You will be speaking from the perspective of the nurse’s role in addressing the issue:
Nurses is the workplace have been fighting for Federal regulations. The “Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act.” This policy addresses the critical issue of nurse staffing levels in hospitals.
Policy Details:
- Agency Involved: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Issue: The policy focuses on setting minimum nurse-to-patient ratios to ensure safe staffing levels and high-quality patient care. Inadequate staffing levels have been linked to increased patient safety issues, such as higher rates of medical errors, infections, and patient falls.
- Need for Reform: Many advocate for reform in this area due to evidence showing that current staffing regulations often fail to ensure adequate nurse staffing, leading to negative patient outcomes and nurse burnout. Improved standards and regulations could enhance patient safety, care quality, and overall job satisfaction for nurses.
Addressing this issue through better regulations and support could significantly improve working conditions for nurses and the quality of care patients receive.
This 3 page paper should answer
- Clearly identify a policy, law or regulation imposed by the government or agency
- Discuss the impact on nursing care (positive or negative)
- After researching the issue, what have you identified as a potential solution to this issue?
- Design an implementation strategy for your proposed solution. For example, what legislation should be passed/ is being proposed to address this? This can be on at the institutional level, the local level, the regional/state level, or at the national level
- Identify at least 3 primary obstacles in implementing your proposed strategy to address the issue
- How would you measure the success of your implementation strategy?
This scholarly paper should include:
- This is a formal assignment; APA format is a mandatory paper
- The format should be no longer than 3 pages (not incl. title page, reference list), APA 7th Ed. formatted
- Include at least three scholarly sources from peer-reviewed journals, no older than 3 yrs old.
- Prepare a reference list of all resources and websites used in your research using APA 7th guidelines
- No abstract needed
- Limit of 1 direct quotation with no more than 18 words
- Use headings/subtitles to organize your content
- Policy Identification
- Impact on Nursing
- Potential Solution
- Implementation Strategy
- Primary Obstacles
- Evaluation