Quality Management Assessment Summary HCS/451 - Health Care Quality Management and Outcomes Analysis Monday February 18th, 2013 Darlene Cantu Quality Management Assessment Summary A quality management plan is employed by an organization to define how processes are conducted, organize how procedures that make up processes are done, and evaluate past performance to determine what should be done differently to enhance future performance and outcomes. The process of an evaluation helps to ensure
success. As we learn more about how to make a company more successful through effective management of Human Resource, we are learning of the value of people, as a whole, and how they contribute to the success or failure of an organization. That’s even more so true with in healthcare organizations. Nurses play a pivotal role in the health care profession and make up the majority of healthcare workers in a hospital setting. However, there is a nursing shortage globally that is expected to increase as nurses
executive leadership in a health care setting. This text addresses the various benefits a hospital would derive from having a nurse leader complete a Masters in Nursing with a bias in leadership/administration. Discussion In basic terms, a Masters in Nursing with a bias in leadership/administration equips nurse leaders with the necessary skills as well as knowledge required to handle challenging and demanding leadership roles in a health care setting. It also provides nurses in leadership positions
Running Head: EFFECTIVE APPROACHES Margaret Russell November 28, 2012 Grand Canyon University NRS-451V-O103 Nursing Leadership and Management An increase in patient acuities, readmissions, and requirement for patient satisfaction among other issues has created a greater need for more registered nurses in the hospital setting. Quality and safe patient care is a direct correlation to the number of staff. With the demand of nurses on the rise, some health care institutions have not readjusted
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock, formerly Reliant has been in operation since 2008. HealthSouth acquired the hospital in October of 2015. HealthSouth is the largest provider of inpatient rehabilitative services in the nation, with 121 hospitals nationwide. Since acquisition the objectives of the hospital have drastically changed. Prior to acquisition the hospital was owned by a holding company. The objective of the holding company was to maximize profitability and control operating
HCS451 Quality Management Assessment Summary Quality Management The "Duke University Medical Center" (2005) website defines “quality improvement as a formal approach to the analysis of performance and systematic efforts for improvement”. Quality improvement programs are found in a variety of industries and are constructed differently. The medical field tends to use quality management to focus on patient and staff safety, reducing medical errors, and avoiding or decreasing morbidity and mortality
The role of leadership is essential to furthering the nursing profession. All levels of an organization require strong nursing leadership to establish a healthy work environment. Solid leadership is exceptionally critical in the acute care setting where most front line staff work and patient care is delivered. But are there enough people in the nursing profession who are taking on leadership roles in health care setting? The short answer to this question is no. Nurses are not yet routinely included
Staffing Ratios Maureen K. Halstead Grand Canyon University: Theories and Concepts in Leadership and Management/451V September 15, 2012 Nurse Staffing Ratios Over the past number of years there has been a nursing shortage which has led to the need of more registered nurses in the hospital setting. This is due to the uprising acuity of patient care and a decrease in there overall hospital stay. In order for the patients to get safe and quality care, the staffing, education
Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing Shortage Amita Pradhan Grand Canyon University: NRS 451V-O101 September 29, 2013 Health professionals demand is on the rise due to nation's 78 millions aging baby boomers. Nursing profession is in the midst of a cyclical and worsening shortage. Economists estimate 285,000 registered nurses shortage between 2015 and 2020 while 95% of patient care is provided by nursing in hospital setting (Creasia & Friberg, 2011). Nursing
Improving Clinical Alarm Safety The topic I have chosen for my Portfolio Project is “Improving clinical alarm safety in hospitals.” As a member my organization’s Quality Improvement Team, I have been recently involved in an initiative to establish “alarm safety” as a priority for leadership of our hospital. My interest in the success of this initiative stems from a strong desire to be involved in the development of “safe” patient care delivery systems. As I research this topic and “problem”