NR DISCUSSION

Unit 3: Small Group Discussion – Small Group Discussion 1

When taking care of patients, why do you think it is important to utilize the appropriate resources? How do you think evidence from nursing journals affects patient care? What role does using the right evidence play in being a professional nurse? What role does understanding plagiarism and academic integrity play in being a professional nurse?

 
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Multiple studies conducted in the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom show that the probability of dying in the hospital is higher if you are admitted on the weekend. Why might this be? What factors might contribute to this probability?

 

References:

European Society of Anaesthesiology (2014, May 31). Risk of death highest following surgery in afternoons, at weekends, and in February. EurekAlert! Retrieved from http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-05/eso-rod052914.php

Webster Crowley, R., Yeoh, H. K., Stukenborg, G. J., Medel, R., Kassell, N. F., & Dumont, A. S. (2009). Influence of weekend hospital admission on short-term mortality after intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. Advance online publication. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.546572

Redelmeier, D. A., & Bell, C. M. (2007). Weekend worriers. New England Journal of Medicine, 356(11), 1164–1165. Retrieved fromhttp://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe068310

Augenstein, S. (2011). “Weekend effect” a problem in understaffed hospitals, study finds. NJ.com. Retrieved from

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/weekend_effect_a_problem_in_un.html

Campbell, D. (2013, May 29). Risk of death from surgery greater at the weekend, study finds. The Guardian. Retrieved fromhttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/may/28/death-risk-higher-nhs-fridays

Campbell, D. (2012, February 2). Hospital patients more at risk at weekends. The Guardian. Retrieved fromhttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/feb/03/hospital-patients-risk-weekends

 
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2 papers Nursing 6231 Healthcare systems and quality outcomes

  

Section 5

To prepare:

Review your work on the Course Project thus far, particularly Sections 3 and 4.

Think about how your quality improvement initiative could be evaluated. Consider the following:

Which stakeholders need information related to this initiative? What do they need this information for?

How would you assess the outcomes in the short-term and long-term?

How would you analyze related processes, including but not limited to the one you redesigned in Section 4?

How should an analysis of organizational structures be integrated into your evaluation?

How would you identify and evaluate any unintended consequences that may arise?

What metrics should the organization use to gauge progress and the effectiveness of the quality improvement initiative? How would these metrics incorporate the measures and indicators that you identified in Section 3? Are there additional measures and indicators that you now think should be included?

How should the organization track and display data for an interdisciplinary audience? How could the use of a dashboard or balanced scorecard be of value?

How could the organization create an integrated view of performance that links finance and quality?

To complete:

Develop a 2- to 3-page evaluation plan that includes the following:

An outline of the methods that you would propose for evaluating the quality improvement initiative and the financial implications

A description of specific metrics that integrate your previously identified measures and indicators and any others that you have deemed important

A recommendation of how the organization could represent data related to this quality improvement issue for ongoing monitoring and to determine the value or success of the initiative

An explanation of how the organization could create an integrated view of performance that links finance and quality

Section 6

To prepare:

Begin to develop a plan for implementing your quality improvement initiative, including the redesigned process that you identified in Section 3. Consider the following:

How would you undertake the process of determining a timeline for planning, implementing, and evaluating this quality improvement plan?

What are some reasonable milestones for this initiative? What are the daily, weekly, monthly steps/goals?

To complete:

Write a 2- to 3-page summary of your quality improvement action plan.

 
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Medical Surg week 2 discussion 1

 Evaluate personal factors that increase the patients risk for complications during and immediately after surgery. 

 
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