Interprofessional Practice and Patient Safety
Word Limit: 2000 words
Aim:
The purpose of this essay is to enable you to critically evaluate current research about the topic
‘failure to rescue’ as related to the deteriorating patient in the acute healthcare environment. You will
examine nursing strategies that can be used to prevent patient deterioration and that are instrumental
in maintaining patient safety.
Task description:
For this task you are asked to write a 2000-word essay in which you critically evaluate ‘failure to
rescue’ as it relates to the deteriorating patient in the acute healthcare environment.
Your evaluation must be underpinned by patient safety needs, and should include a discussion about
incidence, consequences and nursing strategies as reflected in the current literature.
Your essay must include the following components:
a. An introductory paragraph that outlines the aim of the assignment.
b. A definition of the concept failure to rescue.
c. A discussion of the incidence & prevalence of adverse events that are linked to failure to rescue in the Australian acute healthcare environment.
d. An analysis and evaluation of the consequences of failure to rescue for the patient; the patient’s mfamily; and the health care system.
e. A critical evaluation of TWO nursing strategies involving either the patient; the patient’s family or the health care system that may be used to prevent registered nurses from failing to rescue to maintain patient safety.
f. A conclusion summarising the central points of your essay.
Other elements:
● Refer to the Health Group Writing and Referencing Guide for all presentation, referencing and
formatting guidelines. This is located on all course sites.
● Word limits for all assignments needs to be strictly adhered to. The word limit for an assessment
item includes in text citations, tables and quotations. The word limit does not include the
reference list. Please note the marker will cease marking your submitted work once they have
reached the allocated word limit.
● Ensure that you use scholarly literature that have been published in in the last 5 years from 2017 to 2022.
● You must include a Reference list on a separate page formatted to APA 7th style.
