How will you, as a future DNP-prepared nurse, keep patients safe
QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTHCARE AND NURSING PRACTICE
How will you, as a future DNP-prepared nurse, keep patients safe? This is a multi-layered question with many different answers. Yet, it is important to note that as the nurse leader, quality and safety measures are at the forefront of how you deliver nursing practice.
Quality and safety measures are integral components in healthcare. According to Nash et al. (2019), “Around the end of the twentieth century and the start of the twenty-first, a number of reports presented strong evidence of widespread quality deficiencies and highlighted a need for substantial change to ensure high-quality care for all patients” (p. 5). Understanding the prominence of error, it is important to consider your role as a DNP-prepared nurse.
For this Discussion, take a moment to consider your experience with quality and safety in your nursing practice. Reflect on your experience and consider how your role may support quality and safety measures.
Reference:
- Nash, D. B., Joshi, M. S., Ransom, E. R., & Ransom, S. B. (Eds.). (2019). The healthcare quality book: Vision, strategy, and tools (4th ed.). Health Administration Press.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
- Nash, D. B., Joshi, M. S., Ransom, E. R., & Ransom, S. B. (Eds.). (2019). The healthcare quality book: Vision, strategy, and tools (4th ed.). Health Administration Press.
- Chapter 1, “Overview of Healthcare Quality” (pp. 5–47)
- Chapter 2, “History and the Quality Landscape” (pp. 49–74)
- Institute of MedicineLinks to an external site. (U.S.) Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. (2001). Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st century. National Academies Press.
- Read the Executive Summary only.
- Kohn, L. T., Corrigan, J. M., & Donaldson, M. S. (Eds). (2000). To err is human: Building a safer health system. National Academies PressLinks to an external site..
- Barkell, N. P., & Snyder, S. S. (2021). Just culture in healthcare: An integrative review. Nursing ForumLinks to an external site., 56(1), 103–111. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12525
- Institute for Healthcare ImprovementLinks to an external site.. (2021). https://www.ihi.org
- PSNet. (2019). Culture of safetyLinks to an external site.. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety
- Ricciardi, R. (2018). The next frontier for nurses. Journal of Nursing Care QualityLinks to an external site., 33(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000304
- Walden University, LLC. (2021). DNP Project Faculty advisor and site identification—matching request formLinks to an external site.. https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/4t2ba44T6fvw0
- Document: Organization Meeting Summary (Word document)
- Review the Learning Resources for this week.
- Reflect on your experience with nursing practice, specifically as it relates to the function of quality and safety. For example, consider whether your current organization supports quality and safety. How might your role help to support these measures in your organization or nursing practice
Post a brief description of any previous experience with quality and safety. Then, explain how your role as the DNP-prepared nurse represents a function of quality and safety for nursing practice and healthcare delivery. Be specific and provide examples.
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