Course Description

NU 665 QUALITY & SAFETY IN PRACTICE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an overview of quality improvement (QI) in health care. Students will build knowledge of QI frameworks and models as they design a QI project and proceed in a step-by-step progression through the continuous quality improvement (CQI) process. This approach prepares the student with the necessary skills to complete a CQI capstone project in the practicum courses. The cornerstones of QI will be addressed, including identifying data to measure impact, setting goals based on evidence/best practice, and creating changes that result in improved care or service that are sustainable over time. The course will also include a focus on measurement and analysis techniques and strategies to sustain and spread improvements. Assignments will focus on the skills needed to design and manage QI projects and practical applications of QI tools and techniques. Throughout the course, students will be challenged to look at the world through the QI lens and find ways to make innovative and effective changes that improve an issue in clinical practice. Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-601, NU-602
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