Assignment task:
A healthcare risk management case emerges when a patient sues an outpatient provider due to a missed cancer diagnosis related to a failure to conduct timely and appropriate colon cancer screening. A patient visits an outpatient clinic complaining of gastrointestinal symptoms, but the provider overlooks the patient's risk factors and fails to recommend or perform a colonoscopy as part of the screening protocol.
Complete the following sections:
1. Identification
a. Identify the risk.
b. Select the most appropriate classification of the risk.
c. Describe the risk domain.
2. Contributing Factors
a. Describe four factors that contribute to the risk.
3. Proactive Measures
a. Discuss three proactive measures to reduce or prevent the risk. Provide an in-text citation from one scholarly source to support your writing.
4. Mitigation Strategies
a. Describe three strategies the advanced practice nurse may use to mitigate the identified risk. Provide an in-text citation from one scholarly source to support your writing.
5. Regulatory Foundations
a. Identify at least one regulatory agency that provides guidance to manage risk. Provide an in-text citation from one scholarly source to support your writing.
b. Discuss applicable regulations.
6. Reflection
a. Describe how the advanced practice nurse can monitor the application and efficacy of the mitigation strategy.
b. Discuss how you will apply the mitigation strategies in your practice.
c. Reflect on what you have learned from this assignment.