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