NUR-630 Performance Improvement and Quality in Health Care GCU NUR-630 Full Course Discussions Topic 1 DQ 1 You are assigned to a quality team on a 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 […]
NUR-630 Topic 1 Visual Model Assessment 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 […]
NUR-630 Topic 4 CLC – Quality Models Assessment This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment. The purpose of this assignment is to examine quality models used in health care. With your CLC group, create a 12-15 slide PowerPoint on Lean, Six Sigma, and 5S quality models. Include the following in your presentation: A of […]
NUR-630 Topic 5 Benchmark – Outcome and Process Measures Assessment In a 1,000-1,250-word paper, consider the outcome and process measures that can be used for CQI. Include the following in your essay: At least two process measures that can be used for CQI. At least one outcome measure that can be used for CQI. A […]
NUR-630 Topic 7 Benchmark – Hospital-Associated Infections Data Assessment The purpose of this assignment is to examine health care data on hospital-associated infections and determine the best methods for presenting the data to stakeholders. Use the scenario below and the “Hospital Associated Infections Data” Excel spreadsheet to complete the assignment. Scenario You have been tasked […]
NUR-630 Topic 6 Quality Data Sources Assessment The purpose of this assignment is to become familiar with various data sources used by health care organizations to obtain quality data. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) creates an annual report, the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, which assesses the performance of the U.S. health […]
NUR 647E Week 1 Discussion Questions GCU Review the competencies for the nurse educator role of your choice (either hospital-based or academic; ANA or NLN) in the assigned readings. Select one competency and share it with your classmates. Be sure to address why you selected the one you did. Discuss how you have already met […]
NUR-630 Topic 8 Overview of Quality in Health Care Assessment The purpose of this assignment is to apply the concepts you have learned in this course to a situation you have encountered. Choose one quality or patient safety concern with which you are familiar and that you have not yet discussed in this course. In […]
NUR 647E Week 2 Assignment GCU Select a societal trend that is affecting curriculum in nursing or patient education. In a paper of 1,000-1,250 words, describe how the selected societal trend affects nursing or patient education. 1.Relate the issue to appropriate professional standards and competencies. 2.Explore strategies to enhance the positive affect or minimize the […]
Patient Care Technology Paper Assignment QUESTION Using the conceptual framework on p. 2-3 in the required reading by Powell-Cope, Nelson, and Patterson, develop a 2-3 page paper based on one technology that is used in direct patient care. The technology needs to be a more complex one such as a ventilator or an electronic health record. A technology […]
