Nur 630 assignments - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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: A description of each quality model. A brief history of each quality model. A description and examples of how each quality model can be applied to the health care setting. Include a title slide, references sli...

The purpose of this assignment is to examine health care data on hospital-associated infections and determine the best methods for presenting the data to stakeholders. Use the scenario below and the “Hospital Associated Infections Data” Excel spreadsheet to complete the assignment. Scenario You have been tasked with displaying Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital quality measures data for a 5-year period on four quality measures at your site. After examining the da...

The purpose of this assignment is to apply the concepts you have learned in this course to a situation you have encountered. Choose one quality or patient safety concern with which you are familiar and that you have not yet discussed in this course. In a 1,250-1,500 word essay, reflect on what you have learned in this course by applying the concepts to the quality or patient safety concern you have selected. Include the following in your essay: Briefly describe the issue and associated challe...

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: At least two process measures that can be used for CQI. At least one outcome measure that can be used for CQI. A description of why each measure was chosen. An explanation of how data would be collected for each (how each will be measured). An explanation of how success would be determined. One or two data-driven, cost-effective solutions to this challenge...

The purpose of this assignment is to differentiate quality improvement (QI), evidence-based practice (EBP), and research. Create a graphic image or visual model differentiating quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research. You can use PowerPoint, Smart Art in Word, or other software that creates a graphic. Be creative in your design. Include the following information in your graphic image or visual model: Compare and contrast quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and ...

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: A definition of health care culture, including culture of excellence and safety. Two or three examples of principles for building a culture of excellence and safety. An explanation of the role of various stakeholders in improving heal...