Directions
Navigate to PGH in the Start Here section of the course. Each topic includes a PGH data bar graph and a PGH, state, and national data line graph. Examine these graphs to identify a QI initiative and outline a plan for improvement. Then, determine communication strategies and how to measure the success of the initiative. Please note that you will not be implementing anything for this assignment, only discussing what you would implement if this project had been live. Your deliverable will be a virtual poster that displays the proposed design for a QI project using the PDSA framework. Use the template found in the What to Submit section to complete this assignment.
You must cite at least four current scholarly sources. To be considered current, scholarly sources must have been published within the last five years.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Plan
1. Topic: Describe the quality improvement topic. Specifically, include the following in your response:
A. Selection of the topic from PGH
B. Rationale for selection of the topic based on evidence and scholarly research
2. Quality Improvement: Connect a QI initiative to the topic. Include the following in your response:
A. The QI initiative
B. The SMART goal resulting from the QI initiative (this should include all components of a SMART goal)
3. Data: Summarize the data associated with the topic. Consider the following in your response:
o Descriiption of the trends noted in the selected PGH data bar graph and the PGH, state, and national data line graph
o Identification of additional data that is needed to demonstrate the need for the QI initiative
Do
4. Process: Outline a plan for implementation of the QI initiative. Specifically, include the following in your response:
A. Evidence-based improvement strategies
B. Resources that you will need to implement the QI initiative
C. A timeline strategy for implementation
5. Communication Strategies: Describe communication strategies for dissemination of QI initiative information. Consider the following guiding questions in your response:
o Who needs this information? (e.g., nurses, lab techs, pharmacy, IT, nursing assistants)
o How is the information being shared with varying audiences?
Study
6. Evaluation Plan: Outline an evaluation plan to measure the success of the QI initiative. Specifically, include the following in your response:
A. The role of the SMART goal in measuring success
B. The post-initiative data needed to measure success
C. The criteria that determine if the initiative was successful (Example: The hospital’s rate of cesarean sections will decrease by 10% within three months.)
What to Submit
Submit your completed Template Your submission should be 2 slides, including a reference slide. Sources should be cited according to APA style. You may choose to use the design of the Project Three Template or create your own design.
