A.  Discuss a systems-level safety concern in a healthcare setting by applying the situation, background, assessment, recommendation (SBAR) format by doing the following: 

1.  Describe a healthcare-related situation (S) prompting a systems-level patient safety concern that has the potential to impact multiple patients.

2.   Analyze background (B) information about the concern by doing the following:

a.  Describe the data that support or would support the need for change.

b.  Explain how one or more national patient safety standards apply to this situation.

3.   Assess (A) the impact of the safety concern on the patient(s), staff, and the organization as situated in the identified healthcare setting.

a.  Explain how the safety concern affects value for the patient(s) and the healthcare setting.

4.   Recommend (R) an evidence-based practice change that addresses the safety concern.

a.  Discuss how this recommendation aligns with the principles of a high-reliability organization.

b.  Describe two potential barriers to the recommended practice change.

c.  Identify two potential interventions to minimize the barriers from part A4b to the recommended practice change.

d.  Discuss the significance of shared decision-making among the healthcare setting’s relevant stakeholders in implementing this recommendation.

e.  Describe an outcome measure that could be used to evaluate the results of the recommendation.

f.   Describe the care delivery model currently being used in the healthcare setting.

  i.  Explain how the current care delivery model in the healthcare setting identified in part A4f would be impacted by the recommended change in part A4.

B.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

C.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Part A
A “red-hot” bacterial infection of the intestinal tract irritates the intestinal cells and interferes with digestion. Such a condition is often accompanied by diarrhea, which causes loss of body water.

1. On the basis of what you have learned about osmotic water flows, explain why diarrhea may occur.

Part B

1. Compare and contrast skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle tissue relative to structure, body location, and specific function.