NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Complete Course - Topic 1 till 8 - Assignments and Discussion Questions with Solutions

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 1 Discussion Question 1 Description: You are assigned to a quality team on a rehabilitation floor where patient falls are on the rise. What strategy would be best to approach this issue—quality improvement, evidence-based prac...

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 Assignment: Healthcare Culture Description: 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 fac...

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 di...

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? W...

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. Is this 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 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?

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 4 Assignment: CLC - Quality Models Description: 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...

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 ad...

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 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...

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 a...

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 5 Discussion Question 2 Description: Identify which one 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 exp...

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 6 Discussion Question 1 Description: 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 C...