In this assignment, you will conduct a deeper analysis of the organization to help you further identify challenges and opportunities. Once the analysis is complete, you can confidently assert a position for improvement that will ultimately increase the quality of patient care. Quality improvement comprises systematic and continuous actions that will lead to measurable improvements in the organization and a higher-quality of care for the targeted populations. Each quality improvement initiative may appear different, but a successful program will always incorporate the following four principles:
Works as systems and processes.
Focuses on patients.
Focuses on being part of the team.
Focuses on use of data.
In this assignment:
Discuss the effects of resolving a chosen issue and the consequences of a failure to act on the issue.
Identify an organizational issue.
Discuss how the identified issue is affecting the organization.
Describe possible outcomes of resolving the issue.
Describe likely consequences of failing to address the issue.
Apply evidence-based and current best practices to your position for improvement.
Explain a position on quality improvement, including an ethical, cultural, and best-practices rationale related to the issue.
Relate the findings of your needs assessment and SWOT analysis to the organizational issue.
Discuss the role of stakeholders, collaborators, and allies of an organization in helping you enact your quality improvement position.
Identify stakeholders, collaborators, and allies who can help enact a quality improvement position.
Explain how the identified issue is affecting the stakeholders, collaborators, and allies.
Discuss leadership and team-building strategies relevant to working with the identified stakeholders, collaborators, and allies.
Create a call to action and advocacy that summarizes the quality improvement process.
Reflect on how advanced practice preparation contributes to a quality improvement position related to the organizational issue.
Advocate for strategies that promote quality improvement in health care policy.
Follow current APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements and scholarly writing standards.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Write clearly and logically with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Determine the proper application of the rules of grammar and mechanics.
Assess the relevance and credibility of information sources.
