Assessment 2 Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation MSN-FP6016
Assessment 2 Instructions: Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation
Deliver to the interprofessional team a presentation (20 minutes; 12-15 slides) that analyzes an existing workplace quality improvement initiative related to a specific disease, condition, or public health issue of interest. The presentation’s purpose is to inform and get buy-in from the interprofessional team.
Introduction
Too often, discussions about quality health care, care costs, and outcome measures take place in isolation—various groups talking among themselves about results and enhancements. Nurses are critical to the delivery of high-quality, efficient health care. As a result, they must develop their skills in reviewing and evaluating performance reports. They also need to be able to communicate outcome measures related to quality initiatives effectively. Patient safety and positive institutional health care outcomes mandate collaboration among nursing staff members to ensure the integration of their perspectives in all quality care initiatives.
In this assessment, you will have the opportunity to analyze a quality improvement initiative in your workplace. You will then present your analysis to a group of nurses and other health care professionals. The purpose of your presentation is to inform and enlist support for the initiative from your audience.
Also Read:
MSN-FP6016 Assessment 3 Data Analysis and Quality Improvement Initiative Proposal
MSN-FP6016 Assessment 4 Assessment Strategies and Complete Course Plan
Preparation
Quality Initiative Selection
In this assessment you will deliver an analysis of an ongoing quality improvement initiative in your workplace. The initiative you analyze must relate to a specific disease, condition, or public health issue of personal or professional interest to you. The purpose of your analysis is to assess whether specific quality indicators point to improved patient safety, quality of care, cost and efficiency goals, and other desired metrics. Your audience consists of nurses and selected health care professionals with specializations or interest in your selected condition, disease, or issue. You hope to inform and garner support for the initiative from your audience.
Recording Your Presentation
To prepare to record a voice-over for your presentation:
Set up and test your microphone or headset using the installation instructions provided by the manufacturer. You only need to use the headset if your audio is not clear and high quality when captured by the microphone.
Practice using the equipment to ensure the audio quality is sufficient.
Consult Using Kaltura for guidance on how to record your presentation and upload it in the courseroom.
Microsoft PowerPoint also allows you to record your narration with your slides. If you choose this option, simply submit your presentation to the appropriate area of the courseroom. Your narration will be included with your slides.
Remember to practice delivering and recording your presentation multiple times to ensure effective delivery.
Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact Disability Services at DisabilityServices@Capella.edu to request accommodations.
Instructions
The optional QI Initiative Evaluation Presentation Template [PPTX] is provided to help you prepare your slides. If you choose to work without the template, consider referring to Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations [PPTX].
In your presentation, you will:
Analyze a current quality improvement initiative in a health care or practice setting according to strategic organizational initiatives.
Explain the rationale behind the QI improvement initiative. What prompted the initiative?
Detail problems that were not addressed and any issues that arose from the initiative.
Evaluate the success of a current quality improvement initiative according to recognized national benchmarks.
Analyze the benchmarks used to evaluate success. Which aspects of the initiative were most successful? What outcome measures are missing or could be added?
Incorporate one appropriate supporting visual (such as a graph or chart) that showcases the most critical aspect of this presentation.
Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes.
Integrate the perspectives of interprofessional team members involved in the initiative. Who did you talk to? What are their professions? How did their perspectives impact your analysis?
Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a quality initiative.
Identify specific process or protocol changes as well as technologies that would improve quality outcomes.
Ensure slides are easy to read and error free. Provide detailed speaker notes. Also ensure audio is clear, organized, and professionally presented.
Organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years).
Additional Requirements
Presentation length: A maximum of 20 minutes.
Number of slides: 12-15 slides. Balance text and visuals. Avoid text-heavy slides. Use speaker’s notes for additional content.
Font and font size: Appropriate size and weight for presentation, generally 24-28 point for headings; no smaller than 18 point for bullet-point text. Use a suitable professional typeface such as Times or Arial throughout the presentation.
Number of references: Cite a minimum of seven current scholarly and/or authoritative sources to support your analysis. Current is defined as no older than 5 years unless a seminal work.
APA formatting: Adhere to APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references. Consult these resources for an APA refresher:
Evidence and APA.
APA Module.
American Psychological Association. (n.d.). APA style. https://www.apastyle.org/
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 2: Plan quality improvement initiatives in response to routine data surveillance.
Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand quality outcomes of a quality initiative.
Competency 3: Evaluate quality improvement initiatives using sensitive and sound outcome measures.
Analyze a current quality improvement initiative in a health care or practice setting according to strategic organizational initiatives.
Evaluate the success of a current quality improvement initiative according to recognized national benchmarks.
Competency 4: Integrate interprofessional perspectives to lead quality improvements in patient safety, cost effectiveness, and work life quality.
Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes.
Competency 5: Apply effective communication strategies to promote quality improvement of interprofessional care.
Slides are easy to read and error free. Detailed speaker notes are provided. Audio is clear, organized, and professionally presented.
Organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years).
Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation Scoring Guide
| CRITERIA | NON-PERFORMANCE | BASIC | PROFICIENT | DISTINGUISHED |
| Analyze a current quality improvement initiative in a health care or practice setting according to strategic organizational initiatives. | Does not analyze a current quality improvement initiative in a health care or practice setting according to strategic organizational initiatives, | Minimally analyzes a current quality improvement initiative in a health care or practice setting according to strategic organizational initiatives. | Analyzes a current quality improvement initiative in a health care or practice setting according to strategic organizational initiatives. | Analyzes a current quality improvement initiative in a health care or practice setting according to strategic organizational initiatives. Supports analysis with multiple specifics, examples, and references to current, scholarly and/or authoritative sources. |
| Evaluate the success of a current quality improvement initiative according to recognized national benchmarks. | Does not evaluate the success of a current quality improvement initiative according to recognized national benchmarks. | Attempts to evaluate the success of a current quality improvement initiative according to recognized national benchmarks; however, omissions and/or errors exist. | Evaluates the success of a current quality improvement initiative according to recognized national benchmarks. | Evaluates the success of a current quality improvement initiative according to recognized national benchmarks; identifies assumptions on which the evaluation is based. |
| Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes. | Does not incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes. | Incorporates interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes in minimal depth and detail. | Incorporates interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes. | Incorporates interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes; identifies areas of uncertainty, knowledge gaps, and additional information needed to gain a more complete understanding. |
| Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand quality outcomes of a quality initiative. | Does not recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a quality initiative. | Recommends additional indicators and protocols but does not make a case as to how recommendations could improve or expand quality outcomes. | Recommends additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand quality outcomes of a quality initiative. | Recommends additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a quality initiative; impartially explains recommendations’ pros and cons. |
| Slides are easy to read and error free. Detailed speaker notes are provided. Audio is clear, organized, and professionally presented. | Slides are difficult to read with multiple editing errors. No speaker notes or audio provided. | Slides are easy to read with few editing errors. Speaker notes are sufficient to support the slides. No audio provided. | Slides are easy to read and error free. Detailed speaker notes and audio are provided. | Slides are easy to read and clutter free. Slide background is “visually” pleasing with a contrasting color for the text and may utilize graphics. Detailed speaker notes are provided. Audio is clear, organized, and professionally presented. |
| Organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years). | Does not organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years). | Attempts to organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years); however, omissions and/or errors exist. | Organizes content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years). | Organizes content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years), exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA. |
Assessment 2 Instructions: Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation
- Prepare an evaluation (5-7 pages) of an existing QI initiative to determine if the initiative is effective.
Introduction
Too often, discussions about quality health care, care costs, and outcome measures take place in isolation—various groups talking among themselves about results and enhancements. Nurses are critical to the delivery of high-quality, efficient health care. As a result, they must develop their skills in reviewing and evaluating performance reports. They also need to be able to communicate outcome measures related to quality initiatives effectively. Patient safety and positive institutional health care outcomes mandate collaboration among nursing staff members to ensure the integration of their perspectives in all quality care initiatives.
Also Read:
Assessment 3: Data Analysis and Quality Improvement Initiative Proposal
Overview
In the first assessment, you analyzed an adverse event or a near miss, and outlined a QI initiative to address it. This assessment will give you practice and the confidence to evaluate a quality care initiative in much the same way you might in your health care setting to help determine if the initiative is effective.
Too often, discussions about quality health care, care costs, and outcome measures take place in isolation—each group talking among themselves about results and enhancements. Because nurses are critical to the delivery of high-quality, efficient health care, it is essential that they develop the proficiency to review, evaluate performance reports, and be able to effectively communicate outcome measures related to quality initiatives. The nursing staff’s perspective and the need to collaborate on quality care initiatives are fundamental to patient safety and positive institutional health care outcomes.
Instructions
Imagine you have been asked to prepare and deliver an analysis of an existing QI initiative at your workplace. The QI initiative you choose to analyze should be related to a specific disease, condition, or public health issue of personal or professional interest to you, or you may use the hospice information provided in the Vila Health: Data Analysis activity in this assessment. The purpose of the report is to assess whether the specific quality indicators point to improved patient safety, quality of care, cost and efficiency goals, and other desired metrics. Your target audience is nurses and other health professionals with specializations or interest in your chosen condition, disease, or public health issue.
In your report, you will:
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- Analyze a current QI initiative in a health care setting.
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- Identify what prompted implementation of the QI initiative.
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- Evaluate problems that arose during the initiative or problems that were not addressed.
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- Evaluate the success of a current QI initiative through recognized benchmarks and outcome measures as required to meet national, state, or accreditation requirements.
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- Identify the core performance measurements related to successful treatment or management of the condition.
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- Evaluate the impact of the quality indicators on the health care facility.
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- Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to the success of actions used in the QI initiative as they relate to functionality and outcomes.
- Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a current quality initiative.
- Ensure your analysis conveys purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Be sure to address all of the bullet points. You may also want to read the Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation Scoring Guide to better understand the performance levels that relate to each grading criterion. Additionally, be sure to review the Guiding Questions: Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation [DOCX] document for additional clarification about things to consider when creating your assessment.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
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- Length of submission: A minimum of five but no more than seven double-spaced, typed pages, not including the title page and References section.
- Number of references: Cite a minimum of four sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your evaluation, recommendations, and plans. Current source material is defined as no older than five years unless it is a seminal work. Review the Nursing Master’s Program (MSN) Library Guide for guidance.
- APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style. Review the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
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- Competency 2: Plan quality improvement initiatives in response to routine data surveillance.
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- Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a quality initiative.
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- Competency 3: Evaluate quality improvement initiatives using sensitive and sound outcome measures.
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- Analyze a current quality improvement initiative in a health care setting.
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- Evaluate the success of a current quality improvement initiative through recognized benchmarks and outcome measures as required to meet national, state, or accreditation requirements.
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- Competency 4: Integrate interprofessional perspectives to lead quality improvements in patient safety, cost effectiveness, and work life quality.
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- Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to the success of actions utilized in a quality improvement initiative as they relate to functionality and outcomes.
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- Competency 5: Apply effective communication strategies to promote quality improvement of interprofessional care.
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- Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
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Assessment 2 Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation MSN-FP6016 Guiding Questions
Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation
This document is designed to give you questions to consider and additional guidance to help you successfully complete the Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation assessment. You may find it useful to use this document as a prewriting exercise, an outlining tool, or a final check to ensure you have sufficiently addressed all the grading criteria for this assessment. This document is a resource to help you complete the assessment. Do not turn in this document as your assessment submission.
Remember, you are analyzing a current QI initiative that is already in place. You are not creating a new QI initiative (Assessment 3).
Analyze a current quality improvement initiative in a health care setting.
- What prompted the implementation of the quality improvement initiative?
- What problems were not addressed?
- What problems arose from the initiative?
Evaluate the success of a current quality initiative through recognized benchmarks and outcome measures.
- What benchmarks or outcome measures were used to evaluate success? Consider requirements for national, state, or accreditation standards.
- What was most successful?
Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes.
- How does the interprofessional team contribute to the success of the QI initiative?
- What are the perspectives of interprofessional team members involved in the initiative?
- Who did you talk to? From what other professions? How did their input impact your analysis?
Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a current quality initiative.
- What process or protocol changes would you recommend?
- What added technologies would improve quality outcomes?
- What outcome measures are missing, or could be added?
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
- Is your analysis logically structured?
- Is your analysis 5–7 double-spaced pages (not including title page and reference list)?
- Is your writing clear and free from errors?
- Does your analysis include both a title page and reference list?
- Did you use a minimum of four sources? Were they published within the last five years?
- Are they cited in current APA format throughout the analysis?
Assessment 2 Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation MSN-FP6016 Grading Rubric
This assignment (Assignment #2) is a continuation of Assignment 1
For DISTINGUISHED:
Analyzes a current quality improvement initiative in a health care setting, and identifies knowledge gaps, unknowns, missing information, unanswered questions, or areas of uncertainty (where further information could improve the analysis).
Evaluates the success of a current quality improvement initiative through recognized national, state, or accreditation benchmarks and outcome measures. Identifies assumptions on which the analysis is based.
Incorporates interprofessional perspectives and actions related to initiative functionality and outcomes, and identifies areas of uncertainty, knowledge gaps, and additional information that would be needed to gain a more complete understanding
Recommends additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a quality initiative, and impartially explains the pros and cons of these recommendations.
Conveys clear purpose, in a tone and style well-suited to the intended audience. Supports assertions, arguments, and conclusions with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence. Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards, including APA style and formatting.
Hospice Data 2020-2021
Facility metrics related to four AHRQ reportable benchmarks.
| Benchmark Category | 2020 | 2021 |
| Hospice patients whose hospice care team always treated them with dignity and respect and really cared about them |
78% |
80% |
| Hospice patients whose hospice care team always communicated well with their family caregivers about taking care them |
78% |
75% |
| Hospice patients who always received enough helps for pain, sadness, breathing, or constipations from hospice care team |
65% |
68% |
| Hospice patients and family caregivers who always got help as soon as they need from hospice care team |
70% |
68% |
Hospice Data
| Monthly Reporting – Hospice Unit Per Vila Health policy, these figures include patient reports each month for the 4 reportable benchmarks. |
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| Hospice Data (2020) | |||||||||||||
| Total Hospice patients for the year = 121 | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total |
| Hospice patients whose hospice care team always treated them with dignity and respect, and really cared about them |
7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 94 |
| Hospice patients whose hospice care team always communicated well with their family caregivers about taking care them |
8 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 94 |
| Hospice patients who always received enough helps for pain, sadness, breathing, or constipations from hospice care team |
3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 79 |
| Hospice patients and family caregivers who always got help as soon as they need from hospice care team |
11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 84 |
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| Hospice Data (2021) | |||||||||||||
| total Hospice patients for the year = 130 | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total |
| Hospice patients whose hospice care team always treated them with dignity and respect, and really cared about them |
7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 104 |
| Hospice patients whose hospice care team always communicated well with their family caregivers about taking care them |
9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 96 |
| Hospice patients who always received enough helps for pain, sadness, breathing, or constipations from hospice care team |
7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 88 |
| Hospice patients and family caregivers who always got help as soon as they need from hospice care team |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 88 |
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