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APPLYING PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACHES FOR A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE GAP Project management allows for a clear and focused workflow to approach an issue or task. These approaches streamline a process, allow for checks and balances, and ensure all stakeholders are active participants in the process. Project management approaches often utilize SMART objectives to define…
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What personal strengths do you have that would make you an effective nurse leader? What potential gaps might you need to address to improve your ability to be an effective nurse leader? As a future DNP-prepared nurse, you will be called upon as a leader in your field, a leader in your practice, and a…
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The Assignment: (8–10 pages) Describe the three rate-based measures of quality you selected, and explain why. Deconstruct each measure to include the following: Describe the definition of the measure. Explain the numerical description of how the measure is constructed (the numerator/denominator measure counts, the formula used to construct the rate, etc.). Explain how the data…
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Discussion: Post a brief description of the two nurse-sensitive indicators of quality that you selected. Analyze the influence of early quality improvement theories and philosophies on the development of the quality indicators you selected. Be specific. Then, cite the two (2) nursing research articles you selected, and explain how these indicators may influence your practice…
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Post an explanation of whether your organization uses a just culture. Then, explain how this might impact quality and safety for your healthcare organization, and why. What is the DNP-prepared nurse’s role in supporting a just culture environment in a healthcare organization? Be specific and provide examples. Resources Nash, D. B., Joshi,…
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Social workers can apply knowledge and skills learned from conducting one type of evaluation to others. Moreover, evaluations themselves can inform and com`plement each other throughout the life of a program. This week, you apply all that you have learned about program evaluation throughout this course to aid you in program evaluation. To prepare for…
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Discussion: Use of Group Designs in Program Evaluation Group programs are common in social work. Just as with other types of programs, social workers must understand the options available to them and know how to select the appropriate research design. For this Discussion, you evaluate group research design methods that can be used for…
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Assignment: Drafting a Process Evaluation The steps for process evaluation outlined by Bliss and Emshoff (2002) may seem very similar to those for conducting other types of evaluation that you have learned about in this course; in fact, it is the purpose and timing of a process evaluation that most distinguish it from other types…
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One of the many reasons social workers conduct needs assessment is to provide support for new programs. Social workers have many methods available to collect necessary data for a needs assessment. Social workers can use existing data from a wide range of sources, including local and national reports by government and nonprofit agencies, as…
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Discussion: Reporting a Process Evaluation Just as in needs assessments, interviews and focus groups are common tools for obtaining information about the processes involved in the implementation of programs. Process evaluation should include specifics about purpose, questions which the evaluation will address, and methods that social workers will use to conduct evaluations. Review the…