Assignment: Outcome Measures, Quality and Sustainability
Write a paper (2,500 to 3,500 words) discussing the role of quality and/or safety in nursing science. Include the following:
I. Define quality and/or safety measures and describe their relationship and role in nursing science today.
II. Provide a contemporary example of how quality or safety measures are applied in nursing science.
III. Identify the quality and/or components needed to analyze a health care program's outcomes.
IV. Identify or create a health care entity. Provide an overall description of this entity without using the real name (i.e., location, size, profit or nonprofit, years in operation). Do not give the real name of any entity or person you are describing.
V. Using defined quality outcomes and/or patient safety measures, describe the health care entity's successes and failures. Include identified criteria and data that demonstrate why this entity is successful and in what areas.
VI. Using the quality outcomes data, identify a quality or safety area that nursing science can impact. Describe the specific variables.
VII. Identify potential obstacles (such as economics or ethical issues) that may hinder the implementation of the quality or safety measure.
VIII. Identify those groups or leadership roles within the entity with whom you may need to collaborate.
IX. Identify a quality, change, or safety theory you will use to support the implementation of your quality and/or safety program. Provide evidence that supports the use of this theory within the program you designed.
X. Provide the design of your evidenced-based quality and/or safety program that can be implemented to improve quality or safety outcomes in your identified entity.
XI. Discuss expected outcomes of your implementation and how to ensure their sustainability.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.