Critical Appraisal of the Literature

Critical Appraisal of the Literature

Submission details: Refer to Submission Requirements (p.10)

Marking Criteria and Standards: See page 14
Aim of Assessment
On successful completion of this assessment task students will be able to:

No. LEARNING OUTCOME
1 Demonstrate their understanding of the concepts of patient safety and quality in healthcare
2 Explain the impact of human factors in healthcare contexts and their influence on staff performance for patient safety
3 Examine the relationship between management issues and healthcare safety and quality
4 Analyse elements of approaches for managing quality & patient safety
5 Conceptualise the impact of a safety and risk management culture on healthcare

Details
In this assessment task students are required to:

Critically appraise the literature pertaining to human factors related to work performance and critically analyse the relationship between these and quality & safety in healthcare

This task requires students to:
• Research evidence-based literature (published since 2007) pertaining to the above topic
• Synthesise research pertaining to human error theory and its application in healthcare
• Identify human factors related to work performance and critically analyse the relationship between these and quality & safety in healthcare