UWF Health & Medical Quality Improvement Patient Care Quality & Safety Project

QI- Patient Care Quality and Safety Project Assignment
QI Patient Care Quality and Safety Project
Find a process at your employment site that needs improvement. If you are not currently working,
use one from a previous work experience.
Describe the problem process and address the elements below. This is a planning assignment so
you will be looking at what needs to be done and who the players are. There is no implementation
phase of this assignment.
Please limit this assignment to a total of 4-6 pages excluding Title and Reference page. Follow APA
format strictly.
To do:
1. Introduction: Introduce the problem that needs to be improved. (25 points)
Identify a current work related problem that is from one of the Institute of Medicine’s 5
areas of competencies: Patient Centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration, Evidence-
Based Practice, Quality Improvement, Safety and Informatics, linked here.
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK221519/)
Review this information at IHI link on a quality improvement model.
(http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/HowtoImprove/default.aspx)
Identify why and what is the process breakdown: Clarify current unit/organizational
knowledge of the problem process and any insight on how to improve the situation at hand.
2. Quality Improvement (QI) model: Identify and discuss a QI model (choose either Six Sigma
or PDSA) to utilize. (25 points)
Discuss your chosen model.
Explain the process of implementing change and the importance of an outcome to
measure.
Describe the inter-professional team that you would put together for this process
improvement. Who (by title or position) specifically needs to be at the decision-making
Quality Improvement (QI) Project
‘table?’
3. Literature Review for EBP: Identify and analyze evidence found in peer-reviewed literature (i.e.
go to e-library to find) that was shown to benefit this problem. (25 points)
Synthesize a minimum of two (2) scholarly articles from current evidence-based literature
findings that assist you in improving the problem.
Describe how you would plan to implement a QI improvement process.
Include the outcome to measure improvement.
4. Conclusion. (10 points)
Summarize your paper with a concluding paragraph.
APA (15 points):
Paper conforms to APA 6th edition format and demonstrates a professional level of scholarship,
which means it includes (but is not limited to) items such as:
Title page in APA format, double spaced
Section headings as emboldened in the instructions above.
Include introduction and conclusion paragraphs
Excellent grammar, paragraph and sentence organization with clear flow of thoughts.
All scholarly content cited. All citations should be listed in the reference list.
Scholarly references (at least 3) that are cited in the paper are in APA format (minimum of two
(2) scholarly articles plus textbook as references).
Include current evidence based practice literature findings that have assisted in improving the
process you have identified. (5 years or less.)
Criteria Ratings Pts
25.0 pts
25.0 pts
25.0 pts
10.0 pts
Introduction 25.0 to >20.75 pts
Excellent
Introduced a current
work related problem
that is from one of the
IOM’s 5 areas of
competencies: (Patient
Centered Care,
Teamwork and
Collaboration,
Evidence-Based
Practice, Quality
Improvement, Safety
and Informatics).
Clarified current
unit/organizational
knowledge of the
problem process and
any insight on how to
improve the situation at
hand.
20.75 to >18.0 pts
Proficient
Most all
introduction
elements are
addressed. More
synthesis of
information details
is needed.
18.0 to >15.0 pts
Average
Introduction
meets minimal
requirements.
More information
and synthesis of
the problem
process is
needed.
15.0 to >0 pts
Beginning
Minimal to no
effort is
evident.
And/or this
section was
nonexistent.
QI model 25.0 to >20.75 pts
Excellent
Quality Improvement
(QI) model is identify
and discussed (
either Six Sigma
or PDSA). Excellent
discussion of the
chosen model.
Explained the process
of implementing
change and the
importance of an
outcome to
measure. Described
the inter-professional
team that you would
put together for this
process improvement.
Identified who (by title
or position) specifically
needs to be at the
decision-making ‘table.’
20.75 to >18.0 pts
Proficient
Most all QI model
elements are
addressed. More
synthesis of
information details
is needed.
18.0 to >15.0 pts
Average
Meets minimal
requirements.
More QI
information and
synthesis of the
problem process
is needed. And/or
not all items are
addressed.
15.0 to >0 pts
Beginning
Minimal to no
effort is
evident.
And/or this
section was
nonexistent
Literature
Review for
EBP
25.0 to >20.75 pts
Excellent
Identified and analyzed
evidence found in
peer-reviewed
literature that was
shown to benefit this
problem. Synthesized
a minimum of two (2)
scholarly articles from
current evidencebased
literature
findings that addressed
improving the problem.
Describe the plan to
implement a QI
improvement process.
Included an outcome
to measure
improvement.
20.75 to >18.0 pts
Proficient
Most all QI model
elements are
addressed. More
synthesis of
information details
is needed. And/or
only 1 scholarly
article is cited.
18.0 to >15.0 pts
average
More synthesis of
the EBP literature
and problem
process is
needed. And/or
not all items are
addressed.
And/or no
scholarly journals
are cited.
15.0 to >0 pts
Beginning
Minimal to no
effort is
evident.
And/or this
section was
nonexistent
Conclusion 10.0 to >8.3 pts
Excellent
Excellent
summary of the
QI paper with a
concluding
paragraph.
8.3 to >7.3 pts
Proficient
Conclusion meets
basic requirements
but needed to be
more inclusive
summary.
7.3 to >7.0 pts
Average
Conclusion is
present, but did
not summarize the
QI paper’s
elements
7.0 to >0 pts
Beginning
Minimal to no
effort is evident.
And/or this
section was
nonexistent.
Total Points: 100.0
Criteria Ratings Pts
15.0 pts
APA format 15.0 to >12.45 pts
Excellent
Only 1-2 APA errors
from the following list:
Title page in APA
format, double spaced
Section headings as
emboldened in the
instructions above.
Include introduction
and conclusion
paragraphs Excellent
grammar, paragraph
and sentence
organization with clear
flow of thoughts. All
scholarly content cited.
All citations should be
listed in the reference
list. Scholarly
references (at least 3)
that are cited in the
paper are in APA
format (minimum of
two scholarly articles
plus textbook as
references). Include
current evidence
based practice
literature findings that
have assisted in
improving the process
you have identified. (5
years or less.)
12.45 to >10.45 pts
Proficient
3-6 APA errors from
the APA criteria list:
10.45 to >8.0 pts
Average
7-9 APA errors
from the APA
criteria list:
8.0 to >0 pts
No Marks
10 or more
APA errors
from the APA
criteria list..
Minimal to no
APA effort