NUR Quality Safety 310 – and in Healthcare
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(Prerequisite/ -requisite: 300 Transition Baccalaureate Nursing Practice)Co NUR – to
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Explores the concepts evidence-based practice, teamwork, collaboration, patient-centered of
care, the ethical, legal, technological issues associated with promoting a culture and and of
safety, quality improvement processes, quality assurance. Students plan, implement, and will
and and evaluate quality and/or safety initiative consistent with caring concepts a the QSEN
framework.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Required Resources
Amer, (2013). Boston, MA: K. S. Quality and transformational nursing: Core competencies safety for .
Pearson.
Schmidt, A., Brown, (2019 N. & J. M. ). Evidence-based practice nurses: Appraisal application of for and
research (4th Burlington, MA: Jones Bartlett Publishers. ed.). &
Supplemental Resources
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication Manual the American Psychological of
Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Identify common quality and safety issues in healthcare settings.
2. and and of Analyze apply various quality and safety models measures change nursing to
practice.
3. Evaluate the impact of quality and safety initiatives in healthcare environments in accordance
with professional nursing practice standards and guidelines.
4. of and Demonstrate collaboration to improve the quality professional nursing practice
healthcare policy.
5. and Use evidence to promote quality performance improvement within healthcare setting s.
6. Recommend effective change principles related to safe, client-centered care.
7. of Demonstrate understanding various quality and safety team strategies.
8. of Apply concepts healthcare informatics continuous quality improvement. to
9. and Apply leadership principles to quality performance improvement.
10. and Understand the legal financial implications related quality and safety issues within to
healthcare.
NUR Quality Safety 310 – and in Healthcare
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WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE
The standard requirement for 4.5 credit course for students spend 13.5 hours weekly a hour is to in
work. This includes preparation, activities, evaluation, gardless delivery mode. and re of
Week
Preparation and Activities
1
Module
1.1
Preparation
• Reading(s)
o Amer
▪ Chapter 1: Risks & Threats to Safe Quality Care in Hospital
Settings
▪ Chapter Models 2: Quality & Safety
o Schmidt Brown &
▪ Chapter Practice? 1: What is Evidence-Based
▪ Bal, S. (2009) “An Introduction to Medical Malpractice in the United
States,” located at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2628513/
▪ Reising, D. (2007) “Protecting Yourself from Malpractice Claims”,
located at https://www.americannursetoday.com/protecting-yourself-from-
malpractice-claims/
▪
