Hospital infection control program
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Week 3 | Applying Servant Leadership in Practice
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Assignment Executive Summary (Benchmark Assessment)
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Due Date: Feb 18, 2014 23:59:59 Max Points: 150
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In this assignment, you will select a program, quality improvement initiative, or other project from your place of employment. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (850-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which they will make their decision to fund your program or project. The summary should include:
1) The purpose of the program or project.
2) The target population or audience.
3) The benefits of the program or project
4) The cost or budget justification.
5) The basis upon which the program or project will be evaluated.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
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Week 3 | Applying Servant Leadership in Practice
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Assignment Executive Summary (Benchmark Assessment)
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Due Date: Feb 16, 2014 23:59:59 Max Points: 150
Details:
In this assignment, you will select a program, quality improvement initiative, or other project from your place of employment. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (850-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which they will make their decision to fund your program or project. The summary should include:
1) The purpose of the program or project.
2) The target population or audience.
3) The benefits of the program or project
4) The cost or budget justification.
5) The basis upon which the program or project will be evaluated.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
Executive summary (Benchmark assignment): Hospital infection control program
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Introduction
Infection control is an integral component of the quality of care in hospital settings, and using evidence based practice is essential to ensure that evaluation of programs is effective. The hospital infection prevention program ensures patient safety and protection of staff and visitors to the hospital. Surveillance, data collection and education are critical components of the infection control program, and to reduce the rates of nosocomial infections this program is necessary to achieve the best results. Nosocomial infections affect patients in the hospital where no such infection was present before admission to hospital, and they may occur because of fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens. This paper highlights on the purpose of the infection control program, its target population, benefits of the program, cost justification and the program’s evaluation.
The purpose of the program or project
The hospital infection prevention program, intends to reduce the levels of hospital acquired/ nosocomial infections based on the realization that hospital members have a role to play in influencing the prevalence of these infections. The economic implications of reducing hospital-acquired infections are enormous as the program reduces the health care cost, and allows hospital to deal with issues that are more urgent in the hospital. Furthermore, nosocomial infections may also affect hospital staff putting a stain in service delivery. Integration of administrators, physicians, nurses, and infection control staff in the project is a top priority of the project.
The target population or audience
Nosocomial infections affect all countries, and hospital-acquired infections are some of the l...
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