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NUR 630 Week 7 Benchmark Assignment, Hospital Associated Infections Data

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 7 Discussion Question 2 Description: You are going to present data that has been collected to your administrative group. The focus is on outcome measures and the data collected is unplanned readmission rates at two different hospitals. What format would you choose to display your data and why? What information would you include with the data?

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 4 Discussion Question 1 Description: You are a member of an operating room team. The hospital is reporting an increase in complication rates from your team. Choose one of the quality models and explain how you would use it to address the cause or adverse events.

Identify which of the following approaches you would choose to assist in determining and measuring outcomes: FMEA, Pareto Principle, and control charts. Describe the best approach and explain why you chose it?

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 1 Assignment: Visual Model Description: The purpose of this assignment is to differentiate quality improvement (QI), evidence-based practice (EBP), and research. Create a graphic image or visual model differentiating quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research. You can use PowerPoint, Smart Art in Word, or other software that creates a graphic. Be creative in your design. Include the following information i...

Using the AHRQ "SOPS Surveys" webpage found in the topic materials, select the SOPS survey appropriate for the practice setting in which you work. Complete the survey at your site and discuss how your facility scored. What changes would you recommend based on the survey results?

You are assigned to a quality team on the rehabilitation floor where patient falls are on the rise. What strategy would be best to approach this issue quality improvement, evidence-based practice, or research? Support your choice with one or two examples and one or two references.

NUR 630 Week 8 Assignment, Quality in Healthcare

You are the nurse leader on an obstetrics unit. You have been tasked to utilize a Six Sigma approach for standardizing the discharge process. Where do you start?

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 2 Assignment: Healthcare Culture Description: The purpose of this assignment is to discuss health care culture and describe how CWV can be used to improve ethical practices. In a 1,000-1,250 word essay, discuss the important factors associated with health care culture. Include the following in your essay: 1. A definition of health care culture, including culture of excellence and safety. 2. Two or three examples of pri...