Week 4 Discussion: Nursing Roles in Quality Improvement (Graded)

Week 4 Discussion: Nursing Roles in Quality Improvement (Graded)

Week 4 Discussion: Nursing Roles in Quality Improvement (Graded)
Purpose
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).

CO2: Demonstrate leadership strategies that promote safety and improve quality in nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when planning patient-centered care within systems-based practice. (PO2)
CO7: Compare and contrast the professional nursing roles for ADN/diploma through PhD/DNP prepared nurses in providing cost-effective, quality healthcare in structured and unstructured systems (PO7)
Discussion
How do nurses promote patient safety and improve quality at your workplace (or previous clinical setting)? What changes would you suggest be made on your unit or facility to improve a non-punitive culture of safety?

Grading
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When it comes to quality nursing care, patient safety is a critical element that nurses must uphold. Nurses are arguably the people who spend more time with patients than anyone else at bedside. They are not only gatekeepers, but they also form a thin white line between patient experiences and outcomes and patient safety (Ballard, 2019).

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