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NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 1 Discussion Question 2 Description: Some consider the integration of evidence-based practice a "cookbook" approach. Do you agree or disagree? Explain. Support your position with one or two examples and one or two references.

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 1 Discussion Question 1 Description: You are assigned to a quality team on a rehabilitation floor where patient falls are on the rise. What strategy would be best to approach this issue—quality improvement, evidence-based practice, or research? Support your choice with one or two examples and one or two references.

The concept of a "Just Culture" has a number of key elements. Choose the two elements that you feel are the most difficult to achieve and provide one strategy for each that will make them achievable.

You are a member of an operating room team. The hospital is reporting an increase in the complication rates from your team. Choose one of the quality models and explain how you would use it to address the cause or adverse events.

Describe at least two limitations to both primary and secondary data and how understanding those limitations can improve your future CQI work.

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 8 Discussion Question 2 Description: The concept of a "Just Culture" has a number of key elements. Choose the two elements that you feel are the most difficult to achieve and provide one strategy for each that will make them achievable.

Select a problem that you have experienced or identified within your workplace or in a health care setting. What steps would you take to address the problem?

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 7 Discussion Question 2 Description: You are going to present data that has been collected to your administrative group. The focus is on outcome measures and the data collected is unplanned readmission rates at two different hospitals. What format would you choose to display your data and why? What information would you include with the data?

What two elements do you believe play the most significant role in sustaining change and why? Support your answer with one or two references.

NUR 630 (Performance Improvement and Quality in Healthcare) Topic 6 Discussion Question 1 Description: What is the difference between primary and secondary data? How can primary and secondary source data be used to drive CQI? Provide a specific example of how each source can be used to drive CQI.