Nur 630 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 8 Assignment: Overview of Quality in Healthcare Description: 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: 1. Briefly describe the issue and associat...

Create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presenting the data to the stakeholders. Address the following in your PowerPoint: 1. What conclusions can be drawn for each quality measure over the 5-year period? 2. What trends do you see for each quality measure over the 5-year period? 3. When comparing each quality measure, is the quality measure better than, worse than, or no different from the national benchmark over time? 4. Based on your examination of the data, which of the quality measures should ...

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 5 Assignment: Benchmark - Outcome and Process Measures Description: 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 chosen. 4. An explanation of how data would be collected for eac...

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 1 Assignment: Visual Model Description: 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 ...

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: 1. Briefly describe the issue and associated challenges. 2. Explain how EBP, research, and PI would be utilized to address the issue. 3. Explain the PI or QI process you wou...

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 7 Assignment: Benchmark - Hospital Associated Infections Data Description: 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 Medi...

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 culture, including culture of excellence and safety. 2. Two or three examples of principles for building a culture of excellence and safety. 3. An explanation of the role of various stakeholders in impro...

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?

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: 1. Compare and contrast quality improvement, evidence-based practice, a...

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 1 Discussion Question 2 Description: 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.