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NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 5 Discussion Question 2 Description: 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?

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 4 Discussion Question 2 Description: 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?

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 4 Discussion Question 1 Description: You are a member of an operating room team. The hospital is reporting an increase in complication rates from your team. Choose one of the quality models and explain how you would use it to address the causes or the adverse events.

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 3 Discussion Question 2 Description: 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?