Quality Improvement Model Application   This assignment is due at the end of Week 3, Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.  The guidelines and rubric for this assignment are located and listed below.   Week 3: Quality Improvement Model Application (Links to an external site.)   Purpose   The purpose of this assignment is to (a) […]

Risk Evaluation and Patient Safety   The Week 3 assignment looked at an existing problem or issue related to quality and patient safety and strategies to improve the outcome related to that issue. This week’s assignment will focus on assessing a potential risk to the organization and developing a strategy to reduce this risk.    […]

Project Presentation of a Patient Safety Issue and Resolution The Week 7 Assignment is due at the end of Week 7, Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT.  You must use Kaltura to complete this assignment. The guidelines and rubric for this assignment are located and listed below.   Week 7: Project Presentation (Links to an external site.) […]

Quality Improvement Model Application   This assignment is due at the end of Week 3, Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.  The guidelines and rubric for this assignment are located and listed below.   Week 3: Quality Improvement Model Application (Links to an external site.)   Purpose   The purpose of this assignment is to (a) […]

Applying Quality Improvement to Nursing Practice   Describe one patient care scenario where a safety or quality issue is apparent. This can be something you have experienced in your current practice or one you develop for this discussion. Explain the details surrounding the scenario and the impact of the problem.   Select either the DMAIC […]

Ethical Position Versus Standards Violation Two nurses, Vicki, RN, and Cindy, RN, say they were just trying to protect patients when they anonymously reported their concerns last November to the Department of Health and to the Joint commission. The RNs believed that the 140-bed hospital that they work for was not living up to ethical […]

Patient Safety and Cost Lisa Anderson is a 74-year-old female with a history of osteoporosis. She is a widow and lives alone in a two-story home. Mrs. Anderson is retired and depends on her Social Security income. She takes pride in making all her own food from scratch. While she is walking at the hospital […]

Accrediting Agencies and Hospital Quality Sunny Valley Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC). The last survey was in 2016. Consistent with TJC tracer methodology approach to surveying, the survey was unannounced. The hospital worked diligently and continuously to prepare for this survey. Sunny Valley Medical Center and The Joint Commission are interested […]

QSEN and Patient Safety In reviewing the QSEN competencies, which competency do you feel is most important? (There is no right or wrong answer here.) Give specific examples of how you have applied this competency to your current nursing practice with respect to patient safety. How will you apply this competency to your nursing practice […]

Diane was an 80-year-old resident who was returning to the nursing home from the hospital following a left hip fracture on Friday evening. She has a history of congestive heart failure with frequent exacerbations. Her hospital discharge medication list was different than the prior medication list at the nursing home, specifically relating to her Lasix […]