This formative assessment focuses on teaching students how to conduct a preliminary risk identification and prioritization exercise within their healthcare organization. This activity will introduce them to the types of risks they’ll analyze in the final SWOT assessment and establish a foundation for more comprehensive risk evaluation.
Instructions:
Conduct a preliminary analysis of potential risks within a healthcare organization, focusing on patient safety, operational stability, and quality of care.
- Choose two key areas relevant to healthcare risk assessment, such as patient safety, financial stability, staff turnover, or resource availability.
- Within each chosen category, identify at least two specific risks. For each risk, describe:
- Why it’s relevant to patient safety, organizational effectiveness, or quality of care.
- Potential impact on the organization or team if not managed effectively.
- Based on potential impact and likelihood, rank the risks you identified from highest to lowest priority. Briefly justify your prioritization choices, considering which risks pose immediate challenges and which may be more manageable.
- Write a reflection on how this exercise helps you understand the complexities of risk assessment and its importance in organizational planning and patient safety.
Document Type/Template:
- Word Document
Criteria Ratings
Scholarly Writing
Affirmed Writing is formal in language, avoiding colloquialisms, slang, and overly informal expressions.
Not Affirmed Writing includes colloquialisms, slang, and overly informal expressions.
Writing Mechanics
Affirmed Minor spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation errors present, and/or sentence structure lacks minor elements of professional writing, and/or paragraphs are consistently developed. (1-2 errors)
Not Affirmed Multiple spelling grammar and/or punctuation errors present and/or sentence structure does not meet professional writing standards, and/or paragraphs are minimally developed. (more than 2 errors)
Clarity of Content
Affirmed
Writing demonstrates a strong connection between ideas, ensuring that the reader can follow the logical progression of the arguments.
Not Affirmed
Writing lacks a connection between ideas, and there is no logical progression of the arguments.
All Aspects Addressed
Affirmed Writing addresses multiple relevant aspects of the topic with sufficient detail and analysis, providing a thorough understanding.
Not Affirmed Writing fails to address relevant aspects of the topic with insufficient detail or analysis.
APA Sources (when appropriate)
Affirmed
Citations and references follow the APA style guide, with less than 2 errors.
Not Affirmed
Citations and references are not included when appropriate or do not follow the appropriate APA style guide. There are more than 2 errors.