08 Oct Your unit data reflects an upward trend in blood administration errors. Is this likely an individual failure or a system failure?

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Your unit data reflects an upward trend in blood administration errors. Is this likely an individual failure or a system failure? Which theory or model would you use to address it?   DQ2 Select a problem that you have experienced or identified within your workplace or in...

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08 Oct Using the AHRQ “SOPS Surveys” webpage, found in the Topic Materials, select the SOPS survey appropriate for the practice setting in which you work.

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Using the AHRQ “SOPS Surveys” webpage, found in the Topic Materials, select the SOPS survey appropriate for the practice setting in which you work. Complete the survey at your site and discuss how your facility scored. What changes would you recommend based on the survey...

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08 Oct You are assigned to a quality team on a rehabilitation floor where patient falls are on the rise. What strategy would be best to approach this issue

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You are assigned to a quality team on a rehabilitation floor where patient falls are on the rise. What strategy would be best to approach this issue—quality improvement, evidence-based practice, or research? Support your choice with one or two examples and one or two references.   DQ2...

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08 Oct How does the scientific method point towards truth? What is truth, and how do you know when you have found it?

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Research Methods DQ1 How does the scientific method point towards truth? What is truth, and how do you know when you have found it? Access and read the GCU Statement on Integration of Faith and Work. How might a person with the Christian worldview recognize when...

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08 Oct Research Methods Benchmark – Article Critique

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Research Methods Benchmark - Article Critique Assessment Description View the library tutorial on using the GCU databases and the empirical article tutorial. Find a scholarly peer reviewed journal from the library. Select a research study (complete with Method, Results, and Discussion sections).   In 750-1,000 words, analyze the article.   List the...

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08 Oct Health Care Culture

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Performance Improvement and Quality in Health Care Health Care Culture   Assessment Description   The purpose of this assignment is to discuss health care culture and describe how CWV can be used to improve ethical practices. In a 1,000-1,250 word essay, discuss the important factors associated with health care culture....

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08 Oct Performance Improvement and Quality in Health Care Visual Model

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Performance Improvement and Quality in Health Care Visual Model   Assessment Description   The purpose of this assignment is to differentiate quality improvement (QI), evidence-based practice (EBP), and research.   Create a graphic image or visual model differentiating quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research. You can use PowerPoint, Smart Art in Word,...

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08 Oct You are assigned to a quality team on a rehabilitation floor where patient falls are on the rise. What strategy would be best to approach this issue

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Performance Improvement and Quality in Health Care You are assigned to a quality team on a rehabilitation floor where patient falls are on the rise. What strategy would be best to approach this issue—quality improvement, evidence-based practice, or research? Support your choice with one or two...

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08 Oct What two elements do you believe play the most significant role in sustaining change and why?

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Performance Improvement and Quality in Health Care What two elements do you believe play the most significant role in sustaining change and why? Support your answer with one or two references.   DQ2 The concept of a "Just Culture" has a number of key elements. Choose the two...

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08 Oct Identify at least two stakeholder agency reporting sources. How do these external reporting groups contribute to or hinder CQI

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Performance Improvement and Quality in Health Care  Identify at least two stakeholder agency reporting sources. How do these external reporting groups contribute to or hinder CQI?   DQ2 You are going to present data that has been collected to your administrative group. The focus is on outcome measures...

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