magine you are the compliance officer in a quarterly quality assurance meeting a

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magine you are the compliance officer in a quarterly quality assurance meeting and the incident reports show there is a spike in medication errors on the weekends during the 3rd shift. Your department is now tasked with investigating these medication errors and determining the root cause and steps to resolution. 
 
Refer to “Medication Dispensing Errors and Prevention” from StatPearls to learn about types of medication errors, the risks involved, and strategies and guidelines for preventing them.
Medication Dispensing Errors and Prevention – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf
 
Select a health care setting (e.g., hospital, long-term care facility, ambulatory services) as your focus for this assessment. 
Create a 10- to 15-slide presentation with speaker notes for your leadership team. Address the following in your presentation:
Identify the type and size of the facility (e.g., skilled nursing facility with 100 beds).
Identify the staff positions related to managing the patients’ medication administration.
Complete a “5 Whys” diagram with 5 questions that you would ask to find the root cause of the issue.
Describe the consequences of medication errors for your facility’s regulatory status and reputation in the community.
Explain how these medication errors can impact the care of patients and patient rights.
Analyze how these medication errors affect operational efficiency and disrupt the ethical practices of your chosen facility.
Create and describe compliance action items and a monitoring plan for quality improvement to help mitigate this issue in the future.
Summarize the compliance officer/risk manager’s role in safeguarding ethical practices and influencing organizational growth.
 
Include detailed speaker notes of at least 50 words per slide.
 
Cite at least 2 reputable sources and format your citations according to APA guidelines.
 
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