Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative. Analyze the usefulness of resources to the role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements
For example, for an initiative that concerns improving workplace safety for practitioners, you might choose broad themes such as general organizational safety and quality best practices; environmental safety and quality risks; individual strategies to improve personal and team safety; and process best practices for reporting and improving environmental safety issues. Following the recommended scheme, you would collect 3 resources on average for each of the 4 categories focusing on a specific patient safety issue. Each resource listing should include the following: An APA-formatted citation of the resource with a working link. A description of the information, skills, or tools provided by the resource. A brief explanation of how the resource can help nurses better understand or implement the safety improvement initiative pertaining to a specific patient safety issue. A description of how nurses can use this resource and when its use may be appropriate. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria: Competency 1: Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative. Analyze the usefulness of resources to the role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements focusing on a specific patient safety issue. Competency 2: Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks. Analyze the value of resources to reduce patient safety risk related to a specific patient safety issue. Competency 3: Identify organizational interventions to promote patient safety. Identify necessary resources to support the implementation and continued sustainability of a safety improvement initiative pertaining to a specific patient safety issue. Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care. Present reasons and relevant situations for resource tool kit to be used by its target audience. Communicate resource tool kit in a clear, logically structured, and professional manner that applies current APA style and formatting.
