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NURS 4220: Leadership Competencies in Nursing and Healthcare
Full Guide: Practice Experience Quality and Safety Project
Learning Outcomes
· Apply definition of quality to work setting
· Identify a quality improvement practice problem
· Identify measurement standards for a problem identified in healthcare
· Summarize the purpose, methods, and findings from the evidence-based literature that relate to a practice problem
· Apply a quality improvement model to a practice problem
· Apply a quality improvement process to an improvement plan
· Recommend strategies to reduce the cost of care
· Develop a quality improvement storyboard to address a practice problem
Suggestions for Discussions
The more you discuss your project with your group the better it will turn out. Consider posting earlier than Thursday to have a better discussion. Provide honest, respectful feedback to each other. ( Picture yourself as someone practicing in the other student’s work setting, working with and listening to your colleagues’ ideas weekly (as your read each other’s posts). You are responsible for helping your colleagues make the best decision in class in the same you would be if you were working side-by-side.
Each week’s activities are geared to help you move along with your proposal. Use this time well and utilize some aspect of your capstone paper to support your proposal as well. R ead about the whole project before you start.
Practice Experience Quality and Safety Project
