Emergency Nurses’ Patient Safety Practice
The purpose of this assignment is to explore a critical concept in nursing. The student will be able to demonstrate application of information literacy and ability to utilize resources (library, writing center, Center for Academic Success [CAS], APA resources, Turnitin, and others) through literature search and writing the paper. Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO 2: Identify characteristics of professional behavior including emotional intelligence, communication, and conflict resolution.
CO 3: Demonstrate information literacy and the ability to utilize resources. Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.
Total points possible: 150 points
Preparing the assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
1) Locating Evidence
a. Using the Chamberlain University library, search for a recent (published within the last five years) evidencebased article from a scholarly journal that addresses one of the topics listed.
• Safety
• Delegation
• Prioritization
• Caring
2) Include the following sections.
a. Introduction - 20 points/13%
• Clearly establishes the purpose of the paper
• Includes key points to be covered
• Captures the reader’s interest
b. Body of Paper - 60 points/40%
• Complete, well-developed discussion of key points
• Supports the purpose or main idea of the paper
• Logical development of ideas with clear and accurate information
• Ideas and statements are supported by three or more examples from personal and/or professional experiences
• Provides own perspectives on the topic that is reflective, insightful, and original
c. Conclusion - 30 points/20%
• Clear and concise
• Summarizes key points discussed in the paper
• Leaves a strong impression, message, or idea on the reader
d. Writing Style - 15 point/10%
e. Correct use of standard English grammar, paragraph, and sentence structure
f. No spelling or typographical errors
g. Organized around required components
h. Information flows in a logical sequence that is easy for the reader to follow
i. APA Format, and References - 25 points/17%
• There is correct and appropriate use of margins, spacing, font, and headers
• Document setup includes title and reference pages in correct APA format
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• Citation of sources included in the body of the paper uses correct APA format for direct and indirect quotes
• All elements of each reference are included in the correct order
• All information taken from the source, even if summarized, is cited and listed on the Reference page
• All sources used are nursing journals published within the last five years
For writing assistance (APA, formatting, or grammar) visit the APA Citation and Writing page in the online library.
Please note that your instructor may provide you with additional assessments in any form to determine that you fully understand the concepts learned.
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Grading Rubric
Criteria are met when the student’s application of knowledge demonstrates achievement of the outcomes for this assignment.
Assignment Section and Required Criteria
(Points possible/% of total points available)
Highest Level of
Performance
High Level of
Performance
Satisfactory Level
of Performance
Unsatisfactory
Level of
Performance
Section not
present in paper
Introduction
(20 points/13%) 20 points 19 points 15 points 7 points 0 points
Required criteria
1. Clearly establishes the purpose of the paper
2. Includes key points to be covered
3. Captures the reader’s interest
Includes no fewer
than 3 requirements
for section.
Includes no fewer
than 2 requirements
for section.
Includes no less than
1 requirement for
section.
Present, yet includes
no required criteria.
No requirements for
this section
presented.
Body of Paper - 60 points/40%
(60 points/40%) 60 points 55 points 46 points 23 points 0 points
Required criteria
1. Complete, well-developed discussion of key
point
2. Supports the purpose or main idea of the paper
3. Logical development of ideas with clear and accurate information
4. Ideas and statements are supported by three or more examples from personal and/or professional experiences
5. Provides own perspectives on the topic that is reflective, insightful, and original
Includes 5 requirements for section.
Includes 4 requirements for section.
Includes 3 requirements for section.
Includes 1-2 requirements for section.
No requirements for this section presented.
Conclusion
(30 points/20%) 30 points 27 points 23 points 12 points 0 points
Required criteria
1. Clear and concise
2. Summarizes key points discussed in the paper
3. Leaves a strong impression, message, or idea on the reader
Includes 3 requirements for section.
Includes 2 requirements for section.
Includes 1 requirement for section.
Section present yet includes no required criteria.
No requirements for this section presented.
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Assignment Section and
Required Criteria
(Points possible/% of total points available)
Highest Level of Performance
High Level of Performance
Satisfactory Level of Performance
Unsatisfactory Level of Performance
Section not present in paper
Writing Style
(15 points/10%) 15 points 14 points 11 points 6 points 0 points
Required criteria
1. Correct use of standard English grammar,
paragraph, and sentence structure
2. No spelling or typographical errors
3. Organized around required components
4. Information flows in a logical sequence that is
easy for the reader to follow
Includes 4 requirements for section.
Includes 3 requirements for section.
Includes 2 requirements for section.
Includes 1 requirement for section.
No requirements for this section presented.
APA Style and Organization
(25 points/10%) 25 points 23 points 19 points 9 Points 0 points
Required criteria
1. There is correct and appropriate use of margins, spacing, font, and headers.
2. Document setup includes title and reference pages in correct APA format.
3. Citation of sources included in the body of the paper uses correct APA format for direct and indirect quotes.
4. Sources are cited correctly on the Reference page. All elements of each reference are included in the correct order.
5. All information taken from the source, even if summarized, must be cited and listed on the
Reference page.
6. All sources used are nursing journals published within the last five years.
Includes 6 requirements for section.
Includes 5 requirements for section.
Includes 3-4 requirements for section.
Includes 1-2 requirements for section.
No requirements for this section presented
Emergency Nurses’ Patient Safety Practice
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Emergency Nurses’ Patient Safety Practice
Emergency nurses should have high competency levels concerning patient safety, considering the individuals’ critical conditions admitted for care in the department. The department is complex and dynamic, whereby recurring patient safety events always occur. These incidents pose significant challenges to emergency nurses since they may not predict and control the department’s occurrence of situations. However, they should not compromise their duty of ensuring patients’ safety due to the challenges they experience in their work department. Emergency nurses should always prioritize and ensure that the required patient safety is implemented and adhered to in all circumstances.
The idea of emergency nurses ensuring patient safety should first become their initiative. Durgun & Kaya (2018) argues that nurses should understand that patient sensitivity has increased, and it requires attention towards intervention. Their knowledge and expertise are significant to patient safety. Further, Durgun & Kaya (2018) study shows that their attitudes towards management of the issue are also essential. However, most nurses, including those working in emergency departments, portray medium levels of patient safety attitudes. While they should show full concern and implement actions geared to improve patient safety, they instead take the issue lightly and show little or no concern. According to Durgun & Kaya (2018), emergency department nurses’ average attitude towards patient safety is not based on aspects such as age, gender, education level, nursing experience, time of operation in the department, and emergency department certification. However, the attitude varies between the age groups and the patient safety scale’s defining stress scale (Durgun & Kaya, 2018). The emergency admitted and working together for a certain period are likely to have the same attitude towards patient safety. Also, the emphasis put on the issue highly determines their retaliation. Emergency nurses should have personal endeavors in managing desirable attitudes towards patient safety.
Which factors contribute to the safety competency of emergency nurses? While emergency nurses may have the required skills for their work, they need to learn how to manage and ensure patient safety in the department. Han & Roh (2020) claim that the department should engage in training programs to tailor the nurses to strengthen patient safety. They ought to show competency in the issue because it affects most of the patients under their care. On the other hand, teamwork and emergency nurses’ psychological safety is also significant (Han & Roh, 2020). They can only ensure competency in patien...