Scenario: In an outpatient care setting, a healthcare risk management case arises due to the inappropriate delegation of duties by a nurse practitioner (NP) to a medical assistant (MA). The NP, overwh

Scenario: In an outpatient care setting, a healthcare risk management case arises due to the inappropriate delegation of duties by a nurse practitioner (NP) to a medical assistant (MA). The NP, overwhelmed by patient volume and time constraints, delegates tasks beyond the MA's scope of practice, leading to potential risks to patient safety.

General Instructions  

1. Review the Week 3 Risk Management Case Study scenario in the Course Announcements.
2. Use the Week 3 Risk Management Case Study TemplateLinks to an external site.Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader . Use of this template is required. If the template is not used, a 10% deduction will be applied. See the rubric. Save the template and include your name in the file name.
3. Complete the Risk Management Case Study Template using the provided scenario.
4. Follow APA grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, scholarly writing.
5. Provide an in-text citation from three scholarly sources to support your writing.
6. Abide by Chamberlain University's academic integrity policy.

Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).

1. Identification
   1. Identify the risk.
   2. Select the most appropriate classification of the risk.
   3. Describe the risk domain.
2. Factors
   1. Describe four factors that contribute to the risk.
3. Proactive Measures
   1. Discuss three proactive measures to reduce or prevent the risk.
   2. Provide an in-text citation from one scholarly source to support your writing.
4. Mitigation Strategies
   1. Describe three strategies the advanced practice nurse may use to mitigate the identified risk.
   2. Provide an in-text citation from one scholarly source to support your writing.
5. Regulatory Foundations
   1. Identify at least one regulatory agency that provides guidance to manage the risk.
   2. Discuss applicable regulations.
   3. Include an in-text citation from one scholarly source or regulatory agency to support your writing.
6. Reflection
   1. Describe how the advanced practice nurse can monitor the application and efficacy of the mitigation strategy.
   2. Discuss how you will apply the mitigation strategies in your practice.
   3. Reflect on what you have learned from this assignment.