Revised Project Topic and Rationale For this discussion's initial post:

• Incorporate instructor feedback from the Unit 1 discussion on the project topic.

• Provide information on the target organization (name, type of facility, for-profit versus nonprofit, size, and Web site URL) for your project, as well as one alternate organization. If known, please indicate the title and name of the individual whom you believe is the decision maker for approval of a field project proposal.

• Post your revised Unit 1 discussion field project topic using the four-sentence format, and assure that you have clearly articulated what factors you will examine.

The four-sentence format in Unit 1 includes the statement of the problem (not a benefit), factors to examine, units of measurement, and how the project adds value to the organization. Your initial post should be succinct and address all parts of the question, including specifics on the target organization.

• Adhere to the standards of master's-level scholarly writing: spell check, grammar check, APA format, post the Turnitin match percentage, and so on. You are encouraged to submit writing samples to the Capella Writing Center and the Smarthinking free editorial service.

Use the following statement as an example for your post: Lack of patient safety can negatively affect patients, clinicians, and other stakeholders who interface with the clinical laboratory (Smith, 2014).

I would like to examine percentage of compliance with safety standards for specimen intake, specimen processing, result reporting, and storage or handling of chemical agents as outlined by [authoritative body X assessment tool for compliance].

This project will add value to Organization X by identifying areas for compliance and quality improvements, enhancement of patient safety efforts and potential cost containment.

This project aligns with my future career goals by allowing the opportunity for me to lead in exploring a real-world health care problem in the laboratory setting.

Important Note: The problem statement must be stated as a problem rather than a benefit.

The problem statement should be accompanied by a citation. The purpose of the citation is to validate relevance of the problem as well as availability of literature.

Common errors to avoid include:

• Topic is conceptual and too broad to be measured.

• Factors stated do not directly relate to the problem being examined.

• The factors to be examined are not clearly identified.

• The factors under examination are not accompanied by units of measurement.

• No time frame nor organization is specified to provide a boundary around the data examination.

• Prohibited human subjects research is proposed.

• Crafting a value statement for the organization by stating that the proposed or ideal outcome for the data review will occur, or has already occurred before the data has been examined.

• Not crafting a value statement for the learner.

• Proposing implementation of an initiative rather than the review of data for an initiative that has already occurred.