Discussion Post: The Nurse's Role in Promoting Quality Health Care
Post a description of the role of the staff nurse for promoting quality in a high-performing health care organization. Define the organizational culture of your health care organization, or one with which you are familiar, and identify the leadership style of the CEO and CNO in your organization. Explain how your senior leadership supports-or does not support-changes that require financing/budget to support patient safety. Describe the strategies you might be able to implement to move your health care organization to a high-performing organization.
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
References
• Spath, P. (2018). Introduction to healthcare quality management (3rd ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
o Chapter 10, "Managing the Use of Healthcare Resources" (pp. 249-280)
• Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2019). Leading and managing in nursing (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
o Chapter 1, "Leading, Managing, and Following" (pp. 1-18)
o Chapter 5, "Gaining Personal Insight: The Beginning of Being a Leader" (pp. 76-87)
o Chapter 20, "Managing Costs and Budgets" (pp. 357-375)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2016). Surveys on patient safety culture.
• Bashaw, E. S., & Lounsbury, K. (2012). Forging a new culture: Blending Magnet principles with just culture. Nursing Management, 43(10), 49-53. doi:10.1097/01.NUMA.0000419492.49675.2