Making positive changes to improve healthcare is a vital factor in all healthcare settings. All staff play a vital role in change and must grasp the concepts of quality improvement, or QI. In this course, you will learn the basic concepts of QI in healthcare.
Making positive changes to improve healthcare is a vital factor in all healthcare settings. All staff play a vital role in change and must grasp the concepts of quality improvement, or QI. In this course, you will learn the basic concepts of QI in healthcare.
This course is approved for 0.25 contact hours.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Basic Concepts
Quality Improvement
Benefits of QI in Healthcare
Principles of a Successful QI Program
The PDSA Method
Review
Summary
Section 3: PDSA in Action
The Great Chili Cook-Off
Stage 1: Plan
Stage 2: Do
Stage 3: Study
Stage 4: Act
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Ed has 30 plus years of nursing experience with clinical roles in trauma, emergency, critical care, skilled nursing, behavioral health, occupational health, home care, and is a certified clinical nursing instructor in North Carolina. Ed served as Director of Nursing for rural emergency services and physician practices. Ed earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Ed retired from the U.S. Coast Guard with 34 years served. Disclosure: Edward Bartels, RN, BSN, MICN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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