LC4002A Assessment Instructions Healthcare Quality

LC4002A 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 consider healthcare quality issues that you observe in practice. You will also locate evidence that relates to the issue from scholarly sources. LC4002A Assessment Instructions Healthcare Quality

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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.

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.

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 3–4-page paper. Save this file as: LC4002A_firstinitial_lastname (for example, LC4002A_J_Smith)

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Addressing Quality Issues in Healthcare

As a practicing nurse, you probably see falls, CLABSI, CAUTI, MRSA infections, and other such issues arise from time to time. No facility is immune to safety issues, and, as a nurse leader, it is your job to identify these issues and work to address them using evidence.

In this Performance Task Assessment, you will discuss healthcare quality and the pioneers that shaped current practices. You will also consider a practice problem that might be present in your practicum facility and locate evidence surrounding the problem. LC4002A Assessment Instructions Healthcare Quality

In a 3- to 4-page paper, address the following:

Define healthcare quality in your own words and apply it to the work of one major quality pioneer as listed in the Spath (2018) textbook (Shewhart, Deming, Juran, Ishikawa, Crosby, Feigenbaum, etc.).
Describe a healthcare practice problem that you have had some experience with as a consumer or as a practitioner in healthcare. The practice problem you identify must be supported by data that is available to you in your practice setting and justifies that a problem exists. This problem will be the basis for your quality improvement practicum project you will complete in the upcoming competencies (LC4003, LC4004 and LC4005). Explain how your definition of healthcare quality might apply to your selected practice problem and your experiences with it.
Locate 5 sources of scholarly evidence published within the last five years that describe potential solutions or interventions that you can implement as part of your practicum quality improvement plan. A scholarly piece of evidence could be a journal, government agency, white paper, or professional organization. Synthesize the information in the 5 articles. Note that a synthesis of information is not a summary of each source. A synthesis involves critical reading to make connections between sources, compare the similarities and differences, highlight important information, and present new ideas based on your interpretation of the information.

Note: You will use this practice problem in your practicum project that you will work on throughout this area of expertise. Your faculty SME will provide approval for your practicum project topic in the feedback for this Assessment. Be sure to review it and address any comments in subsequent assessments.

Resources – LC4002A Assessment Instructions Healthcare Quality

Chapter 1, “Focus on Quality” (pp. 1–12) Spath, P. (2018). Introduction to healthcare quality management (3rd ed.). Healthcare Administration Press. Dimensions of Healthcare Quality Uriarte, J. (2015). 6 dimensions of healthcare quality [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QexTk38euzY

The Point of Care Foundation. (n.d.). Model for improvement (PDSA cycles) [Video file]. https://www.pointofcarefoundation.org.uk/resource/using-patient-experience-for-improvement/improving-care/model-for-improvement-pdsa-cycles/

Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2017). Initiatives. http://www.ihi.org/engage/initiatives/tripleaim/pages/default.aspx

Chapter 2, “Quality Management Building Blocks” (pp. 14–30) Spath, P. (2018). Introduction to healthcare quality management (3rd ed.). Healthcare Administration Press.

Chapter 3, “Measuring Performance” (pp. 35–48, 67–75) Spath, P. (2018). Introduction to healthcare quality management (3rd ed.). Healthcare Administration Press.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2020). Understanding quality measurement. https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/understand/index.html

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (2018). Meaningful Measures hub. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/QualityInitiativesGenInfo/MMF/General-info-Sub-Page.html

LC4002A: Healthcare Quality: Analyze healthcare quality for nursing practice. Assessment Rubric

Rubric Criteria	Does Not Meet Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations
Module 1: What is Healthcare Quality?
Define healthcare quality in your own words. Learning Objective 1.1: Define healthcare quality	Response does not adequately define healthcare quality.	Response adequately defines healthcare quality.	Response clearly and completely defines healthcare quality.
Apply your definition of healthcare quality to the work of one major quality pioneer. Learning Objective 1.2: Apply definitions of healthcare quality to quality pioneers	Response does not adequately apply a definition of healthcare quality to one of the quality pioneers discussed in the textbook. LC4002A Assessment Instructions Healthcare Quality	Response adequately applies a definition of healthcare quality to one of the quality pioneers discussed in the textbook.	Response thoughtfully and completely applies a definition of healthcare quality to one of the quality pioneers discussed in the textbook.
Describe a healthcare practice problem that you have had some experience with as a consumer or as a practitioner in healthcare.	Response does not adequately describe a healthcare practice problem that you have had some experience with as a consumer or as a practitioner in healthcare.	Response adequately describes a healthcare practice problem that you have had some experience with as a consumer or as a practitioner in healthcare.	Response clearly and completely describes a healthcare practice problem that you have had some experience with as a consumer or as a practitioner in healthcare.

Rubric Criteria	Does Not Meet Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations
Learning Activity 1.3: Describe healthcare practice problems
Explain how your definition of healthcare quality might apply to your selected practice problem and your experiences with it. Learning Objective 1.4: Analyze the relationship between definitions of healthcare and practice problems	Response does not adequately explain how your definition of healthcare quality might apply to your selected practice problem and your experiences with it.	Response adequately explains how your definition of healthcare quality might apply to your selected practice problem and your experiences with it. LC4002A Assessment Instructions Healthcare Quality	Response clearly and completely explains how your definition of healthcare quality might apply to your selected practice problem and your experiences with it.
Module 2: Quality Measurement
Locate 5 sources of scholarly evidence that relate to your chosen practice problem and reference each source. Learning Objective 2.1: Identify scholarly evidence	Response does not adequately locate 5 sources of scholarly evidence that relate to your chosen practice problem or does not adequately reference each source.	Response adequately locates 5 sources of scholarly evidence that relate to your chosen practice problem and adequately references each source.	Response clearly and thoughtfully locates 5 sources of scholarly evidence that relate to your chosen practice problem and accurately and completely references each source.
Synthesize the information in the 5 articles. Learning Objective 2.2: Synthesize scholarly evidence	Response does not adequately synthesize the information in the 5 articles.	Response adequately synthesizes the information in the 5 articles.	Response clearly, thoughtfully, and completely synthesizes the information in the 5 articles.

Professional Skills Assessment

Professional Writing
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	Content adequately reflects original writing and paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates adequate adherence to reference. LC4002A Assessment Instructions Healthcare Quality	Content reflects original thought and writing and proper paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates full adherence to reference

reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and reference. There are numerous and/or significant errors.

requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references. There are one or two minor errors.

requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references.