laboratory and clinical booklet - Fort Scott Community College
laboratory and clinical booklet - Fort Scott Community College
laboratory and clinical booklet - Fort Scott Community College
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FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE<br />
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING<br />
NURSING 2509<br />
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT<br />
Definition of Quality Improvement according to QSEN: “Use data to monitor the<br />
outcomes of care processes <strong>and</strong> use improvement methods to design <strong>and</strong> test changes to<br />
continuously improve the quality <strong>and</strong> safety of health care systems.”<br />
Quality Improvement Process: PDSA<br />
P (Plan) – D (Do) – S (Study) – A (Act)<br />
1. Identify a concern within the nursing unit or define a problem.<br />
2. Perform a literature review/search to relevant evidence. (Can look at national patient<br />
safety goals)<br />
3. Collect data.<br />
4. Conduct a root cause analysis using Quality Improvement tools. (Run charts,<br />
fishbone diagrams, etc.)<br />
5. Evaluate change.<br />
6. This will be a group project.<br />
7. Project will be due by the end of the first 6 weeks of <strong>clinical</strong>.<br />
8. More detailed information will be available at the beginning of the semester.<br />
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