Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Weekly Reflective
August 4, 2022
The most common challenge of disseminating evidence
August 4, 2022

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Two examples. See Resources you can use

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2013). Preventing falls in hospitals. https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/index.html
Armstrong, G. (2019). Quality and safety education for nurses teamwork and collaboration competency: Empowering nurses. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 50(6), 252-255.
Beiler, J., Opper, K., & Weiss, M. (2019). Integrating research and quality improvement using TeamSTEPPS: A health team communication project to improve hospital discharge. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 33(1), 22-32
Braithwaite, J. (2018). Changing how we think about healthcare improvement. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 361.
Bush, N. J., Goebel, J. R., Hardan-Khalil, K., & Matsumoto, K. (2020). Using a quality improvement model to implement distress screening in a community cancer setting. Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology, 11(8), 825-834.
This article showcases examples of strategic QI projects.
Buttigieg, S. C., Pace, A., & Rathert, C. (2017). Hospital performance dashboards: A literature review. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 31(3), 385-406.
Kellogg, K. C., Gainer, L. A., Allen, A. S., O’Sullivan, T., & Singer, S. J. (2017). An intraorganizational model for developing and spreading quality improvement innovations. Health Care Management Review, 42(4), 292-302.
This article showcases examples of strategic QI projects.
Joint Commission. (2021). National Patient Safety Goals. https://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/npsgs.aspx
Melo, S. (2018). The role of place on healthcare quality improvement: A qualitative case study of a teaching hospital. Social Sciences & Medicine, 202, 136-142.
Montgomery, L., Fave, P., Freeman, C. R., Hijal, T., Maietta, C., Parker, W., & Kildea, J., (2018). Development and implementation of a radiation therapy incident learning system compatible with local workflow and a national taxonomy [PDF]. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 19(1), 259-270.
Nursing Masters (MSN) Research Guide.
You may wish to conduct additional independent research as you prepare for Assessment 3. This guide can help direct you to appropriate, credible, and valid resources.
Rondinelli, J., Zuniga, S., Kipnis, P., Kawar, L. N., Liu, V., & Escobar, G. J. (2018). Hospital-acquired pressure injury: Risk-adjusted comparisons in an integrated healthcare delivery system. Nursing Research, 67(1), 16-25.
Rumalla, K., Smith, K. A., Follett, K. A., Nazzaro, J. M., & Arnold, P. M. (2018). Rates, causes, risk factors, and outcomes of readmission following deep brain stimulation for movement disorders: Analysis of the U.S. nationwide readmissions database. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 171, 129-134.
Sari, N., Rotter, T., Goodridge, D., Harrison, L., & Kinsman, L. (2017). An economic analysis of a system wide Lean approach: Cost estimations for the implementation of Lean in the Saskatchewan healthcare system for 2012-2014C. Health Services Research, 17.
Walsh, J., Messmer, P. R., Hetzler, K., O’Brien, D. J., & Winningham, B. A. (2018) Standardizing the bedside report to promote nurse accountability and work effectiveness. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 49(10), 460-466.
Wolak, E., Overman, A., Willis, B., Hedges, C., & Spivak, G. F. (2020). Maximizing the benefit of quality improvement activities: A spread of innovations model. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 35(3), 199-205.
Zhu, J., Stadeli, K. M., Pandit, K., Zech, J., Ludwig, A., Harris, K., Naughton, H., Yi, J., Davidson, G. H., & Kritek, P. A. (2020). Standardizing nightly huddles with surgical residents and nurses to improve interdisciplinary communication and teamwork. The American Journal of Surgery, 219(5), 769-775.