Week 4 – Assignment: Analyze Quality Performance

Improvement requires the ability to effectively analyze data. While extensive knowledge in using statistical analysis tools is desirable, health administrators adept at constructing charts and analyzing the organizational data as compared to established benchmarks yields valuable information.

For your assignment this week, you will prepare an Analysis Report paper. Begin your assignment with the following steps:

1.Read the case study published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) featuring Tampa General Hospital's use of the AHRQ tools to improve quality measures. The link to the Tampa General Hospital's case study is found in your Weekly Resources.

 After reading the Tampa General Hospital case study, you will access the
Hospital Compare website link found in your Weekly Resources. At this site, you will insert Tampa, Florida into the location box, select Hospital as the type of facility, and insert Tampa General Hospital into the name box. Once the webpage for Tampa General Hospital is accessed, click on
Patient Survey Ratings. Here you will find the hospital's patient satisfaction ratings along with the state and national ratings in each category.

 With these data, you will use an Excel spreadsheet to insert the type of indicator (i.e.,
Patients who reports their nurses always communicated well and the observed score for Tampa General Hospital as well as the average Florida and National scores provided). Repeat this process to include all 10 statements of patient satisfaction.

Once your spreadsheet data is complete, create a bar graph by clicking on Insert in the top header and selecting the bar graph to visually display the comparison of Tampa General Hospital's scores to the state and national average scores. Instead of using Excel, you may alternately create a Table in Microsoft Word using the same data as described above placed in a table. Once the table is complete, click Insert from the ribbon at the top of the page, and then click Chart. From here, select Bar chart and use the Clustered Bar Chart style. For either method, make sure all three data sources are depicted in the chart. An example of how to set up your table and the resulting bar graph that is both required in your paper are shown. Keep in mind the information you retrieve is a single data set and does not represent performance over time, but rather represents a snapshot of organizational performance as compared to external standards.

 Next, you will click on
Quality in the Tampa General Hospital's website header and scroll down to
Complications and Deaths. Once the section expands, scroll down to
Infections. In the
Infection's section, you will find the quality score for the topic in the case study regarding catheter-associated urinary catheter infections (CAUTI). Record the score for Tampa General Hospital for this measure and note the national benchmark score of 1. You will analyze this score as it compares to the national score and its relevance to the case study.

 Lastly, you will prepare your Analysis Report paper that contains an introductory section, the body of your report containing your analysis of Tamps General Hospital's patient satisfaction ratings and the comparison of the ratings to the state and national scores, and your analysis of the CAUTI infection rate compared to the national rate. You will also include a summary section in your paper. You will insert your Clustered Bar graph (see example) with the 10 statements and scores as a Figure into your discussion and analysis of the scores. The table you created (see example) to display the 10 statements and the hospital, state, and national scores will be in an appendix to your report. Be sure to check APA guidelines for using an appendix in a report, how to label figures and tables.

Table example: 

Patient satisfaction survey statements	Tampa General Hospital rating	Florida rating	National rating
Patients who reports their nurses always communicated well	81%	81%	77%

Clustered Bar graph example from data in table example:

length: A minimum of 5 pages, not including the title page, reference page, and the appendix

 HPI: This is a 14yo male, no PMH, who presents to the PCP for evaluation of right-sided chest pain, which began 1 day ago after he sustained an injury playing football. 

  

The Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretative Statements was developed to guide nurses in ethical decision making and analysis.  

Nurses are expected to adhere to and embrace the standards of these provisions which include our values, morals, and ideals of the nursing profession (ANA, 2015).

This Code of Ethics outlines the very essence of what it means to be a nurse.

This module will introduce you to the nine provisions outlined in the Code of Ethics for Nurses. 

  

Reference

American Nurses Association (2015).  Code of ethics for nurses with interpretative statements.  Retrieved 8/20/23  from https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/coe-view-only/ 

Step 1:  Begin by reading the material in the following three links:

1. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/coe-view-only/

2. Click Code of Ethics 2015 Part 1.pdf for part I of an article discussing the Code of Ethics. I ATTACHED THIS BELOW

3. Click The New Code of Ethics for Nurses Practical Clinical Application Part II.pdf for part II of an article discussing the Code of Ethics. I ATTACHED THIS BELOW

Step Two:  The paper

1. You will have one written assignment for this module using APA format student paper writing.

Guidelines:

1. Include a title page.
2. Include an introduction.
   1. An abstract is not       required. 
3. Use each provision as a      Level 1 heading
   1. Each provision should have at least 2 well constructed paragraphs.
   2. A paragraph is comprised of at least 3 well constructed sentences.
   3. You may use first person and discuss what the provision means to you (or perhaps a personal experience relating to the provision).
4. The body of the paper should be at least 8 pages and not exceed 9-10 pages
   1. This excludes the title page and the reference page.
   2. Include a summary or conclusion at the end of your paper.
5. This assignment will be submitted to TurnitIn and be less than 26% similarity score.
6. Spelling and grammar are important.
   1. Use the editor feature in Word to correct most issues. 
7. This paper must be in APA format. 

Please see attachment

• Based on your readings, current literature within 5 years, scholarly peer-reviewed journals, and research on the topic of nursing leadership development specific to your program.
• Clearly demonstrate the integration of evidence into nursing practice as it relates to nursing leadership in your program.
• Clearly demonstrate the concepts of nursing leadership and ethical decision-making as they relate to nursing leadership development in your program.
• this should include;
      a. Introduction
         i. Define leadership
         ii. Explain how leadership is developed
         iii. Why is leadership development important for nursing today?
     b. Compare and contrast theoretical leadership theories as they relate to  leadership development
     c. Discuss how leadership is an integral component of the advanced generalist masters prepared Nurse
     d. Examine empowerment as it relates to the development of Nursing leaders
     e. Analyze the process of leading through mentoring as it relates to the creation of future caring followers
     f. Explain effective communication and collaboration strategies that lead to healthy, safe interdisciplinary teams
     g. Guided by Dr. Jean Watson’s (2012) theory of human caring science critically evaluate how caring can be integrated in all levels of Nursing practices
     h. Create your own personal definition of nursing leadership examining concepts you can adopt in your practice setting leading to improved outcomes for patients, families, colleagues, and self.

• 5 pages (not including title page or reference page) using the required title page with your major clearly labeled
• Minimum of 5 scholarly sources not including the textbook to support your facts
• Clear and logically written with proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Proper APA format on citations and sources