NSG 3204: Assessment 3
“When Things Go Wrong” Written Project Plan
Weighing– 35%
Length: 1500 words
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this assessment and subject, learners will be able to:
1. Use an evidence-based framework to outline the key principles and standards
of clinical governance for safety and quality in the Australian healthcare
system.
2. Examine the process of clinical auditing for continuous practice improvement.
3. Analyse processes for risk and incident management, open disclosure and the
nurse’s role in preventing and managing medical error.
Academic integrity and academic conduct
Refer to rubrics on Brightspace for further assessment details.
Students are expected to adhere to Academic Integrity Policies at Holmesglen outlined
here: Student Rights and Obligations and Plagiarism and Academic Integrity.
If students plagiarise, collude, use poor paraphrasing or cheat, there will be
disciplinary action implemented which may result in a Fail for the subject and/or
exclusion from the course.
Assessment Tasks
Please watch the following videos concerning “When Things Go Wrong”
• Greig’s Story – The Incident
• Legal Implications – Roderick McRae
• Dean’s example of open disclosure – Good & Bad
• Greig’s Story – The Apology
1. Briefly outline the medical error/s that has taken place.
2. Complete a clinical audit following the audit process cycle as stated in the
clinical auditing lecture.
3. Complete the quality improvement template providing:
➢ Project Background- Briefly outline the project including the problem or practice
gap outlined in the article.
➢ Aim – What is the overall aim of the project?
➢ Organisational context – Structures: infrastructure that impacts on quality or
outcomes of care.
➢ Formulate interventions – Compose a detailed description of the implementation
three (3) strategies. Include a theory for why a specific intervention or a group of
interventions was chosen. Your discussion should be supported by academic
references.
➢ Outcomes – Explain the potential outcome of the project.
➢ Evaluation – Describe how to report the findings. Which NSQHS standards it links
to and what committee you report your findings.
➢ Open disclosure – Analyse the importance of open disclosure in this incident.
Support your discussion with academic references.
4. Written assessment presentation
➢ Font size 12 Arial
➢ Leave a 3cm margin on the left-hand side of the page
➢ Double spaced lines
5. This must be completed a minimum of ten (10) references using the APA 7th
edition referencing style.
6. Please refer to the assessment rubric for further clarification regarding
assessment requirements and marks allocated.
