Title of Paper
Student Name
Arkansas State University
Course #, Title
Instructor Name
Date
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Title of Paper
You will provide a brief introduction over your paper. (This is your introductory
paragraph but your heading should not be “introduction”). Paragraphs should be at minimum
three sentences. You will end this paragraph with a purpose statement. The purpose of this
paper is to discuss….
Setting
Where is the issue that you have identified? What is the skill mix of staff? What type of patients
do you take care of?
Identification of Policy Issue
Which National Patient Safety Goal issue are you going to address? Why is this a
problem? Provide specific examples.
Statement of Current Policy
What is the current practice? What issues do you see with the current practice? How is
the current practice being addressed at work currently? Is this a known issue or one that you
have recently identified?
Scope of the Problem
What is the root cause of the issues? (Education, awareness, lack of policy).
Conclusion
Provide a brief overview of your paper and what was discussed.
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References
References will be listed in alphabetical order with hanging indents. All references that are
listed should be properly cited in your paper.