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- Describe the nature of the business, services or products, and customers served by your chosen hospital.
- Evaluate Complications & Deaths
- Discuss the importance of Complications & Deaths (e.g., accreditation status, patient safety, and/or financial status of the hospital).
- Define two to three SMART goals for your selected measure to improve. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART)
- Be sure to include all five elements—specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound—in each goal.
- For example: To implement an up-and-running emergency department tracking system by 12/31/2022. To hire and train additional five nurses to meet the staff-to-patient ratio during peak times by 12/31/2022. To reduce the turnaround time at 10% for lactic acid/lactate levels laboratory testing by 12/31/2022.
- Analyze specific local, state, or national policies (e.g., The Joint Commission Standards) that have been developed to improve your selected measure based on evidence-based practice research.
- Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
- APA Format Must use at least three scholarly or peer-reviewed sources published in the past 5 years
