Healthcare Policy and Regulations – Healthcare Priority Issue Description: The baccalaureate-graduate nurse will demonstrate knowledge of quality improvement

Healthcare Policy and Regulations – Healthcare Priority Issue Description: The baccalaureate-graduate nurse will demonstrate knowledge of quality improvement

methods to effectively implement patient safety initiatives, monitor performance measures, and

participate in the development of imaginative and creative strategies to enable systems to change.

Component: Essential II

Area Gold Mastery

Silver Acceptable

Bronze Developing

Unacceptable

healthcare priority issue

Identifies and describes the selected healthcare priority issue, the population it involves, and the significance of the health care issue. Includes facts or data.

Completes three of the four- 1) Identifies and describes the selected healthcare priority issue, 2) the population it involves, and 3) the significance of the health care issue. 4) Includes facts or data.

Completes two of the four- 1) Identifies and describes the selected healthcare priority issue, 2)the population it involves, and 3) the significance of the health care issue. 4) Includes facts or data.

Completes one of the four- 1) Identifies and describes the selected healthcare priority issue, 2)the population it involves, and 3) the significance of the health care issue. 4) Includes facts or data.

the rationale for choosing

Discusses the rationale for choosing the priority healthcare issue and explains the priority healthcare issue importance to nursing. Provides details.

Completes two of three- 1) Discusses the rationale for choosing the priority healthcare issue and 2) explains the priority healthcare issue importance to nursing. 3) Provides details.

Completes one of three- 1) Discusses the rationale for choosing the priority healthcare issue and 2) explains the priority healthcare issue importance to nursing. 3) Provides details.

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nursing actions or interventions designed to improve patient care

Clearly identify two nursing actions or interventions designed to improve patient care or a patient outcome. From the two nursing article, select a total of two (no more or less) nursing interventions and explain how the interventions improved two patient outcome

Clearly identify one nursing action or intervention designed to improve patient care or a patient outcome. From the two nursing article, 1) select a total of two (no more or less) nursing interventions and 2) explain how the interventions improved two patient outcome

Completes one of two- Clearly identify two nursing actions or interventions designed to improve patient care or a patient outcome. From the two nursing article, 1) select a total of two (no more or less) nursing interventions and 2) explain how the interventions

Completes one of two- Clearly identify one nursing action or intervention designed to improve patient care or a patient outcome. From the two nursing

 

 

improved two patient outcome

article, 1) select a total of two (no more or less) nursing interventions and 2) explain how the interventions improved two patient outcome

Quality Initiative Using the interventions from the articles/studies, describe how you would recommend a Quality Initiative (QI) to improve patient care within a healthcare facility (hospital) and explain why this QI would be important to implement for patients

Completes two of three- 1) Using the interventions from the articles/studies, 2) describe how you would recommend a Quality Initiative (QI) to improve patient care within a healthcare facility (hospital) and 3) explain why this QI would be important to implement for patients

Completes one of three- 1) Using the interventions from the articles/studies, 2) describe how you would recommend a Quality Initiative (QI) to improve patient care within a healthcare facility (hospital) and 3) explain why this QI would be important to implement for patients

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nursing involvment in quality initiatives

Discusses why it is important for nursing to be involved in quality initiatives and identifies two nursing values and explain how each of the professional nursing values can help to improve patient care outcomes.

Discusses why it is important for nursing to be involved in quality initiatives and identifies one nursing value and explain how the professional nursing value can help to improve patient care outcomes.

Discusses why it is important for nursing to be involved in quality initiatives and identifies one or two nursing values and but does not explain how each of the professional nursing values can help to improve patient care outcomes.

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