Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation
Professional Context
Too often, discussions about quality health care, care costs, and outcome measures take place in isolationeach group talking among themselves about results and enhancements. Because nurses are critical to the delivery of high-quality, efficient health care, it is essential that they develop the proficiency to review, evaluate performance reports, and be able to effectively communicate outcome measures related to quality initiatives. The nursing staff's perspective and the need to collaborate on quality care initiatives are fundamental to patient safety and positive institutional health care outcomes.

Instructions
You have been asked to prepare and deliver an analysis of an existing quality improvement initiative at your workplace. The QI initiative you choose to analyze should be related to a specific disease, condition, or public health issue of personal or professional interest to you. The purpose of the r

For this discussion, review the following two resources from this unit's Studies section:

Core Measures.
National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators.
As you know, quality indicators are common measures that apply to most patients or disease-specific measures that convey the quality of clinical care for patients with specific diagnoses. Using standard quality indicators to measure and report outcomes helps ensure that medical facilities are providing safe, effective, patient-centered care. We use both qualitative and quantitative data to explore our success with health care delivery and outcome measures. Interprofessional teams need to use this information to define, develop, and implement quality processes.

In this discussion, describe the quality indicators and specific data types used in your organization.

Define quality outcomes in your organization.
What have you learned from the specific quality indicators about your nursing practice and your role

Organizational Care Goals for Interprofessionals
Reflect on the specific care goals in your organization. Think about how they are measured, monitored, and discussed with interprofessional team members. In addition, in your organization, how are goals to improve care chosen, and how do interprofessional team members collaborate in the setting, monitoring, and achieving of goals? For this discussion, consider the following

Identify specific care goals in your organization.

What guidelines does the organization follow to determine and measure patient outcomes and care goals?
How do interprofessional team members participate and collaborate in the setting, monitoring, and achievement of patient goals?
How do interprofessional team members effect change in the organization within the context of a specific outcome measure?

Mrs. Collins could have an injection in several joints in her body. Mrs. Collins did not have an adverse reaction to the medication, but what if she did? There could have been several errors that could have taken place that led to an adverse reaction. Explain at least 2 errors that could have caused an adverse reaction and the rights that were violated and why.

For your citation, you might use articles that show examples of proper technique for administering medication. You can also find articles that suggest how to report medication errors.

What are two drugs that you think should be available withouta prescription? In your explanation of why you selected those drugs, include general precautions and possible adverse reactions. 

For your citation, you might use articles that show examples of drugs that had been prescription drugs in the past but no longer require a prescription. You can also find articles about how other countries classify prescription drugs to determine if the same process can be applied in the U.S

The Patient Protection & Affordable Care ACT has been the health care law for the past ten years. The previous administration wanted to repeal and replace the law. However, they could not come up with a new health plan. The Biden administration is planning  to expand the ACA and have apublic option.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT EXPLAINED:

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ppacacon.pdf (Links to an external site.)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK241401/ (Links to an external site.)

Explain how the new healthcare delivery systems and healthcare technology should impact a new healthcare law decision. Discuss how these new technologies, which improve patient quality care and life longevity, should be covered in a new health care insurance law.  (300 to 400 words)

The Covid 19 has put healthcare workers in an uncomfortable position when it comes to life or death of their patients. This essay will need to include at least three topics below.

Different DNR statuses

Euthanasia

How healthcare workers can cope with loss (include resources)

Empathy and the healthcare worker

Italy's who lives/who dies option

How family members of Covid 19 patients can cope (include resources)

When to call the code

This essay will take the place of one of your assessments within this course. You can use any resources available. You will graded based on the rubric attached.

This weeks assignment is STEP 2 Project Purpose Statement, Background & Significance and PICOt Formatted Clinical Project Question.

The student will answer the items below in a Word doc and submit to the assignment link.

Provide a title that conveys or describes the assignment.
Project Purpose Statement Provide a declarative sentence or two which summarizes the specific topic and goals of the project.
Background and Significance State the importance of the problem and emphasize what is innovative about your proposed project. Discuss the potential impact of your project on your anticipated results to the betterment of health and/or health outcomes.
PICOt formatted Clinical Project Questions Provide the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Expected Outcomes and timeframe for the proposed project.
References Cite references using APA 7th ed format.

From reading the AHNA website, as you hear terms "Holistic Care, Holism", "Integrative Care", "Functional Medicine".  Answer these questions.
Which of these terms/words resonate with you? Explain.
Which of the terms/words would you like to learn more about? Explain.
Which of the terms/word make you uncomfortable?  Explain.
If you were to describe yourself now or as your practice develops, which terms would you like to use?  Explain.
Make sure to use at least 1 reference to support your statements.