written Assignment

Answer the following questions together in a single cohesive essay format. This is a written assignment. (Min 750 words)

4a. Select an existing healthcare organization. Describe and critic at least one patient safety initiative and one quality improvement initiative. Describe the impact of each in at least 350 words (15 points).

4b. Identify and describe a theoretical framework or conceptual model from the fields of social science or psychology that can be applied to explain and modify patient safety and quality of care in healthcare organizations today.

• For example, read the article on
• (Be sure to be logged into VPN to access this through the free library resources) to gain insight on how effective teamwork in healthcare has implications on patient safety and the role of team science. Based on what social science and psychology offer us, what 5 recommendation(s) would you make to improve both quality of care and safety. Discuss in at least 400 words (15 points).
• Please note you may select recommendations from this article but please ensure that at least 3 out of 5 of the recommendations are different from the ones identified in this article and that the theoretical framework you discuss is different from the ones mentioned in this article. Research and cite your references completely and accurately. (10 points).

Please use the word count function in Microsoft Word to verify that the number of words in your assignment meets the requirements for assignments in this course (more words are fine to complete your thoughts and perspectives). Exercise critical thinking by including your own perspective, evaluating what might be causing the differences and similarities. Support your perspective with scholarly resources.

In this course you must reference any materials you use for perspectives that are not originally your own and apply APA style formatting for your bibliography and in-text citations. Please cite correctly and completely to ensure that you are maintaining academic integrity and to avoid losing points.

You may paraphrase the content in your narratives but I will be expecting that you integrate your independent thoughts and balance paraphrased and quoted content with your perspective. Any content that is paraphrased or quoted must have a resource cited in the text of your narrative and referenced in your bibliography. All the resources referenced in the bibliography should be cited somewhere in your narrative. Review your written assignments for typos and grammatical errors before you submit your work.

Please note that I expect graduate-level work from all my students. Please visit

to learn what is meant by graduate-level work.

Make sure you have a title page, reference page(s), use APA format, check grammar, use spell check, and answer the questions thoroughly… the page(s) and word counts are suggestions and you may go beyond them to complete your thoughts. Save your paper using the following naming standard: YourLastnameFirstnameInitial_Module#paper.doc (For example, KhanA_Module1paper.doc).

F6: Social Science and Behavioral Aspects of Health – Knowledge (models of theoretical framework that explains and modifies behavior related to health outcomes)