Quality Improvement Project (M5 & M6 assignment)
Due Jun 26 by 11:59pm Points 100 Submitting a text entry box, a website url, or a file upload
QI Patient Care Quality and Safety Project
Identify 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 7th Edition format.
To do:
Introduction: Introduce the problem that needs to be improved. (25 points)
Identify a current work related problem that is from one of the (Links to an external site.)Institute of Medicines 6 areas of competencies: (Links to an external site.)
Patient Centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration, Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, Safety and Informatics, linked here. (Links to an external site.)
Review this information at IHI link on a quality improvement model. (Links to an external site.)
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.
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 ‘table?’
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 three (3) 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.
5. APA (15 points):
Paper conforms to APA 7th 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 7th edition 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.
At least three (3) Scholarly references are cited in the paper are in APA format (minimum of three (3) 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.)
Rubric
N4828 Quality Improvement Project Rubric (1)
N4828 Quality Improvement Project Rubric (1)
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction
25 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 to >15.0 pts
Average
Introduction meets minimal requirements. More information and synthesis of the problem process is needed.
15 to >0 pts
Beginning
Minimal to no effort is evident. And/or this section was nonexistent.
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQI model
25 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 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 to >0 pts
Beginning
Minimal to no effort is evident. And/or this section was nonexistent
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLiterature Review for EBP
25 to >20.75 pts
Excellent
Identified and analyze
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