Problem
Select one of the following NDNQI quality indicators for the focus of your hypothetical writing:
1) Patient Falls
2) Pediatric Pain Assessment
3) Pressure Ulcer Prevention
4) Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
5) Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
Include a brief summary of the following and cover these area
• Title - short sentences
• Objective - short sentences
• Reference -
• Topic: Identify a quality indicator from the list above and detail why this indicator needs improvement in the hypothetical nursing unit of choice. Make a prediction about what your study will find.
• Knowledge of The Issue: Background - What is the background of the issue in this institution? Has this issue been a struggle for the institution or is this a new occurrence?
• Knowledge of The Issue: Significance - Describe the statistics of this issue within the institution and at a national level (cite sources). Why is this issue a danger to patients?
• Knowledge of The Issue: Literature - What does the current healthcare literature reflect about this issue? Does the literature recommend best practices?
• Plan: Describe the aim of the project and how you plan to make a change that will improve the indicator results. How will it improve the issue? What data will you collect to monitor progress? How long will the first data collection cycle be? How many cycles do you plan for the entire project?
• QI Team: What members of the interdisciplinary team will be on your QI team and why? How often will you meet? What is everyone's role?
• Do: Describe your team's run at a data collection cycle (define timeline). What were unexpected positive and negative occurrences during the cycle?
• Study: What are the results of your data? What does this mean to the study and the patients? What is your interpretation of the data? How did these results compare to your prediction?
• Act: Based on your study of the data, what do you plan for subsequent cycles? What changes are you making (if any), and what will remain the same? (Adapt, adopt, or abandon).
Write briefly or in bullet point.