As a nurse, you are the individual who has the ability to empower patients in the decision-making process pertaining to their health care. In addition, you are in a unique position to empower your nursing colleagues to improve job satisfaction and use performance indicator data from dashboards to effect social change.
In this week’s Learning Resources, you examined both the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) and the key role nurses play as advocates for patient rights. To assist nurses in being better prepared for this role, programs such as Patient Care Partnership provide guidance.
For this Discussion, you will analyze the use of quality improvement data and discuss how this data can help empower both patients and nurses. Review the Patient Care Partnership information presented in this week’s Resources. In addition, reflect on the media presentation and the information shared by Ms. Manna on patients’ rights.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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By Day 3
Respond to the following:
- What are the best strategies the nurse can employ to empower patients and support patients’ rights to improve quality of care? (Some considerations to keep in mind may include: providing information on effectiveness, risks, and benefits of alternative treatments.)
- In what ways can NDNQI data from dashboards or quality improvement data be used to support nurse empowerment in practice?
- How has your institution empowered the nursing staff through the use of quality improvement data?
- Provide an example of how you have personally empowered either a patient or a fellow nurse.
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.
Note: Post a 3-paragraph (at least 350 words) response. Be sure to use evidenceLinks to an external site., in-text citationsLinks to an external site., and essay-levelLinks to an external site. writing skills, including the use of transitional materialLinks to an external site. and organizational framesLinks to an external site.. Use the writing resources and the Discussion Rubric to develop your post.
By Day 7
Read two or more of your colleagues’ postings from the Discussion question (support with evidence if indicated).
Respond with a comment that asks for clarification, provides support for, or contributes additional information to two or more of your colleagues’ postings.
Post a Discussion entry on three different days of the week. Refer to the Discussion Rubric.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
- Brown, D. S., Aydin, C. E., & Donaldson, N. (2008). Quartile dashboards: Translating large data sets into performance improvement prioritiesLinks to an external site.. Journal of Healthcare Quality, 30(6), 18–30. http://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2008.tb01166.x
Typically, references should be within five to seven years of publication. However, this publication is considered a classical research reference pertaining to quality improvement and the use of data sets.
- Cole, C., Wellard, S., & Mummery, J. (2014). Problematising autonomy and advocacy in nursingLinks to an external site.. Nursing Ethics, 21(5), 576–582. http://doi.org/10.1177/0969733013511362
- Garrard, L., Boyle, D. K., Simon, M., Dunton, N., & Gajewski, B. (2016). Reliability and validity of the NDNQI® injury falls measureLinks to an external site.. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 38(1), 111-128. http://doi.org/10.1177/019394591454281
- Giancarlo, C., Comparcini, D., & Simonetti, V. (2014). Workplace empowerment and nurses’ job satisfaction: A systematic literature reviewLinks to an external site.. Journal of Nursing Management, 22(7), 855-871. http://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12028
- Guglielmi, C. L., Stratton, M., Healy, G. B., Shapiro, D., Duffy, W. J., Dean, B. L., & Groah, L. K. (2014). The growing role of patient engagement: Relationship-based care in a changing health care systemLinks to an external site.. Association of PerOperative Registered Nurses Journal, 99(4), 517–528. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2014.02.007
- Rock, M.J. & Hoebeke, R. (2014). Informed consent: Whose duty to inform?Links to an external site. MedSurg Nursing, 23(3), 189-194.
- American Hospital Association. (2018). The patient care partnership: Understanding expectations, rights and responsibilitiesLinks to an external site.. https://www.aha.org/system/files/2018-01/aha-patient-care-partnership.pdf
Read through this document created by the American Hospital Association. This document was created for inpatient hospital stays. However, it is applicable to other practice settings as well.
- Montalvo, I. (2007). The national database of nursing quality indicatorsLinks to an external site.. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 12(3). http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume122007/No3Sept07/NursingQualityIndicators.html
- Institute for Healthcare ImprovementLinks to an external site.. (2016). http://www.ihi.org/Pages/default.aspx
The IHI offers numerous resources for improving nursing practice and patient care. Explore a variety of topics and examine some of the resources available.
- National Quality ForumLinks to an external site.. (2016). http://www.qualityforum.org/Home.aspx
The National Quality Forum (NQF) strives to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors. Explore the NQF’s endorsed standards and consider how they apply to nursing practice.
Required Media
- Walden University, LLC. (2009). Topics in clinical nursing: Accountability and nursing practice [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com/Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 15 minutes.
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