NUR 630: Performance Improvement & Quality Health

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 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 e...

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 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 address the causes or the adverse events.

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 slide PowerPoint on Lean, Six Sigma, and 5S quality models. Include the following in your presentation: 1. A description of each quality model. 2. A brief history of each quality model. 3. A des...

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 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 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 a just culture?

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 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 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 pri...