ASSIGNMENT | 1.  Read chapter 2 in the text and review the slides.

Review the materials presented this week:

1.  Read chapter 2 in the text and review the slides.

2.  Read the information presented in the link ‘Institute for Healthcare Improvement Six Aims for Changing the Healthcare System’.

3.  Review details of the QSEN competency specific to quality improvement.

4.  Using information from the reading and other scholarly sources, respond with a discussion paper.

Assignment

Part 1 Describe how you use the cycle of measurement, assessment, and improvement to evaluate and make changes.  You may use a personal or professional example.

Part 2 Identify one of aspects of the QSEN competency specific to quality improvement and reflect upon how this knowledge, skill or attitude could be promoted in your clinical setting.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Part 1
Measurement is an essential aspect of ensuring positive change in the healthcare system. In healthcare, measurements are important as they can be used to improve patient experience of care, enhance population health outcomes, lower the per capita cost of healthcare, and lower the healthcare workforce. Measurement can, for instance, be used to enhance the safety of patient care (Spath, 2009). One of the key aspects of the safety of care in healthcare concerns the rising cases of hospital-acquired infections. Getting accurate statistics of how many people contract hospital-acquired infections can…