This assignment provides students the opportunity to examine the contributing processes and procedures in identifying a health care quality indicator and come up with proposed strategies in improving specific related patient outcomes.
1. Selection of the quality indicator and its relationship to at least one of the National Patient Safety Goals.
– Concisely discuss how the quality indicator was selected and its relationship to at least one of the National Patient Safety Goals.
Description of Quality Indicators: https://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume122007/No3Sept07/NursingQualityIndicators.aspx
Description of National Patient Safety Goals:
https://www.jointcommission.org/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/-/media/b35ba0b4b9754c6dbafdb1f86e152e5c.ashx
2. Mechanism for gathering data to support the indicator both internal (clinical facility data/reports) and external (research articles, best practices/practice guidelines).                                   
– Concisely describe the mechanism for gathering data to support the indicator both internal (clinical facility data/reports) and external (research articles, best practices and practice guidelines).
3. Implementation plan of the Quality Indicator project describing the teaching strategy and anticipated facilitators and possible barriers.
– Concisely discuss the implementation plan of the QI project describing the teaching strategy and anticipated facilitators and possible barriers.
4. Method of evaluation of the success of the QI project and  recommendations for future QI related to the selected quality indicator.
Concisely identify the method of evaluation of the success of the QI project and provide clear recommendations for future QI related to the selected quality indicator.
*PDF of textbook attached for your convenience. Goes in depth about quality indicators and national patient safety goals.