The final deliverable for this assessment will be a PowerPoint presentation with

The final deliverable for this assessment will
be a PowerPoint presentation with detailed presenter’s notes representing the
material you would deliver at an in-service session to raise awareness of
your chosen safety improvement initiative focusing on medication administration
and to explain the need for it. Additionally, you must educate the audience as
to their role and importance to the success of the initiative. This includes
providing examples and practice opportunities to test out new ideas or
practices related to the safety improvement initiative.
Be sure that your presentation addresses the
following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide.
Please study the scoring guide carefully so you understand what is needed for a
distinguished score.
List the purpose and goals
of an in-service session focusing on safe medication administration for
nurses.
Explain the need for and
process to improve safety outcomes related to medication administration.
Explain to the audience
their role and importance of making the improvement plan focusing on
medication administration successful.
Create resources or activities
to encourage skill development and process understanding related to a
safety improvement initiative on medication administration.
Communicate with nurses in a
respectful and informative way that clearly presents expectations and
solicits feedback on communication strategies for future improvement.
There are various ways to structure an
in-service session; below is just one example:
Part 1: Agenda and Outcomes.
Explain to your audience
what they are going to learn or do, and what they are expected to take
away.
Part 2: Safety Improvement Plan.
Give an overview of the
current problem focusing on medication administration, the proposed plan,
and what the improvement plan is trying to address.
Explain why it is important
for the organization to address the current situation.
Part 3: Audience’s Role and Importance.
Discuss how the staff
audience will be expected to help implement and drive the improvement
plan.
Explain why they are
critical to the success of the improvement plan focusing on medication
administration.
Describe how their work
could benefit from embracing their role in the plan.
Part 4: New Process and Skills Practice.
Explain new processes or
skills.
Develop an activity that
allows the staff audience to practice and ask questions about these new
processes and skills.
In the notes section of
your PowerPoint, brainstorm potential responses to likely questions or
concerns.
Part 5: Soliciting Feedback.
Describe how you would
solicit feedback from the audience on the improvement plan and the
in-service.
Explain how you might
integrate this feedback for future improvements.