30 Jul Describe one patient care scenario where a safety or quality issue is apparent.
Order Instructions
Scholarly Discussion Forum (graded): Applying Quality Improvement to Nursing Practice
Discussion
Purpose
Describe one patient care scenario where a safety or quality issue is apparent. This can be something you have experienced in your current practice or one you develop for this discussion. Explain the details surrounding the scenario and the impact of the problem.
Select either the DMAIC or PDSA model, and describe how the model could be applied to address the specific issue in your case scenario. Explain how this process would improve patient-related and organizational outcomes.
The initial posting must meet the following expectations:
• Address the TD question in a thorough, substantive manner.
o Demonstrate application of scholarly resources.
Provide relevant evidence of two scholarly resources in the initial post, clearly stating how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
One scholarly resource must be from a nursing peer-reviewed journal.
o Demonstrate application of course knowledge.
Demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles and concepts learned in the course lesson and outside readings and relate them to real-life, professional situations.
Compare concepts and principles from the weekly lesson with personal experience as it applies to the practice setting.
• Include correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, and sentence and paragraph structure.
• Include a minimum of two scholarly sources, current within five years, to support information presented.
o Scholarly sources required for the TD must be sources that are separate from course-related sources and/or reading assignments.
o If course-related sources or readings are used as a source in the TD, they must be in addition to the required scholarly sources for the discussion and must be cited following the current APA guidelines.
o If used as a source in the assignment, course-related readings must meet the criteria for scholarly work: current within five years.
o Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the course professor.
o Correct APA format for citing and referencing sources is applied.
