NSG468 UOPX Regulatory Agencies and Accrediting Bodies

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This assignment is designed to give you a greater understanding of regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies, including their functions, public reporting requirements, and the how they impact quality and safety.

Select and evaluate a regulatory agency or accrediting body.

Discuss the history of the agency or body.
Explain the reason for its existence.
Summarize the agency's public reporting of quality indicators:
Frequency
Where they are reported
Why public reporting of these metrics is important
Explain how the agency or body operates:
Current function
Organizational structure
Governance
Analyze the impact the agency or body has on quality at each level of health care:
Health care organizations
Nursing practice
Patient care

Cite at least two sources in an APA-formatted reference page (References must be within the last 3 years).

Format your assignment as a 925 word document.

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Rubric and Required Headings for Week 2: Assignment – Regulating Agencies and Accrediting Bodies REQUIRED HEADINGS in Paper or PowerPoint: Title Page (Introduction) History of Regulatory Agency or Accrediting Body and Reason for Existence Summary of the Agency’s Public Reporting of Quality Indicators (Include frequency, where they are reported, and why public reporting of these metrics is important) Explain How the Agency or Body Operates (Include current function, organizational structure, and governance) Analyze the Impact of the Agency or Body on Quality (Include these levels: Healthcare Organizations, Nursing Practice, and Patient Care) Conclusion References Week 2: Regulatory Agencies and Accrediting Bodies Content: 180 points possible Points possible Discussed the history of an appropriate regulatory agency or accrediting body and explained the reason for creation or existence 40 Summarized the agency’s public reporting of quality indicators: o Frequency o Where they are reported o Why public reporting of these metrics is important 40 Explained how the agency or body operates: o Current function o Organizational structure o Governance 40 Analyzed the impact the agency or body has on quality at each level of health care: o Healthcare organizations o Nursing practice o Patient care 40 Format: 20 points possible Points possible Followed a structure that is clear, concise, and appropriate; maintained a scholarly tone 10 Cited at least two sources in an APA-formatted reference page 10 Points earned/possible /180 Points earned Comments Points earned Comments
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Running head: ACCREDITATION AND REGULATING BODIES

Accreditation and Regulating Bodies
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ACCREDITATION AND REGULATING BODIES

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History of Regulatory Agency or Accrediting Body and Reason for Existence
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a federal agency under the
department of labor of the US. It was established as an agency under the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970, which was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon. Congress
created the agency intending to ensure that the conditions of work for the men and women at
work were taken care of through various mechanisms (Maddux, 2016). Some of the mechanisms
that the congress intended to use in ensuring the safety of workers include training, outreach as
well as assisting the workers in their work. The body is also tasked with aiding whistleblowing
though the enforcement of statutes and regulations that are favorable and suitable for
whistleblowers. OSHA became a regulating body officially in 1971, and since then it has been
helping in conducting training, ensuring compliance, and establishing health and safety
recognition in the country. The regulating body covers both the private and public sector
employees in the country. However, state and ...