MEMORANDUM
To: Dr. Erika Paterson, Instructor ENGL 301
From: Meagan Rosenberg, Student
Date: November 9th, 2019
Subject: Progress Report- Decreasing Needlestick Injuries at Arden Park Dental
Hello Dr. Paterson, as requested in lesson 2:3 I have composed a progress report for my document of decreasing needlestick injuries at Arden Park Dental. Please find below: purpose, significance and audience of the report, as well as my research plan and writing schedule. I have also included 3 links in PDF form to my survey, and interviews that will be used to conduct my data collection.
Purpose of Report
• To ensure Arden Park Dental has proper protocols and guidelines put in place for keeping their employees safe from needlestick injuries
• To ensure employees are following proper protocols and guidelines for the prevention of needlestick injuries
Significance of Report
• To bring attention to the fact that employees are still injuring themselves with needlesticks
Audience of Report
• Dr. Raphael Jankowski, Owner and Dentist of Arden Park Dental
• Tammy Stoddart, Office Manager and Health & Safety representative at Arden Park Dental
With presenting the report to the owner and office manager I believe that they would have the most ability to act on my recommendations for ensuring the health and safety of all employees.
Research Plan
• Identify the problem and offer a suggestion for solution (completed)
• Investigate the protocols and guidelines in place for needlestick injury prevention (ongoing)
• Investigate the PPE available to employees for needlestick injury prevention (ongoing)
• Create a survey and interview questions for collecting primary data (completed)
• Hand out surveys and conduct interviews (waiting for approval)
• Analyze data from the surveys and interviews (waiting for approval and to hand out surveys and conduct interviews)
Writing Schedule
October 4th-11th – Formal Report Proposal (completed)
October 9th-16th – Peer Review of colleague’s report proposal and edit mine with peer review feedback (completed)
November 1-8th – Formal Report Outline (completed)
November 8th-16th- Interview and Survey questions, progress report memo (completed)
November 16th- December 4th – Formal Report Draft (to be completed)
December 4thth- 10th – Peer review of colleague’s formal report draft and edit mine with peer review feedback (to be completed)
December 10th- 19th – Final Report due
With being very self disciplined I have always stayed ahead of my writing schedule with my report. With many tasks completed already I am positive I can stay on top of my time management and complete my report by the deadline. I am very excited to collect the data and complete the report!
Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need any clarification or have any questions for me, thank you in advance for your time.
Enclosure: Survey Questionnaire for Employees
Enclosure: Interview Questions for Health and Safety Reps
Enclosure: Interview Questions for Employee who Sustained Needlestick Injury
Hello everyone! I am currently a Registered Dental Hygienist practicing in Southern Ontario. I am enrolled to complete my ' Dental Sciences' degree!
Hello Meagan,
Thank you for this Progress Report and accompanying survey and interview questions – this is excellent. One note: interviews are not ‘necessarily’ autonomous like surveys. It is ‘better’ to request an interview with the understanding that the responses are public and the interviewee is a person of credibility who you will want to identify in order to increase the credibility of the report. Thanks! I look forward to learning more. Enjoy, Erika
Hi Erika!
Thanks so much for the feedback, I will be sure to incorporate the recommendations you have provided.
Meagan