NURS6231 Week 6 | Nursing in Health Care - Walden university

NURS6231 Healthcare Systems and Quality Outcomes Week 6 Assignment Personal Improvement Project Report Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto For this week, you will begin work on your Module 1 Assignment, which will be due in Week 6. Suppose you wanted to improve something about yourself and your behaviors. Let’s take the example of lowering caffeine intake. How would you begin? According to the principles of CQI, you would approach it in an analytical manner. You would examine the reasons for your caffeine use and begin to track consumption, noting the amount you take in, the times of day, and the physical and mental effects. You would then attempt to reduce the intake and continue to track all the same points. Then you would consider the data you have gathered and whether you succeeded in your aim. For your Module 1 Assignment, you will go through these steps with a personal improvement topic of your choosing. You will then write a report summarizing the data and process you followed and applying what you’ve learned to a healthcare context.

The Assignment (4–5 pages, not counting tables, graphs, diagrams, and charts):

Part 1: Aim Clearly state the aim of your project. Part 2: Process Analysis Consider the process leading to the results that you aimed to improve. Create a process map to identify the steps in the process and identify the people (other than you) who were involved in the process. Part 3: Measurement Describe the data collection method used, including an explanation of what you measured and how. Be specific. Present the data in a table, graph, diagram, run chart, or XmR chart. Part 4: Changes There is a saying, “Not all change leads to improvement, but all improvement leads to change.” Explain the changes you made based on the data. What worked? What didn’t work? Part 5: Reflection and Application Reflect on your Personal Improvement Project and what you learned. Explain how you will maintain ongoing improvement in this area long-term. Explain how you could use knowledge from this experience to facilitate both a unit-level and an organization-level change in a nursing workplace. Be specific and provide examples.