NUR 630 Complete Course (Topic 1 to 8)

You are assigned to a quality team on the rehabilitation floor where patient falls are on the rise. What strategy would be best to approach this issue quality improvement, evidence-based practice, or research? Support your choice with one or two examples and one or two references.

Some consider the integration of evidence-based practice a "cookbook" approach. Do you agree or disagree? Explain. Support your position with one or two examples and one or two references.

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss health care culture and describe how CWV can be used to improve ethical practices. In a 1,000-1,250 word essay, discuss the important factors associated with health care culture. Include the following in your essay: 1. A definition of health care cultu...

Using the AHRQ "SOPS Surveys" webpage found in the topic materials, select the SOPS survey appropriate for the practice setting in which you work. Complete the survey at your site and discuss how your facility scored. What changes would you recommend based on the survey results?

Two nurses make a medication error: One causes an adverse event with a patient and other does not. Should the nurses be disciplined, and if so, should they be disciplined the same way? Why or why not? How would this be addressed in just culture?

Your unit data reflects an upward trend in blood administration errors. It is likely an individual failure or a system failure? Which theory or model would you use to address it?

Select a problem that you have experienced or identified within your workplace or in a health care setting. What steps would you take to address the problem?

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment. The purpose of this assignment is to examine quality models used in health care. With your CLC group, create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint on Lean, Six Sigma, and 5S quality models. Include the following in your presentation: 1. A description...

You are a member of an operating room team. The hospital is reporting an increase in the complication rates from your team. Choose one of the quality models and explain how you would use it to address the cause or adverse events.

You are the nurse leader on an obstetrics unit. You have been tasked to utilize a Six Sigma approach for standardizing the discharge process. Where do you start?

In a 1,000-1,250 word paper, consider the outcome and process measures that can be used for CQI. Include the following in your essay: 1. At least two process measures that can be used for CQI. 2. At least one outcome measure that can be used for CQI. 3. A description of why each measure was cho...

Measurement is required to determine the success of your CQI project. What is the difference between outcome and process measures? Which are more important? Why? Support your reasoning with an example.

Identify which of the following approaches you would choose to assist in determining and measuring outcomes: FMEA, Pareto Principle, and control charts. Describe the best approach and explain why you chose it?

What is the difference between primary and secondary data? How can primary and secondary source data be used to drive CQI? Provide a specific example of how each source can be used to drive CQI.