Explains why quality and patient safety are important, particularly for this health care setting.

For this Application Assignment, you will consider quality and patient safety efforts for a particular type of organization.
To prepare for this Application Assignment:

• Select a health care setting such as an acute care hospital, long-term care facility, or private clinic.
• Consider the importance of quality and patient safety in this organization.
• Consider the challenges to providing quality and patient safety in this organization.

To complete this Application Assignment, write a 2- to 3-page paper that:

• Explains why quality and patient safety are important, particularly for this health care setting.
• Identifies the key challenges regarding quality and/or patient safety for this setting.
• Describes at least two strategies for improving and assuring quality and patient safety in this setting and explains why you chose these strategies.

Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct.