Nursing Clinical Assignment: Quality Improvement Project Part 1

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Clinical Assignment: Quality Improvement Project Part 1

Goal:

  • Identify, describe, and assess a clinical issue that to be addressed in your Quality Improvement Project.

Content Requirements:

  1. Identify the clinical issue that will be the focus of your Quality Improvement project.
  2. Provide rationale for the need to change the status quo.
  3. Identify best practices from the literature related to the issues.

 

Submission Instructions:

  • The paper is to be clear and concise, and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
  • The paper is to be 2 – 3 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
  • Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
  • Journal articles and books should be referenced according to current APA style (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).
  • Your paper should be formatted per current APA and references should be current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions)

 

Lecture Materials & Resources

Managing Personnel

Read and watch the lecture resources & materials below early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).

(Note: The citations below are provided for your research convenience. You should always cross reference the current APA guide for correct styling of citations and references in your academic work.)

Read

  • Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2015).
    • Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 21

Online Materials & Resources

  • Visit the CINAHL Complete under the A-to-Z Databaseson the University Library’s website and locate/read the articles below:
    • Mark, B.A., Harless, D.W. (2011). Adjusting for patient readings acuity in measurement of nurse staffing: Two approaches. Nursing Research, 60(2), 107–114.
    • Laschinger, H. K., Leiter M., Day, A., &Gilin, D. (2009). Workplace empowerment, incivility and burnout: Impact on staff nurse recruitment and retention outcomes. Journal of Nursing Management, 17(3), 302-311.