Regulatory Agencies and Accrediting Bodies
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This assignment is designed to give you a greater understanding of regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies, including their functions, public reporting requirements, and the how they impact quality and safety.
Select and evaluate a regulatory agency or accrediting body.
Discuss the history of the agency or body.
Explain the reason for its existence.
Summarize the agency's public reporting of quality indicators:
Frequency
Where they are reported
Why public reporting of these metrics is important
Explain how the agency or body operates:
Current function
Organizational structure
Governance
Analyze the impact the agency or body has on quality at each level of health care:
Health care organizations
Nursing practice
Patient care
Include an APA-formatted reference page.
Cite at least two(2) sources published within the last five years that support your assignment work. (please use U.S. based sources)
Format your information in an 825-word paper.
Course Textbook: Quality and safety for transformational nursing: Core competencies, by
K. Siarkowski-Amer
Textbook’s APA Reference:
Amer, K. Quality and Safety for Transformational Nursing: Core Competencies. [University of Phoenix]. Retrieved from https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323284452/
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