LC4003A Quality Improvement Processes Instructions

LC4003A Assessment Instructions

Review the details of your assessment including the rubric. You will have the ability to submit the assessment once you submit your required self-assessments and engage with your Faculty Subject Matter Expert (SME) in a substantive way about the competency.

Overview

In this Performance Task Assessment, you will collect data associated with your practice problem in LC4002 and look for trends. You will either confirm or revise your practice problem, then apply a quality improvement process to it. LC4003A Quality Improvement Processes Instructions

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Looking Ahead

Over the course of Competencies LC4002A – LC4005A, you will be going through the steps of your Quality Improvement Project which will be submitted in LC4005A. During each Competency, you will complete one or more parts of the final project, and in LC4005A, you will use these parts to create the final project.

This practice experience project has six parts:

Analyze available evidence and identify a quality improvement practice problem;
Conduct a literature search finding data and evidence-based solutions/interventions to support the importance of the quality improvement practice problem;
Identify the quality improvement tools (Fishbone diagram, Pareto Chart, Process Flow Chart, etc.) that will display the data supporting the need for the Quality Improvement Project;
Apply the PDSA process to the development of the Quality Improvement Project;
Develop an evidence-based plan to address the quality improvement practice problem; and
Present the final Quality Improvement Project as a comprehensive paper and quality improvement storyboard.

The practice experience is an active learning process that provides you with the opportunity to apply your nursing knowledge by addressing a quality improvement practice problem. The practice experience is comprised of selected onsite experiences and completion of a Quality Improvement Project with guidance from your subject matter expert. For additional information on the practice experience, follow this link: https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/son/home

The practice experience guide can also be found here: https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=45642029

Instructions

To complete this Assessment, do the following:

Be sure to adhere to the indicated assignment length.
Download the Academic Writing Expectations Checklistto review prior to submitting your Assessment.
Access the following: LC4003A Assessment Template(Word document). You will use the Assessment Template to make your submission.

Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the SME will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively. LC4003A Quality Improvement Processes Instructions

Rubric

All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate. Submissions that do not meet these expectations will be returned without scoring.

This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document, a completed Assessment Template, approximately 2- to 3-pages. Save the file as: LC4003A_firstinitial_lastname (for example, LC4003A_J_Smith)

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Resources – LC4003A Quality Improvement Processes Instructions

Chapter 5, “Continuous Improvement” (pp. 134–137) Spath, P. (2018). Introduction to healthcare quality management (3rd ed.).

Healthcare Administration Press. Using Lean and Six Sigma in Healthcare American Society for Quality. (n.d.). Using lean and Six Sigma in healthcare [Video file]. https://videos.asq.org/using-lean-and-six-sigma-in-healthcare Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle

American Society for Quality. (n.d.). What is the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle? http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/project-planning-tools/overview/pdca-cycle.html

What is Total Quality Management (TQM)? American Society for Quality. (n.d.). What is total quality management (TQM)?https://asq.org/quality-resources/total-quality-management

What is Six Sigma: A Complete Overview Kumar, P. (2020). What is Six Sigma: A complete overview. https://www.simplilearn.com/what-is-six-sigma-a-complete-overview-article

Improving Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Services for Women Living with HIV and Attending Chronic Care Services in Rural Malawi Talama, G. C., Shaw, M., Maloya, J., Chihana, T., Nazimera, L., Wroe, E. B., & Kachimanga, C. (2020). Improving uptake of cervical cancer screening services for women living with HIV and attending chronic care services in rural Malawi. BMJ Open Quality, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000892

Continuous Quality Improvement and Comprehensive Primary Health Care: A Systems Framework to Improve Service Quality and Health Outcomes McCalman, J., Bailie, R., Bainbridge, R., McPhail-Bell, K., Percival, N., Askew, D., Fagan, R., & Tsey, K. (2018). Continuous quality improvement and comprehensive primary health care: A systems framework to improve service quality and health outcomes. Frontiers in Public Health, 6. 76. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00076

The Effectiveness of Continuous Quality Improvement for Developing Professional Practice and Improving Health Care Outcomes: A Systematic Review Hill, J. E., Stephani, A. M., Sapple, P., & Clegg, A. J. (2020). The effectiveness of continuous quality improvement for developing professional practice and improving health care outcomes: A systematic review. Implementation Science, 15(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-0975-2

LC4003A: Quality Improvement Processes: Apply quality improvement processes. Assessment Rubric

Rubric Criteria	Does Not Meet Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations
Module 1: Quality Improvement Processes
Describe Six Sigma and the core elements associated with it.	Response does not adequately describe Six Sigma or the elements associated with it.	Response adequately describes Six Sigma and the elements associated with it.	Response clearly and completely describes Six Sigma and the elements associated with it.
Learning Objective 1.1: Describe the elements of Six Sigma
Describe Plan-Do- Study-Act (PDSA) and the core elements associated with it.	Response does not adequately describe PDSA or the elements associated with it.	Response adequately describes PDSA and the elements associated with it.	Response clearly and completely describes PDSA and the elements associated with it.
Learning Objective 1.2: Describe the elements of PDSA
Describe total quality management (TQM) and the core elements associated with it.	Response does not adequately describe TQM or the elements associated with it. LC4003A Quality Improvement Processes Instructions	Response adequately describes TQM and the elements associated with it.	Response clearly and completely describes TQM and the elements associated with it.
Learning Objective 1.3: Describe the elements of TQM
Describe continuous quality improvement	Response does not adequately describe CQI or	Response adequately describes CQI and the	Response clearly and completely describes CQI

Rubric Criteria	Does Not Meet Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations
(CQI) and the core elements associated with it. Learning Objective 1.4: Describe the elements of CQI	the elements associated with it.	elements associated with it.	and the elements associated with it.
Summarize the data that you found surrounding this practice problem at your practice experience facility. Learning Objective 1.5: Summarize data on nursing practice problems	Response does not adequately summarize the data that you found surrounding your selected problem at your practicum facility.	Response adequately summarizes the data that you found surrounding your selected problem at your practicum facility.	Response clearly and completely summarizes the data that you found surrounding your selected problem at your practicum facility.
Explain whether the data that you found supports the practice problem that you identified at your practice experience facility. Learning Objective 1.6: Apply data to nursing practice problems	Response does not adequately explain whether the data that you found supports the practice problem that you identified at your practicum facility. LC4003A Quality Improvement Processes Instructions	Response adequately explain whether the data that you found supports the practice problem that you identified at your practicum facility.	Response clearly and completely explains whether the data that you found supports the practice problem that you identified at your practicum facility.

Rubric Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

If the data shows that the selected practice problem is actually an issue, either state that it is unchanged, or make minor edits. If the data does not support that the practice problem is an issue at the facility, create a new practice problem that is supported by the data.

Learning Objective 1.7: Verify nursing practice problems

Response does not adequately verify or revise the selected practice problem.

Response adequately verifies or revises the selected practice problem.

Response thoughtfully verifies or revises the selected practice problem.

Explain how the information that you found about the practice problem might be addressed by a quality improvement process.

Learning Objective 1.8: Analyze the use of quality improvement processes to address nursing practice problems

Response does not adequately explain how the information that you found about the practice problem might be addressed by a quality improvement process.

Response adequately explains how the information that you found about the practice problem might be addressed by a quality improvement process.

Response clearly and completely explains how the information that you found about the practice problem might be addressed by a quality improvement process.

Rubric Criteria	Does Not Meet Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations
Module 2: Quality Improvement Processes in Action
Review the information about the Plan-Do-Study- Act (PDSA) process. Explain how you would apply this process to your selected practice problem to determine potential solutions to the practice problem. Learning Objective 2.1: Apply PDSA to nursing practice problems to determine potential solutions	Response does not adequately explain how you would apply PDSA to your selected practice problem, to determine potential solutions to the practice problem.	Response adequately explains how you would apply PDSA to your selected practice problem, to determine potential solutions to the practice problem.	Response clearly and completely explains how you would apply PDSA to your selected practice problem, to determine potential solutions to the practice problem. LC4003A Quality Improvement Processes Instructions
Describe the measures that should be analyzed after the intervention is applied to determine its success. Learning Objective 2.2: Describe measures to analyze after the intervention is applied to determine its success	Response does not adequately describe the measures that should be analyzed after the intervention is applied to determine its success.	Response adequately describes the measures that should be analyzed after the intervention is applied to determine its success.	Response clearly and completely describes the measures that should be analyzed after the intervention is applied to determine its success.

Professional Skills Assessment

Professional Writing: Clarity, Flow, and Organization

Content contains significant spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors.

Writing does not demonstrate adequate sentence and paragraph structure and requires additional editing/proofreading. Key sections of presented content lack clarity, logical flow, and/or organization.

Content contains few spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors. Writing demonstrates adequate sentence and paragraph structure and may require some editing. Content presented is satisfactorily clear, logical, and/or organized, but could benefit from additional

editing/revision.

Content is free from spelling, punctuation, and grammar/syntax errors.

Writing demonstrates appropriate sentence and paragraph structure.

Content presented is clear, logical, and well-organized.

Professional Writing: Context, Audience, Purpose, and Tone

Content minimally or does not demonstrate awareness of context, audience, and/or purpose. Writing is not reflective of professional/scholarly tone and/or is not free of bias.

Style is inconsistent with the professional setting/workplace context and reflects the need for additional editing.

Content demonstrates satisfactory awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is adequately professional, scholarly, and/or free from bias, and style is mostly consistent with the professional setting/workplace context.

Content clearly demonstrates awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is highly professional, scholarly, and free from bias, and style is appropriate for the professional setting/workplace context.

Professional Writing: Originality, Source Credibility, and Attribution of Ideas

Content does not adequately reflect original writing and/or paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates inconsistent adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible

evidence to support a claim,

Content adequately reflects original writing and paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates adequate adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to

support a claim, with

Content reflects original thought and writing and proper paraphrasing.

Writing demonstrates full adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with

with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and reference. There are numerous and/or significant errors.

appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references. There are one or two minor errors.

appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references.