NURS 6241 Week 2 discussion: Strategic Planning Issues Identifying a strategic plan issue is an important first step in creating a strategic plan, but if there isn’t already a clear issue to be addressed, how can you determine what may make a meaningful impact on a community or organization? The answer is to consider the […]

NURS 6241 Week 1 Discussion Differentiating Strategic, Operational, and Tactical Planning Continuous planning is an important activity for any organization that aims to evolve to stay current in its industry and serve its intended purpose. There are several types of planning used by nurse executives: strategic planning, operational planning, and tactical planning. Each type of […]

Week 9: Evaluating Outcomes Section 5: Evaluation Plan   To prepare:    Review the information on evaluation, including data representation and quality monitoring, presented in the Learning Resources.    Review your work on the Course Project thus far, particularly Sections 3 and 4.    Think about how your quality improvement initiative could […]

NURS 6231 Week 10: Interdisciplinary Collaboration Section 6: Quality Improvement Plan   In this section of the Course Project, you synthesize your analysis and recommendations into an action plan for implementing the quality improvement initiative. To prepare:    Begin to develop a plan for implementing your quality improvement initiative, including the redesigned process that […]

NURS 6231 Week 7: Improvement Science Section 3: Quality Measurement and Assessment Continue working on Section 3, introduced in Week 6. To prepare:    Think about the quality improvement issue that you are addressing and the associated plan you are developing. Consider the following:   o What is the overall purpose, or aim, of […]

NURS 6231 Week 8: Process Mapping Section 3: Quality Measurement and Assessment Review the complete Assignment description presented in Weeks 6 and 7. Submit Section 3 by Day 7.   Section 4: Quality Improvement Strategies   For this section of your Course Project, you create a process map to examine a current process related to […]

NURS 6231 Week 6: The Quality Movement Section 3: Quality Measurement and Assessment   Measuring and assessing quality provides a foundation for identifying needs for improvement, developing effective interventions, and then monitoring progress toward desired results.   In this section of the Course Project, you focus on what you would measure—and how you would measure […]

NURS 6231 Week 4: Organizational Systems and Structures Part 2 Section 1: Organizational Systems and Structures Evaluation   As you continue your evaluation of a health care organization, it is essential to pay attention to culture. Organizational culture provides the context in which all interactions and processes occur, and is therefore central to any effort […]

NURS 6231 Week 3: Organizational Systems and Structures, Part 1 Overview   In this course, you develop a comprehensive Course Project: Promoting Health Care Quality. To initiate this project, this week you examine the systems and structures of an organization with which you are familiar.   Week 3: Organizational Systems and Structures, Part 1   […]

Project 1: Promoting Health Care Quality       Section 3: Quality Measurement and Assessment       Measuring and assessing quality provides a foundation for identifying needs for improvement, developing effective interventions, and then monitoring progress toward desired results.   In the Sadeghi, Barzi, Mikhail, and Shabot text, the authors assert that an effort […]