NUR 630 Wk 8 Overview of Quality in Health Care

Assessment Description

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 a 1,250-1,500-word essay, reflect on what you have learned in this course by applying the concepts to the quality or patient safety concern you have selected. Include the following in your essay:

Briefly describe the issue and associated challenges.
Explain how EBP, research, and PI would be utilized to address the issue.
Explain the PI or QI process you would apply and discuss why you chose it.
Describe your data sources, including outcome and process data.
Explain how the data will be captured and disseminated.
Discuss which organizational culture considerations will be essential to the success of your work. This assignment uses a rubric.

Use a minimum of four peer-reviewed, scholarly sources as evidence.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Resources

Impact of an Automated Hand Hygiene Monitoring System Combined With a Performance Improvement Intervention on Hospital-Acquired Infections

Read “Impact of an Automated Hand Hygiene Monitoring System Combined With a Performance Improvement Intervention on Hospital-Acquired

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Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
Include in-text citations in your response
Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
Follow APA-7th edition
Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
Follow APA 7th edition
Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
Here are some helpful links
The is a great resource

Identification of Adverse Events in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients to Target Evidence-Based Prevention for Increased Performance Improvement and Patient Safety

Read “Identification of Adverse Events in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients to Target Evidence-Based Prevention for In

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Music Therapy and Pain Management in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease: An Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Project

Read “Music Therapy and Pain Management in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease: An Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Proj

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Kamishibai Cards to Sustain Evidence-Based Practices to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections

Read “Kamishibai Cards to Sustain Evidence-Based Practices to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections,” by Shea, Smith, Koffarnus

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Washington Manual of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Review Chapter 12 in Washington Manual of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement.

Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care

Read Chapter 14 and review Chapter 2 in Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care.

Maximizing the Benefit of Quality Improvement Activities: A Spread of Innovations Model

Read “Maximizing the Benefit of Quality Improvement Activities: A Spread of Innovations Model,” by Wolak, Overman, Willis, Hedges

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Overview of Quality in Health Care – Rubric

Description of Issue and Challenges

Criteria Description

Description of Issue and Challenges

5. Target

14 points

A description of the issue and associated challenges is present and thorough.

4. Acceptable

12.88 points

A description of the issue and associated challenges is present and detailed.

3. Approaching

12.32 points

A description of the issue and associated challenges is present.

2. Insufficient

11.2 points

A description of the issue and associated challenges is present, but lacks detail or is incomplete.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

A description of the issue and associated challenges is not present.

Utilizing EBP, Research, and PI

Criteria Description

Utilizing EBP, Research, and PI

5. Target

16.8 points

An explanation of how EBP, research, and PI will be utilized is present and thorough.

4. Acceptable

15.46 points

An explanation of how EBP, research, and PI will be utilized is present and detailed.

3. Approaching

14.78 points

An explanation of how EBP, research, and PI will be utilized is present.

2. Insufficient

13.44 points

An explanation of how EBP, research, and PI will be utilized is present, but lacks detail or is incomplete.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

An explanation of how EBP, research, and PI will be utilized is not present.

PI and QI Process

Criteria Description

PI and QI Process

5. Target

16.8 points

An explanation of the PI or QI process that would be applied and a discussion of why it was chosen are present and thorough.

4. Acceptable

15.46 points

An explanation of the PI or QI process that would be applied and a discussion of why it was chosen are present and detailed.

3. Approaching

14.78 points

An explanation of the PI or QI process that would be applied and a discussion of why it was chosen are present.

2. Insufficient

13.44 points

An explanation of the PI or QI process that would be applied and a discussion of why it was chosen are present, but lack detail or are incomplete.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

An explanation of the PI or QI process that would be applied and a discussion of why it was chosen are not present.

NUR 630 Wk 8 Overview of Quality in Health Care

Data Sources

Criteria Description

Data Sources

5. Target

16.8 points

An explanation of data sources, including outcome and process data, is present and thorough.

4. Acceptable

15.46 points

An explanation of data sources, including outcome and process data, is present and detailed.

3. Approaching

14.78 points

An explanation of data sources, including outcome and process data, is present.

2. Insufficient

13.44 points

An explanation of data sources, including outcome and process data, is present, but lacks detail or is incomplete.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

An explanation of data sources, including outcome and process data, is not present.

Capturing and Disseminating Data

Criteria Description

Capturing and Disseminating Data

5. Target

16.8 points

An explanation of how the data will be captured and disseminated is present and thorough.

4. Acceptable

15.46 points

An explanation of how the data will be captured and disseminated is present and detailed.

3. Approaching

14.78 points

An explanation of how the data will be captured and disseminated is present.

2. Insufficient

13.44 points

An explanation of how the data will be captured and disseminated is present, but lacks detail or is incomplete.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

An explanation of how the data will be captured and disseminated is not present.

Organizational Culture Considerations

Criteria Description

Organizational Culture Considerations

5. Target

16.8 points

A discussion of which organizational culture considerations will be essential to the success of the work is present and thorough.

4. Acceptable

15.46 points

A discussion of which organizational culture considerations will be essential to the success of the work is present and detailed.

3. Approaching

14.78 points

A discussion of which organizational culture considerations will be essential to the success of the work is present.

2. Insufficient

13.44 points

A discussion of which organizational culture considerations will be essential to the success of the work is present, but lacks detail or is incomplete.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

A discussion of which organizational culture considerations will be essential to the success of the work is not present.

Thesis Development and Purpose

Criteria Description

Communicates reason for writing and demonstrates awareness of audience.

5. Target

9.8 points

The thesis, position, or purpose is persuasively developed throughout and skillfully directed to a specific audience.

4. Acceptable

9.02 points

The thesis, position, or purpose is clearly communicated throughout and clearly directed to a specific audience

3. Approaching

8.62 points

The thesis, position, or purpose is adequately developed. An awareness of the appropriate audience is demonstrated.

2. Insufficient

7.84 points

The thesis, position, or purpose is discernable in most aspects but is occasionally weak or unclear. There is limited awareness of the appropriate audience

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

The thesis, position, or purpose is not discernible. No awareness of the appropriate audience is evident.

Development, Structure, and Conclusion

Criteria Description

Advances position or purpose throughout writing; conclusion aligns to and evolves from development.

5. Target

11.2 points

The thesis, position, or purpose is coherently and cohesively advanced throughout. The progression of ideas is coherent and unified. A convincing and unambiguous conclusion aligns to the development of the purpose.

4. Acceptable

10.3 points

The thesis, position, or purpose is logically advanced throughout. The progression of ideas is coherent and unified. A clear and plausible conclusion aligns to the development of the purpose.

3. Approaching

9.86 points

The thesis, position, or purpose is advanced in most aspects. Ideas clearly build on each other. Conclusion aligns to the development of the purpose.

2. Insufficient

8.96 points

Limited advancement of thesis, position, or purpose is discernable. There are inconsistencies in organization or the relationship of ideas. Conclusion is simplistic and not fully aligned to the development of the purpose.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

No advancement of the thesis, position, or purpose is evident. Connections between paragraphs are missing or inappropriate. No conclusion is offered.

Evidence

Criteria Description

Selects and integrates evidence to support and advance position/purpose; considers other perspectives.

5. Target

7 points

Comprehensive and compelling evidence is included. Multiple other perspectives are integrated effectively.

4. Acceptable

6.44 points

Specific and appropriate evidence is included. Other perspectives are integrated.

3. Approaching

6.16 points

Relevant evidence that includes other perspectives is used.

2. Insufficient

5.6 points

Evidence is used but is insufficient or of limited relevance. Simplistic explanation or integration of other perspectives is present.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

Evidence to support the thesis, position, or purpose is absent. The writing relies entirely on the perspective of the writer.

Mechanics of Writing

Criteria Description

Includes spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, language use, sentence structure, etc.

5. Target

7 points

No errors in formatting or documentation are present. Selectivity in the use of direct quotations and synthesis of sources is demonstrated.

4. Acceptable

6.44 points

Appropriate format and documentation are used with only minor errors.

3. Approaching

6.16 points

Appropriate format and documentation are used, although there are some obvious errors.

2. Insufficient

5.6 points

Appropriate format is attempted, but some elements are missing. Frequent errors in documentation of sources are evident.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

Appropriate format is not used. No documentation of sources is provided.

Format/Documentation

Criteria Description

Uses appropriate style, such as APA, MLA, etc., for college, subject, and level; documents sources using citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc.)

5. Target

7 points

No errors in formatting or documentation are present. Selectivity in the use of direct quotations and synthesis of sources is demonstrated.

4. Acceptable

6.44 points

Appropriate format and documentation are used with only minor errors.

3. Approaching

6.16 points

Appropriate format and documentation are used, although there are some obvious errors.

2. Insufficient

5.6 points

Appropriate format is attempted, but some elements are missing. Frequent errors in documentation of sources are evident.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

Appropriate format is not used. No documentation of sources is provided.

Total 140 points

Resources

Overview of Quality in Health Care – Rubric

Description of Issue and Challenges

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

Utilizing EBP, Research, and PI

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

PI and QI Process

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

Data Sources

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

Capturing and Disseminating Data

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

Organizational Culture Considerations

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

Thesis Development and Purpose

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

Development, Structure, and Conclusion

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

Evidence

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

Mechanics of Writing

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

Format/Documentation

Criteria Description

5. Target

4. Acceptable

3. Approaching

2. Insufficient

1. Unsatisfactory

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