Tools and Methods for Quality Improvement Paper

To prepare: • Review the Learning Resources for this week and reflect on tools for measuring quality in nursing practice. • Download and the template( see attached of the template) for the Tools and Methods for Quality Improvement Paper found in Week 4 Learning Resources The Assignment (3pages) Analyze evidence from the literature and course materials, synthesize the information, and develop a 3- to 4-page scholarly response, applying the following criteria: • Identify a patient care quality or safety gap in your selected healthcare organization. • Describe the patient care delivery gap or problem in nursing practice. o Include metrics or objective data and supporting information to substantiate this gap in nursing practice. o Address the type of indicator, such as structural, process, or outcomes. o Indicate the type of quality indicator, such as rate-based, prevention, patient safety, or nursing sensitive indicator. o Describe whether this quality indicator is risk adjusted. Why or why not? o How did the selected organization establish their target or benchmark metrics for this quality indicator? Be specific. • Analyze the impact of not meeting this quality indicator to: o Health equity and diversity o Patient and staff engagement o Human and financial to patients, the organization, or the healthcare system • Analyze two (2) journal articles, clinical guidelines, or professional practice organization position statement that supports best practices related to the identified gap in nursing practice Note: The GAP for this assignment to use is the “staff’s lacking understanding of how to apply the depression screening tools correctly in a long term care facility” Use Comprehensive Quality Paper Template. See attached of it