Elements of a Successful Quality Improvement Initiative: Analyzing Patient Safety Risks and Interven

Applying Evidence-based Strategies to Address Patient Safety Issues

?Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative.
oApply evidence-based and best-practice strategies to address a safety issue or sentinel event.
oCreate a feasible, evidence-based safety improvement plan.
?Competency 2: Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks.
oAnalyze the root cause of a patient safety issue or a specific sentinel event within an organization.
?Competency 3: Identify organizational interventions to promote patient safety.
oIdentify existing organizational resources that could be leveraged to improve a plan.
?Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care.
oCommunicate in writing that is clear, logical, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style.