Capstone QuestionsQuestion 1How can data provide information to evaluate quality patient outcomes? Give an example of data that can reflect poor quality in care. How can quality improvement be a
daily task in patient care? Why does continuous quality improvement need to be associated with change?
ReadingAmerican Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author.• Read Safe Patient Handling and Mobility-Why and How of Nursing, pp. 22–33Required ReadingHughes, R. G. (Ed.). (2008). Patient safety and quality: An evidence-based handbook for nurses (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043). Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. Retrieved from https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/resources/nursing/resources/nurseshdbk/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an
external site.• Section 1, Chapter 1: Defining Patient Safety and Quality CareQuestion 2Explore the website for the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative at http://www.qsen.org (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
How can the QSEN competencies for nurses be implemented into your workplace or professional nursing setting? If you are not currently employed as a nurse, consider a
previous work setting that would have benefited from implementation of the QSEN competencies.
ReadingAmerican Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author.• Read Nursing Education-Standard 5. Implementation, pp. 47–62Required Websites• QSEN competencies. (2014). Definitions and pre-licensure KSAs. Retrieved from (http://qsen.org/competencies/pre-licensure-ksas/ (Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.)• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2016). 2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report and 5th anniversary update on the National Quality
Strategy, pp. 1-27. (https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr15/2015nhqdr.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.)