identify a clinical problem/issue in your practice setting (ICU) that can compromise patient safety.

identify a clinical problem/issue in your practice setting (ICU) that can compromise patient safety.

Work type:         Research paper

Format:                APA

Pages:   2 pages ( 550 words, Double spaced

Academic level:                Master’s

Discipline:            Nursing

Title:      Writer’s choice

Number of sources:        3

Paper instructions:         

The purpose of this assignment is to identify a clinical problem/issue in your practice setting (ICU) that can compromise patient safety. You will use this problem/issue for Written Assignments 1, 2, and 3 in this course. Examples of a clinical problem/issue include lack of teamwork, problems or issues related to staffing, patient safety, failure to meet practice standards, communication, medication errors, and so on.

Avoid using any identifiers such as agency, employee, and/or patient names.

Write a 500- to 825-word scholarly paper (2 to 3 pages, not including the title and reference pages) that contains the following:

Introduction: Provide a brief introduction including a description of the clinical problem/issue that you have identified.

Literature Review to Support Your Introduction: Use a NJ State Library search interface such as OVID, ProQuest, or EBSCOhost to identify at least two articles to support your description of the problem. Apply the information from the sources to your identified issue/problem. What is the cause? What is the prevalence? Who does it affect? What is the cost? Discuss the impact on patient outcomes when this issue/problem exists.

Conclusion: Conclude your paper and summarize your clinical problem/issue and related literature review.