Class 4 Unit 7 Discussions
Class 504 Unit 7 Reading Resources
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare
· Chapter 7: “Integration of Patient Preferences and Values in Clinician Expertise Into Evidence-Based Decision Making”
Journal Readings
Please retrieve and read the following Journal articles from the Kaplan University Library. Articles can be located through a search in the CINAHL database, OVID database, Kaplan University Library (links to these are located under the Student Resources in Course Resources) or by using the link at the end of the reference if provided.
Institute of Medicine (2001). Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Solomons, N., & Spross, J. (2011). Evidence-based practice barriers and facilitators from a continuous quality improvement perspective: An integrative review. Journal of Nursing Management, 19(1), 109–120.
Weeks, S. M., Marshall, J., & Burns, P. (2009). Development of an evidence-based practice & research collaborative among urban hospitals. Nursing Clinics in North America, 44(1), 26–31.
Web Resources
Revisit the NCQA website and review the Seminars and Development section. Identify the Live Seminars offered on Quality Evidence in Practice.
· National Committee for Quality Assurance. (2015). Clinicians. Retrieved from http://www.ncqa.org/Clinicians.aspx
HEDIS Measures from the NCQA
· National Committee for Quality Assurance. (2015). Summary Table of Measures, Product Lines and Changes. Retrieved from http://www.ncqa.org/Portals/0/HEDISQM/Hedis2015/List_of_HEDIS_2015_Measures.pdf
Practice
1. Review HEDIS Measures on the NCQA website.
2. Identify two measures that can coincide with your clinical key question.
3. Post the measures that you identify for your peers to review in Discussion Topic 3.