Applying Process Improvement Models

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Applying Process Improvement Models

Practice Experience: Applying Process Improvement Models
Choose a Quality Improvement Model from Chapter 5 in the Spath (2018) textbook, and apply
this model to your practice problem. (THE PRACTICE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED IS THE PATIENT FALLS) Please do not choose Lean or Six Sigma as your quality
model
PDSA (p.124).
RCI (p.127).
FOCUS PDCA (p.128).
FADE (p.129).

By Day 4
Post a Discussion entry describing the model that you selected and how each step of the model
will be used to develop the plan for the Practice Experience Project. Continue to collaborate with
the selected individuals in your practice environment as needed in the development of the
Practice Experience Project, and share this information with your group.
Evaluating the Process of Care
Process improvement models are used as a basis for improving quality in health care. They have
their roots in manufacturing, and it’s been shown repeatedly that they work as effectively in
health care as in any service industry. This week, you analyze process improvement models and
apply one to a practice problem. You also evaluate the effectiveness of a quality improvement
initiative.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
• Evaluate a process of care and determine whether or not improvement is needed
• Apply a quality improvement process model to a practice problem
• Critique whether a quality improvement initiative shows meaningful and sustained improvement
APA Tips
APA Tips:
*Here are some important tips for your upcoming assignments:
*Remember, all resources should be written within the last 5 years.

*Use scholarly resources. Websites can be scholarly, but not all are. Try .gov or .org websites for
more reliable information. Avoid websites where you cannot verify the year of publication, the
author, etc.
*Use headings. They are your friends! They show instructors (and all readers) what you are
covering for that very paragraph or two.
*The writing center has some GREAT resources. Here is the link:
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/home
*Use rubrics as checklists to make sure you have covered everything.
Below are the most common issues I have found in APA formatting in my classrooms. I hope
these help you in your journey!
Rearranging authors to be in alphabetical order Do not rearrange the authors of individual works
in alphabetical order. The authors for each book are in the order they intended when the piece
was published.
No citations, but references References and citations go hand in hand. You cannot have one
without another. If you put a reference at the end of your work, it would indicate none of the
writing was original and it was all taken from your source.
Direct quotations citations with no page numbers When directly quoting an author(s), make sure
you use page numbers in your citation. If page numbers are not available, you may use
paragraph numbers.
i.e.: “This is an example of a direct quote from Prof. Saucier” (Saucier, 2019, p.1).
Paraphrased citations with page numbers When paraphrasing (leaving only approximately three
words from the originally sourced materials), you do NOT need page numbers. Your citation should look like this: (Saucier, 2019).
Punctuation precedes the citation Your punctuation should follow the citation, not precede it.
WRONG:
Prof. Saucier mentioned this was an important aspect of APA formatting. (Saucier, 2019) I will
review my APA manual for further assistance.
CORRECT:
Prof. Saucier mentioned this was an important aspect of APA formatting (Saucier, 2019). I will
review my APA manual for further assistance.
Journal Citation Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year of publication- no month of day). Title of
the journal article: Notice each first letter is not capitalized. Journal Name, Volume number (issue
number), page numbers.
Example:
Saucier, T. (2017). Title of the journal: Here are my thoughts. Fake Journal, 3(2), 3-5.
The italicized 3 is the volume number. The parentheses 2 is the issue number, and 3-5 are the
page numbers.
Three or more authors When you have three or more authors, list the first author followed by the
phrase et al.
Example:
Teaching is very fun (Saucier et al., 2019).

Hope these tips help!