QI Concerns
Directions
To complete this assignment, choose a nursing specialty, such as labor and delivery nursing, surgical nursing, or long-term care nursing. Write a short paper that explains the QI concerns associated with your chosen specialty and covers the topics of data, quality indicators, and financial reimbursement.
You must cite at least two 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:
1. QI Concerns: Explain the QI concerns associated with your chosen nursing specialty. Include the following in your response:
A. A brief descriiption of the nursing specialty
B. A brief descriiption of QI concerns
C. Give an example of a QI initiative that evolves from the QI concerns for this nursing specialty
2. Data: Describe the data components required for a QI initiative. Use the example you identified for your chosen nursing specialty. Include the following in your response:
A. Types of data needed to develop the QI initiative
B. Locations of where data can be found for the QI initiative
C. Methods of capturing data for the QI initiative
3. Quality Indicators: Discuss quality indicators that may be involved in a QI initiative. Use the example identified for your chosen nursing specialty. Include the following in your response:
A. The connection of a national quality indicator to a QI initiative
B. The relationship of a nurse-specific quality indicator to a QI initiative
4. Financial Reimbursement: Explain financial reimbursement implications linked to a QI initiative. Use the example identified for your chosen nursing specialty. Include the follow in your response:
A. A brief descriiption of value-based purchasing (VBP)
B. A brief explanation about the connections between VBP and healthcare reimbursement
C. An example of how financial reimbursement will be impacted with a QI initiative
What to Submit
Submit your completed short paper as a 2- to 3-page Word document with separate title and reference pages that are not part of the page count. Follow APA style standards for formatting and citing your sources.
