NR 392 Quality Improvement in Nursing

Chamberlain College of Nursing NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing Course Project Milestone 1 Guidelines and Grading Rubrics PURPOSE To apply lessons in quality improvement in nursing to a real world nursing issue. This Course Project will use the Six Sigma DMAIC process. COURSE OUTCOMES The Course Project enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: CO 1: Identify the role of the BSN nurse in the quality improvement process as a member of the collaborative interprofessional team (PO#2 & 7) CO 2: Discuss effective processes and strategies to improve quality in nursing (PO#2 & 8) POINTS The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 1 is worth 100 points of this total. DUE DATE Submit your completed NR392 Milestone 1 to its Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, end of Week 1. REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES • • • • • • Quality improvement is an important issue in professional nursing today. In Milestone 1, the student will define a nursing care issue (not a workforce issue such as staffing) from a current or former workplace or clinical setting that could be impacted by improved quality. The student will then provide details about this issue, as well as explain the reason this issue was selected. Milestone 1 is due at the end of Week 1. Carefully review this Milestone 1 Guidelines document rubric and the Milestone 1 Template. Download the Milestone 1 Template. Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2010 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name: Your Last Name NR392 Milestone 1.docx. Carefully review the rubric criteria for Milestone 1 and type directly on your saved Milestone 1 Template. The instructor will score Milestone 1 and provide feedback and a clear statement regarding the selected issue: o Accepted without revisions, o Accepted with revisions needed, OR o Not accepted. If the issue needs revisions or is not accepted, the instructor will indicate if the student should communicate further revisions to the instructor. No additional points will be earned for revisions to Milestone 1 issue, but these revisions will greatly enhance success on later milestones. NR 392 Course Project Milestone 1 Guidelines.docx 11/16/2016 CJM 1 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing GRADING CRITERIA Category Points % Nursing Care Issue and Outcome 30 30% Details of the Issue 45 45% Define a nursing care issue (not a workforce issue) from a current or former workplace (or clinical setting) that could be impacted by improved quality. State the desired outcome. Explain the details of this nursing care issue in your setting. Reason Issue Selected 25 25% Describe in detail why you selected this nursing care issue. 100 points 100% Total Description: See Rubric for Details GRADING RUBRIC Assignment Criteria Nursing Care Issue and Outcome 30 points Details of the Issue 45 points Reason Issue Selected 25 points A (100%) Exceptional B (88%) Exceeds C (80%) Meets Outstanding or highest level of performance Defines a nursing care issue from a current or former workplace (or clinical setting) that could be impacted by improved quality. States the desired outcome. Clarity and thoroughness are excellent. No revisions needed. 30 points ☐ Very good or high level of performance Defines a nursing care issue from a current or former workplace (or clinical setting) that could be impacted by improved quality. States the desired outcome. Clarity and thoroughness are good. Few revisions (if any) are needed. 26 points ☐ Explanation of selected nursing care issue is good. Depth and detail are good. 40 points ☐ Competent or satisfactory level of performance Defines a nursing care issue from a current or former workplace (or clinical setting) that could be impacted by improved quality. States desired outcome. Clarity and thoroughness are fair. Revisions are needed. 24 points ☐ Description of reason the issue was selected is good. Depth and detail are good. 22 points ☐ Description of reason the issue was selected is fair. Depth and detail are fair. 20 points ☐ Explanation of selected nursing care issue is outstanding. Depth and detail are excellent. 45 points ☐ Description of reason the issue was selected is outstanding. Depth and detail are excellent. 25 points ☐ Total Points Possible= 100 Explanation of selected nursing care issue is fair. Depth and detail are fair. 36 points ☐ NI (38%) Needs Improvement Poor or failing level of performance Issue may be medical rather than nursing, OR issue poorly defined (lacks clarity and thoroughness). Outcome may not be stated. Issue is not approved. 11 points ☐ Description does not provide adequate explanation of details of the nursing care issue. Lacks depth and detail. 17 points ☐ Description does not provide adequate explanation of reasons for selecting the nursing care issue. Lacks depth and detail. 10 points ☐ F (0%) Developing Unsatisfactor y level of performance Does not define a nursing care issue. 0 points ☐ No explanation of details is provided. 0 points ☐ No reason the issue was selected is provided. 0 points ☐ Points Earned = NR 392 Course Project Milestone 1 Guidelines.docx 11/16/2016 CJM 2 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing Course Project Milestone 1 Template Directions: Prior to completing this template, carefully review Course Project Milestone 1 Guidelines paying particular attention to how to name the document and all rubric requirements. After saving the document to your computer, type your answers directly on this template and save again. This assignment is due by Sunday end of Week 1 by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. Your Name: __________________________ Assignment Criteria Nursing Care Issue and Outcome 30 points Your Answers: (NOTE: See Milestone 1 Grading Rubric for details required in each area.) Nursing Care Issue: Outcome: Details of the Issue 45 points Reason Issue Selected 25 points NR392 Course Project Milestone 1 Template.docx 11/16/2016 CJM 1 …