Discussion Post: Quality Improvement Initiative
1) Select a QI initiative, you are most familiar with, that has received support from your senior leaders in your healthcare organization or nursing practice.
2) Consider how adverse events are handled in your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Reflect on how this may impact the public-as well as the internal-perspective on healthcare quality.
3) Find a scholarly article or one from the public press, published within the last 5 years, that recounts a serious error. Reflect on this error, and consider how it may relate to your healthcare organization or nursing practice.
Task
Post a brief explanation of the QI initiative you selected, and why. Be specific. Explain how adverse events are handled in your healthcare organization or nursing practice, including an explanation of how this may impact both public and internal perspectives on healthcare quality. Then, briefly describe the error rate from the article you selected, and explain how this may relate to your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Be specific and provide examples.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.