Nur 630 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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

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.

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 2 Discussion Question 2 Description: Two nurses make a medication error: One causes an adverse event with a patient and the 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?

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 1 Discussion Question 1 Description: You are assigned to a quality team on 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.

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 3 Discussion Question 1 Description: 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?

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 6 Discussion Question 2 Description: Describe at least two limitations to both primary and secondary data and how understanding those limitations can improve your future CQI work.

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 i...

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 8 Discussion Question 2 Description: The concept of a "Just Culture" has a number of key elements. Choose the two elements that you feel are the most difficult to achieve and provide one strategy for each that will make them achievable.

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 5 Discussion Question 1 Description: 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.

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?