NUR 630
Performance Improvement and Quality in Health Care
Topic 4 Discussion Question 1:
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.
Throughout the surgical experience, patient safety is a critical quality aspect of a hospital’s performance.
Utilizing the Six Sigma methodology of DMAIC – define, measure, analyze, improve, and control in the
operating room provides a structured approach to develop the improvement strategies leading to a