writing adheres to APA formatting rules and APA writing style with
few or minor errors.
o
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Criteria
Ratings
Pt
Recommend evidence-based actions to improve a selected measure on a
health care organization’s safety and quality dashboard.
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28 to >23.8 pts
Distinguished
Recommends
evidence-based
actions to
improve a
selected measure
on a health care
organization’s
safety and quality
dashboard.
Includes multiple
examples,
specifics, and
references to the
/
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Criteria
Ratings
professional
literature.
23.8 to >19.6 pts
Proficient
Recommends
evidence-based
actions to
improve a
selected measure
on a health care
organization’s
safety and quality
dashboard.
19.6 to >0 pts
Basic
Attempts to
recommend
evidence-based
actions to
improve a
selected measure
on a health care
organization’s
safety and quality
dashboard;
however,
recommendations
are not always
evidence-based
and/or
appropriate.
Omissions and/or
errors exist.
0 pts
Non-Performance
Does not attempt
to recommend
Pt
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Criteria
Ratings
Pt
evidence-based
actions to
improve a
selected measure
on a health care
organization’s
safety and quality
dashboard.
Describe how a health care organization chooses the metrics to include
in its safety and quality dashboard.
view longer description
28 to >23.8 pts
Distinguished
Analyzes how a
health care
organization
chooses the
metrics to include
in its safety and
quality
dashboard.
Includes multiple
examples,
specifics, and
references to the
professional
literature.
23.8 to >19.6 pts
Proficient
Describes how a
health care
organization
chooses the
metrics to include
in its safety and
quality
dashboard.
19.6 to >0 pts
Basic
/
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Criteria
Ratings
Pt
Attempts to
describe how a
health care
organization
chooses the
metrics to include
in its safety and
quality
dashboard;
however,
omissions and/or
errors exist.
0 pts
Non-Performance
Does not attempt
to describe how a
health care
organization
chooses the
metrics to include
in its safety and
quality
dashboard.
Analyze areas of a safety and quality dashboard of concern to a quality
director.
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26 to >22.1 pts
Distinguished
Analyzes areas of
a safety and
quality dashboard
of concern to a
quality director.
Includes multiple
examples,
specifics, and
references to the
professional
literature.
/
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Criteria
Ratings
Pt
22.1 to >18.2 pts
Proficient
Analyzes areas of
a safety and
quality dashboard
of concern to a
quality director.
18.2 to >0 pts
Basic
Attempts to
analyze areas of a
safety and quality
dashboard of
concern to a
quality director.
0 pts
Non-Performance
Does not attempt
to analyze areas
of a safety and
quality dashboard
of concern to a
quality director.
Analyze areas of a safety and quality dashboard of concern to a patient
safety officer.
view longer description
26 to >22.1 pts
Distinguished
Analyzes areas of
a safety and
quality dashboard
of concern to a
patient safety
officer. Includes
multiple
examples,
specifics, and
references to the
/
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[u09a1] Week 9 Assignment: Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data
Criteria
Ratings
Pt
professional
literature.
22.1 to >18.2 pts
Proficient
Analyzes areas of
a safety and
quality dashboard
of concern to a
patient safety
officer.
18.2 to >0 pts
Basic
Attempts to
analyze areas of a
safety and quality
dashboard of
concern to a
patient safety
officer; however,
omissions and/or
errors exist.
0 pts
Non-Performance
Does not attempt
to analyze areas
of a safety and
quality dashboard
of concern to a
patient safety
officer.
Analyze areas of a safety and quality dashboard of concern to a risk
manager.
view longer description
26 to >22.1 pts
Distinguished
Analyzes areas of
a safety and
quality dashboard
of concern to a
/
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Criteria
Ratings
Pt
risk manager.
Includes multiple
examples,
specifics, and
references to the
professional
literature.
22.1 to >18.2 pts
Proficient
Analyzes areas of
a safety and
quality dashboard
of concern to a
risk manager.
18.2 to >0 pts
Basic
Attempts to
analyze areas of a
safety and quality
dashboard of
concern to a risk
manager;
however,
omissions and/or
errors exist.
0 pts
Non-Performance
Does not attempt
to analyze areas
of a safety and
quality dashboard
of concern to a
risk manager.
Assess senior leadership’s role in setting a health care organization’s
strategic safety and quality objectives.
view longer description
26 to >22.1 pts
Distinguished
/
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[u09a1] Week 9 Assignment: Analyze and Apply Dashboard Data
Criteria
Ratings
Assesses senior
leadership’s role
in setting a health
care
organization’s
strategic safety
and quality
objectives.
Includes multiple
examples,
specifics, and
references to the
professional
literature.
22.1 to >18.2 pts
Proficient
Assesses senior
leadership’s role
in setting a health
care
organization’s
strategic safety
and quality
objectives.
18.2 to >0 pts
Basic
Attempts to
assess senior
leadership’s role
in setting a health
care
organization’s
strategic safety
and quality
objectives;
however,
Pt
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Criteria
Ratings
Pt
omissions and/or
errors exist.
0 pts
Non-Performance
Does not attempt
to assess senior
leadership’s role
in setting a health
care
organization’s
strategic safety
and quality
objectives.
Use correct grammar, punctuation, and mechanics as expected of an
undergraduate learner.
view longer description
20 to >17 pts
Distinguished
Uses correct
grammar,
punctuation, and
mechanics
beyond what is
expected of an
undergraduate
learner.
17 to >14 pts
Proficient
Uses correct
grammar,
punctuation, and
mechanics as
expected of an
undergraduate
learner.
14 to >0 pts
Basic
Uses correct
grammar,
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Criteria
Ratings
Pt
punctuation, and
mechanics as
expected of an
undergraduate
learner, but with
some errors and
lapses.
0 pts
Non-Performance
Does not use
correct grammar,
punctuation, and
mechanics as
expected of an
undergraduate
learner.
Writing adheres to APA formatting rules and APA writing style with few
or minor errors.
view longer description
20 to >17 pts
Distinguished
Writing is
exemplary,
exhibiting strict
and nearly
flawless
adherence to APA
formatting rules
and APA writing
style.
17 to >14 pts
Proficient
Writing adheres
to APA formatting
rules and APA
writing style with
few or minor
errors.
14 to >0 pts
/
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Criteria
Ratings
Basic
Writing reflects
inconsistent use
of APA formatting
and APA writing
style.
0 pts
Non-Performance
Writing does not
adhere to APA
formatting and
APA writing style.
Total Points: 0
Pt
Part 3 NT
BHA4010: Developing a Research Plan
Overview
When conducting research, it is possible to move in multiple directions rather than toward
a specific focal point. These multiple directions create components of the research that do
not align with one another. It is particularly a problem for novice researchers. For this final
assignment, it will be critical to ensure that all parts of your submission—problem
statement, purpose statement, research questions, and data collection, or sampling—are
aligned. This review will help lead to a focused research plan, which is more likely to be
successful at addressing the research question.
One important consideration is how valid and reliable the data and collection tools are for a
research plan. For reasons of expediency, researchers find a sample of a specific population
because it is not possible to research an entire population. In quantitative studies,
statistical formulas are used to determine the number required from the sample to ensure
validity of the study results. In qualitative studies, the simple rule of 12–20 participants is
accepted based on the total population. Participants must meet the criteria outlined as
specific for the study. The sample comprises individuals who can represent the total
population. From the data gathered, the researcher can determine causation, correlation, or
inference.
Remember, reliable data are data findings that can be repeated. In other words, the results
from the data collection are consistent across different samples and time periods. Valid
data are data findings that are accurate and relevant.
Summary
For this assignment, you will develop a thorough, 5–9 page research plan based on your
work on previous assignments. The plan will be based on either qualitative or quantitative
methodologies, but not both. In addition to refining your previous work, you will also
discuss the concepts of reliability and validity as they pertain to data collection.
Instructions
The purpose of a research plan is to provide a brief overview of the key components of a
planned research study. The plan helps to build quality into the research process. During
this course, you have developed an abbreviated research plan contributing to a process
improvement focused on decreasing the incidence of an HAC of your choice. As you have
progressed through the course, you may have improved your ideas and revised your
writing based on new information and the expertise you have gained.
To complete this final assignment, combine relevant work from your previous assignments
into one seamless research plan. Be sure to incorporate any useful feedback suggested by
your instructor and properly cite all resources used to support your plan.
For this assignment, it is suggested that you build on the work that you did in the Research
Problem and Purpose Statements assignment, as well as the research questions and
methods assignment that fits the method you have chosen.
This assignment has four distinct parts.
Part 1: Problem Statement
For this first part of the assignment, present your revised and finalized problem statement
based on your work in the Research Problem and Purpose Statements assignment.
Additionally, explain how the purpose statement is grounded within the context and
evidence of your chosen HAC and the health care setting that is being used as the basis for
your research plan. Point out the ways in which the problem statement will help to
establish the alignment of other parts of the research plan.
This part should be about 1 page long.
Use the following Problem Statement Checklist when finalizing your problem statement.
Problem Statement Checklist
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Identify the problem that led to the research.
o Is it easy to determine?
o Do identifying words justify the problem?
Is the rationale or justification of the problem clearly stated?
Do the words in the problem statement indicate the kind of study performed?
Which words in particular?
Is the evidence that was cited for the problem provided in the literature?
Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria
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Explain a given problem statement in the context of a research plan.
Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the
diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations
for health care professionals.
Part 2: Purpose Statement
For this second part of the assignment, present your revised and finalized purpose
statement based on your work in the Research Problem and Purpose Statements
assignment.
Additionally, explain how the purpose statement is grounded within the context and
evidence of your chosen HAC and the health care setting that is being used as the basis for
your research plan. Point out the ways in which the purpose statement is aligned with your
problem statement, as well as how it will help inform an aligned methodological choice for
other parts of the research plan.
This part should be 1–2 pages in length.
Use the following Purpose Statement Checklist when finalizing your purpose statement.
Purpose Statement Checklist
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Identify the purpose that led to the research study.
o What is the study intended to accomplish? What are the desired
outcomes?
o Is the rationale or justification for the purpose clearly stated?
Do the words in the purpose statement indicate the kind of study performed?
Which words in particular?
Was the item that was cited as evidence for the purpose published within the
last five years?
Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria
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Explain a given purpose statement in the context of a research plan.
Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the
diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for
health care professionals.
Part 3: Research Question
For this third part of the assignment, present your revised and finalized research question.
This research question should be based on your work in either the Qualitative Research
Questions and Methods assignment or the Quantitative Research Questions and Methods
assignment.
Additionally, explain how the research question is grounded within the context and
evidence of your chosen HAC and the health care setting that is being used as the basis for
your research plan. Point out the ways in which the research question is aligned with the
purpose of your research plan, as well as how answering it will help to address your
research problem. Also comment on the ways in which the research question helps to
provide a guide to which data collection methods can be aligned.
This part should be 1–2 pages in length.
Depending on your chosen methodology, the following checklists could be useful:
Qualitative Research Question Checklist
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Does the purpose statement fit logically with the problem statement? Does the
purpose statement use similar words to the problem statement, or does it seem
to address a different topic?
Do the research questions align with the method and design of the study? For
instance, are words like perception used that would automatically reject a
quantitative study?
Do questions seek to describe responses to the variables described in the study?
Do the questions begin with the word why?
Do the questions focus on a single phenomenon?
Do the questions include exploratory verbs?
Is the language nondirectional?
Are the questions open ended?
Do the questions specify the participants and research site?
Quantitative Research Question Checklist
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Does the purpose statement fit logically with the problem statement? Does the
purpose statement use similar words to the problem statement, or does it seem
to address a different topic?
Based on the problem statement, do the research questions align with the
method and design of the study? For instance, are words like perception used
that would automatically reject a quantitative study?
Do questions seek to describe responses to the variables described in the study?
Do the questions include words like compare or correlate that indicate a
quantitative study?
Do the questions include identification of the independent and dependent
variables?
Does the hypothesis fit with the research questions?
Does the hypothesis include both the null and alternative hypotheses?
Do the questions and hypothesis identify the participants for the research study?
Do the questions and hypothesis specify the participants and the research site?
Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria
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Explain a given research question in the context of a research plan.
Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the
diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations
for health care professionals.
Part 4: Data Collection, Reliability, and Validity
For this fourth and final part of the assignment, you will start by building on the data
collection methods, tools, and strategies from your work in either the Qualitative Research
Questions and Methods or the Quantitative Research Questions and Methods assignment.
Make sure you use the data collection considerations that match the methodology of your
research question.
In this part, you will describe the ways in which your data collection methods will be valid
within the context of your chosen HAC and health care setting, as well as your choice of
methodology. Additionally, you will explain how the measurements that your chosen
collection methods will produce are reliable and valid. Lastly, you will comment on how the
data collection methods are aligned in such a way that they will produce information that
will help to answer the research question and create an opportunity to address the
research purpose and problem. Use the following scoring guide to help you.
Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria
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Explain a chosen data collection method in the context of a research plan.
Describe a contextually valid data collection method.
Explain contextual measurement reliability and validity.
Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the
diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations
for health care professionals.
Additional Submission Requirements
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Structure: Include a title page, table of contents, and reference page.
Length: There is no length requirement for this assignment. Most submissions
that fully address all scoring guide criteria will be 5–9 pages long.
References: Cite at least five current scholarly or professional resources.
Format: Use APA style for references and citations.
o You may wish to refer to the following APA resources to help with
your structure, formatting, and style:
▪ Evidence and APALinks to an external site..
▪ APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]Links to an external site..
Font: Times New Roman font, 12 point, double-spaced for narrative portions
only.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the
following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
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Competency 1: Explain the different types of health care research
methodologies.
o Explain a chosen data collection method in the context of a research
plan.
o Describe a contextually valid data collection method.
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Competency 2: Develop a research question based on a hospital-acquired
condition.
o Explain a given research problem in the context of a research plan.
o Explain a given purpose statement in the context of a research plan.
o Explain a given research question in the context of a research plan.
Competency 3: Develop a HAC research project.
o Explain contextual measurement reliability and validity.
o Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.
Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and
respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with
the expectations of health care professionals.
o Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and
respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is
consistent with expectations for health care professionals.
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Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Criteria
Ratings
P
Explain a given research problem in the context of a research plan.
view longer description
32 to >27.2 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Explains a given
research problem in
the context of a
research plan,
providing specific
examples.
27.2 to >22.4 pts
PROFICIENT
Explains a given
research problem in
the context of a
research plan.
22.4 to >0 pts
BASIC
States a given
research problem in
the context of a
research plan.
0 pts
/
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Criteria
Ratings
P
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe a
given research
problem in the
context of a research
plan.
Explain a given purpose statement in the context of a research plan.
view longer description
24 to >20.4 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Explains a given
purpose statement in
the context of a
research plan,
providing specific
examples.
20.4 to >16.8 pts
PROFICIENT
Explains a given
purpose statement in
the context of a
research plan.
16.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
States a given
purpose statement in
the context of a
research plan.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe a
given purpose
statement in the
context of a research
plan.
/
Explain a given research question in the context of a research plan.
24 to >20.4 pts
/
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Criteria
Ratings
view longer description
DISTINGUISHED
Explains a given
research question in
the context of a
research plan,
providing specific
examples.
20.4 to >16.8 pts
PROFICIENT
Explains a given
research question in
the context of a
research plan.
16.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
States a given
research question in
the context of a
research plan.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe a
given research
question in the
context of a research
plan.
Explain a chosen data collection method in the context of a research
plan.
view longer description
24 to >20.4 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Explains a chosen
data collection
method in the
context of a research
plan, providing
specific examples.
20.4 to >16.8 pts
PROFICIENT
P
/
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Criteria
Ratings
P
Explains a chosen
data collection
method in the
context of a research
plan.
16.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
Selects a chosen data
collection method in
the context of a
research plan.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe a
chosen data
collection method in
the context of a
research plan.
Describe a contextually valid data collection method.
view longer description
24 to >20.4 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Explains a
contextually valid
data collection
method.
20.4 to >16.8 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes a
contextually valid
data collection
method.
16.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
Identifies a
contextually valid
data collection
method.
/
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Criteria
Ratings
P
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not identify a
contextually valid
data collection
method.
Explain contextual measurement reliability and validity.
view longer description
24 to >20.4 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Explains contextual
measurement
reliability and
validity, providing
specific examples.
20.4 to >16.8 pts
PROFICIENT
Explains contextual
measurement
reliability and
validity.
16.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
Identifies contextual
measurement
reliability and
validity.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe
contextual
measurement
reliability and
validity.
/
Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.
view longer description
24 to >20.4 pts
DISTINGUISHED
/
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Criteria
Ratings
P
Aligns the separate
parts of a research
plan into a unified
whole with
exceptional clarity.
20.4 to >16.8 pts
PROFICIENT
Aligns the separate
parts of a research
plan into a unified
whole.
16.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
Examine how the
separate parts of a
research plan relate
to each other.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe
how the separate
parts of a research
plan relate to each
other.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and
respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is
consistent with expectations for health care professionals.
view longer description
24 to >20.4 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Communicates with
exceptional clarity in
a manner that is
scholarly,
professional, and
respectful of the
diversity, dignity,
and integrity of
others and is
consistent with
/
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Week 9 Assignment: Developing a Research Plan
Criteria
Ratings
expectations for
health care
professionals.
20.4 to >16.8 pts
PROFICIENT
Communicates in a
manner that is
scholarly,
professional, and
respectful of the
diversity, dignity,
and integrity of
others and is
consistent with
expectations for
health care
professionals.
16.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
Communicates in a
manner that is
consistent with
expectations for the
health care
profession.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not
communicate in a
manner that is
consistent with
expectations for the
health care
profession.
Total Points: 0
P