Visual Model Standardize Care Template

Visual Model Caitlin Scott NUR-630 Quality Improvement Strong focus on evidence to improve patient outcomes Utilizes research and data to create improvement in patient care Standardize care Goal is the same to improve patient care, safety, and outcome Visual Model Improving a system Generalized to its setting Attempts to standardize care Example: Standardizing risk assessments for falls to reduce falls within the hospital new fall protocol Evidence-based Practice improve patient care collection of data and clinical knowledge to create a safer standardized patient practice Example: Nurse Leader utilizing research to implement a Both requiring asking a question Research Create new knowledge answer a hypothesis Qualitative and Quantitative studies using scientific methodology with publication Example: Random Controlled trial studying ways to reduce patient falls within a hospital Research is usedin healthcare to improve patient outcomes, learn about disease process, outcomes of treatments, and patterns of care. Quality improvement is used in healthcare to create a standardized way of treating patients to reduce variable, achieve predictable results, and improve patient outcomes. References Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2021). Quality measurement and quality improvement | CMS. Www.cms.gov. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient- Assessment-Instruments/MMS/Quality-Measure-and-Quality- Improvement- #:~:text=Quality%20improvement%20is%20the%20framework Grys, C. A. (2022). Evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and research. Nursing, 52(11), 47–49. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nurse.0000889812.89287.45 Kawar, L. N., Aquino-Maneja, E. M., Failla, K. R., Flores, S. L., & Squier, V. R. (2023). Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement Simplified. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 54(1), 40–48. Evidence-based practice is used in a healthcare setting to provide https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20221207-09 the most effective patient care, and improve outcomes based upon peer-reviewed research.