Demonstrates the voice of a professional nurse; Presents awareness that audience will interpret ideas offered; Employs word choice appropriate for professional nurse.

As a seasoned nurse, identify a quality improvement issue you have concerns about in your nursing clinical setting. Describe the issue and obtain data as specified below; then analyze the data and plan to improve care related to the issue. Criteria is as follows:
One introduction slide that details the quality improvement issue in clinical practice
• Thoroughly defined quality improvement topic
• Introduction clearly communicates topic; Ideas progress logically; Closing supports main idea.
One slide to discuss the importance of the problem and how a change might improve patient outcomes
• Thoroughly discussed the importance of topic and what it means to improvement of patient outcomes
Have 3-5 research articles that provide proof that a change is warranted. Use one slide per article. The articles must be less than 5 years old to be acceptable. Discuss each article and provide rationale as to why this article/research supports the proposed change.
• Maintains focus on topic throughout; Develops appropriate, logical, and relevant supporting detail and/or evidence; Explains how, why, and in what way evidence support point/claim/thesis.
• Thoroughly discussed evidence of topic
• Demonstrates the voice of a professional nurse; Presents awareness that audience will interpret ideas offered; Employs word choice appropriate for professional nurse.
Each step in the improvement project worksheet should have a slide. Use the “Use this one as a guide” to present your information on each slide.
• Correct APA document format. All APA In-text citations have correct author name(s) and source date; Paraphrasing and/or quotations accurate; List of references titled appropriately and references in correct format.
(you do not have to double space and you may use a lesser font)
• Grammar and mechanics support clear understanding of writer’s message, with few errors.
Step 3B Understanding the Process- Do define agreed upon project and goals. Make sure to include the fishbone diagram.
• Fishbone diagram thorough, accurate and relevant to the topic with SMART goals-refer to guide
Step 5- Measures. Do survey or interview guide only in the “Use this one as a guide”
Step 6 Address: What changes can we make that will result in an improvement?
Step 7- You will not have enough time to implement. Create this paper based on the results you expect.