begin by downloading and reading:1. The Joint Commission’s (TJC) National Patient Safety Goals for hospital programs, effective January 1, 2016. Scroll down to Goal #6, Reduce the harm associated with clinical alarm systems. Link here for National Patient Safety Goal 6 (scroll down list).2. The AHRQ case study (web M&M) slides (2013), Spotlight on harm from alarm fatigue. Link here for AHRQ alarm fatigue case study ppt.TJC “Goals” triggers many EBP practice changes in the hospital setting. These goals change over time, as TJC recognizes emerging hospital-based problems. Hospitals are motivated to address TJC problems in order to maintain accreditation. One problem that all hospitals are currently (or should be) working is alarm fatigue and alert systems management.___Instructions1. Introduce your hospital or unit alarm management policy. If no policy exists, how strongly do the nurses feel the daily alerts are a problem? If you don’t work in a hospital with alerts, state this; and, ask a practicing nurse’s opinion, if possible.2. From all this information evidence on alarm management,Introduce and describe the background of the issue.What is the practice problem?What is the significance of the issue?Why is this an important patient care issue to find evidence for?3. Sum up the problem with your conclusion.Grading Rubric;Thesis statement / Adherence to assignmentIs the thesis statement clear? Did the student follow the assignment?Sentence structure errorsAre there fragments, run-ons, or comma splices?Grammar errorsDoes the prose contain subject-verb disagreement, pronoun-antecedent disagreement, faulty parallelism, or diction/usage errors?This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePunctuation and mechanics errorsDoes the student use commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, and italics properly?This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFormatting & documentation (APA)Does the prose follow APA writing conventions? If there are sources, are they referenced correctly?
