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For this assessment, you will develop a Word document or an online resource repository of at least 12 annotated professional or scholarly resources that you consider critical for the audience of your safety improvement plan to understand or implement to ensure the success of the plan.
asssesment 1 was based on: 
Delayed Response to Deteriorating Patient Condition in Healthcare: A patient’s condition can change rapidly, and timely interventions are often crucial to prevent further deterioration or even save a life. For nursing students, understanding the implications of delayed responses to such changes is vital. Here’s why:
o PatientSafetyandOutcomes:Themostimmediateconcernwithdelayed responses is the potential harm to the patient. Rapid interventions can prevent complications, reduce the severity of outcomes, and in some cases, be the difference between life and death.
o WindowofIntervention:Manymedicalconditionshaveacriticalwindowduring which interventions are most effective. Delays in recognizing and responding can narrow or close this window, limiting treatment options and reducing the likelihood of positive outcomes.
o IncreasedComplexityofCare:Apatientwhohasdeterioratedfurtherduetoa delayed response often requires more complex and aggressive treatments than if the issue had been addressed promptly. This can involve higher-risk procedures, more medications, and longer recovery times.
o EmotionalandPsychologicalImpactonPatientsandFamilies:Witnessinga loved one deteriorate without prompt intervention can be traumatic for families. It can lead to feelings of helplessness, frustration, and mistrust towards the healthcare system.
o ProfessionalImplications:Delaysinrespondingtodeterioratingpatientscan have significant repercussions for healthcare professionals. These might include disciplinary actions, loss of licensure, legal consequences, and damage to one’s professional reputation.
o EconomicCosts:Delayscanleadtoextendedhospitalstays,additional treatments, and potential lawsuits, all of which result in increased costs for healthcare systems and patients.
o TeamDynamicsandMorale:Repeatedincidentsofdelayedresponsescan strain team dynamics. It can lead to blame, guilt, and tensions among team members, impacting the overall functioning and morale of the unit. 
INSTRUCTIONS:
It is recommended that you focus on the 3 or 4 most critical categories or themes with respect to your safety improvement initiative. For example, for an initiative that concerns improving workplace safety for practitioners, you might choose broad themes such as general organizational safety and quality best practices; environmental safety and quality risks; individual strategies to improve personal and team safety; and process best practices for reporting and improving environmental safety issues.
Following the recommended scheme, you would collect 3 resources on average for each of the 4 categories focusing on a specific patient safety issue. Each resource listing should include the following:
An APA-formatted citation of the resource with a working link.
A description of the information, skills, or tools provided by the resource.
A brief explanation of how the resource can help nurses better understand or implement the safety improvement initiative pertaining to a specific patient safety issue.
A description of how nurses can use this resource and when its use may be appropriate.
Remember that you must make your site “public” so that your faculty can access it. Check out the Google Sites resources for more information.
Here is an example entry:
Merret, A., Thomas, P., Stephens, A., Moghabghab, R., & Gruneir, M. (2011). A collaborative approach to fall prevention. Canadian Nurse, 107(8), 24–29.
This article presents the Geriatric Emergency Management-Falls Intervention Team (GEM-FIT) project. It shows how a collaborative nurse lead project can be implemented and used to improve collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork, as well as improve the delivery of health care services. This resource is likely more useful to nurses as a resource for strategies and models for assembling and participating in an interdisciplinary team than for specific fall-prevention strategies. It is suggested that this resource be reviewed prior to creating an interdisciplinary team for a collaborative project in a health care setting.
Additionally, be sure that your plan 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.
Identify necessary resources to support the implementation and continued sustainability of a safety improvement initiative pertaining to a specific patient safety issue.
Analyze the usefulness of resources to the role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements focusing on a specific patient safety issue.
Analyze the value of resources to reduce patient safety risk related to a specific patient safety issue.
Present reasons and relevant situations for use of resource tool kit by its target audience.
Communicate in a clear, logically structured, and professional manner that applies current APA style and formatting.
Example Assessment: You may use the following example to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like but keep in mind that your tool kit will focus on promoting safety with the quality issue you selected in Assessment 1. Note that you do not have to submit your bibliography in addition to the Google Site; the example bibliography is merely for your reference.

Create a detailed narrative script for your video presentation, approximately 4–5 pages in length. Include a reference list at the end of the script. Narritive should highlight the fundamental principles of care coordination. Include community resources, ethical issues, and policy issues that affect the coordination of care
Supporting Evidence
Cite 3–5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your video. Include your source citations on a references page appended to your narrative script. Explore the resources about effective presentations as you prepare your assessment.
Grading Requirements
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Care Coordination Presentation to Colleagues Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Outline effective strategies for collaborating with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes.
Provide, for example, drug-specific educational interventions, cultural competence strategies.
Include evidence that you have to support your selected strategies.
Identify the aspects of change management that directly affect elements of the patient experience essential to the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
Explain the rationale for coordinated care plans based on ethical decision making.
Consider the reasonable implications and consequences of an ethical approach to care and any underlying assumptions that may influence decision making.
Identify the potential impact of specific health care policy provisions on outcomes and patient experiences.
What are the logical implications and consequences of relevant policy provisions?
What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?
Raise awareness of the nurse’s vital role in the coordination and continuum of care in a video-recorded presentation.
Fine tune the presentation to your audience.
Stay focused on key issues of import with respect to the effects of resources, ethics, and policy on the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
Adhere to presentation best practices.

Based on your textbook reading, discuss the process of Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) business planning from a system approach.
Submission Instructions:
The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
The paper is to be 2-3 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles and books should be referenced according to APA style