Course description

NURS-FPX 4020 Improving Quality of Care and Patient Safety

To make the quality of care and patient safety better is something that nursing practice prioritizes because it involves being in a position of implementing strategies for improving care delivery while minimizing harm to patients. This demands the participation of nurses who on one hand help identify areas where care provision may be improved, apply evidence-based practices and evaluate the outcome of their actions. For instance, adopting evidence-based practices is an effective approach to enhancing the quality of healthcare services and ensuring patient safety. It requires nurses to recognize what is best based on available proofs in order to be able to put into practice these programs and evaluate their efficiency in enhancing both clinical outcomes as well as safety.

NURS-FPX 4020 Improving Quality of Care and Patient Safety

Thirdly, a culture of safety within healthcare organizations plays a significant role in improving the quality of care and patient safety. In this case, communication among nurses must be open regarding issues related to security, reporting errors including near misses and collaborating with other colleagues within healthcare industry so as to detect potential patient risks which can be prevented. Quality which remains as a process that promotes collaboration, communication and evidence-based practice will definitely improve care and patient safety. Through working on such issues nurses are able to provide top-notch care,  and a safe environment to their patients

NURS-FPX 4020 Improving Quality of Care and Patient Safety– Baccalaureate-prepared nurses contribute significantly to the quality improvement of health care and patient safety. This course focuses on the development of generalist nursing practice competencies to facilitate quality improvement processes to achieve desired patient, systems, and population outcomes.

What will i learn?

• Assessment 1: Enhancing Quality And Safety
• Assessment 2: Root-Cause Analysis And Safety Improvement
• Assessment 3: Improvement Plan In-Service Presentation
• Assessment 4: Improvement Plan Tool Kit

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