Root Cause Analysis in Healthcare

Root Cause Analysis in Healthcare

Reflect on the quality improvement model RCA . Consider how it might be implemented in your healthcare organization or nursing practice.

Post a scholarly response to the following criteria:

Analyze a scholarly journal article or other publication that describes a recent patient care-related adverse health event.

Recommend a quality improvement model a project leader might implement in response to this adverse event.

Provide a description of the model, List the strengths and limitations.

Synthesize the steps from the model. Apply to the process for addressing adverse health events.

Study Materials

Improving the Effectiveness of RCA in Hospitals – PubMed

Root Cause Analysis and Medical Error Prevention – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf

Guidance for RCA