Discussion: Root-cause Analysis HLT 308
Discussion: Root-cause Analysis HLT 308
Explain the goal of a root-cause analysis. Discuss a problem that would necessitate a root-cause analysis. An incident from a referenced article, textbook, or personal experience may be used. One peer-reviewed reference should be used to back up your analysis. Determine the steps that must be taken to resolve the problem.
DQ 1 for HLT 308V Week 3
The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was enacted to allow patients to state “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNS) orders or to appoint a surrogate decision maker if the individual is unable to make the decision. What role does an ethics committee play in enforcing advance directives of patients under their care? One peer-reviewed article should be used to back up your analysis.
You should proofread your paper. However, do not rely solely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so
indicates a lack of effort on your part, and your grade will suffer as a result. Papers with a high number of misspelled words and grammatical errors will be penalized. Before submitting your paper, go over it in silence and then aloud, and make any necessary changes. It is often beneficial to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Uncorrected mistakes are preferable to handwritten corrections.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point typeface (10 to 12 characters per inch). Smaller or compressed type, as well as papers with narrow margins or single spacing, are difficult to read. It is preferable to allow your essay to exceed the recommended number of pages rather than attempting to compress it into fewer pages.
Large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are also unacceptable, waste trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced, and have a one-inch margin on all four sides of each page. When submitting hard copies, use white paper and print with dark ink. It will be difficult to follow your argument if it is difficult to read your essay.