To prepare
· Review the Week Assignment Rubric, provided in the Course Information area.
· Review the Week 4 Resources that pertain to the NDNQI and use of dashboards
· Choose a Nurse-Sensitive Quality Indicator that needs improvement based on the data presented in the Dashboard. Include information on why this area was chosen.
· Develop a nursing plan that outlines suggestions on how to improve performance in the chosen area.
· Provide at least three best practices from evidenced-based literature to support your nursing plan.
Assignment
· Draft a 3- to 4 page paper analyzing areas where there is good performance and areas of opportunity from the sample Dashboard.
· Analyze the data provided in the Dashboard and select an area of performance that needs improvement.
· Develop a nursing plan that includes suggestions on how to improve performance on the selected indicator. Each suggestion should be based on at least three best practices.