Course Code: REL-ACU-0-QSDEQ
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
State data measurement methods and data analysis tools used for quality measures.
Identify the importance of data transparency and monitoring in successful performance improvement.
Identify the difference between process and outcome metrics.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Using Data to Drive Quality Improvement
Big Data, Big Opportunities
Using Data to Drive Quality
Summary
Section 3: Data Measurement and Analysis
Data Measurement
Process and Outcome Measures
Practical Application: Applying the Concepts
Compare the Data
Summary
Section 4: Tools for Data Analysis
Making Sense of Data Analytics
Knowledge Check
Knowledge Check
Knowledge Check
Data Analysis Tools
Practical Application
Data Visualization
Practical Application
Practical Application
Summary
Section 5: Data Collection Triggers
Trigger Tools
Sentinel Events
Practical Application: Sentinel Event
Overcoming Limitations and Optimizing Outcomes
Best Practices in Data Transparency and Monitoring
Practical Application
Data Accountability
Summary
Section 6: Clinical Vignette
Pressure Injuries in the Intensive Care Unit
Section 7: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Exam and BrainSparks
Subject Matter Expert: Amber Pawlikowski, RN, MSN, CPHQ
Amber is a Certified Healthcare Quality Professional with a background in critical care nursing. Amber has a master’s degree in Clinical Nurse Leadership and has years of experience as a quality leader in healthcare organizations. She currently works at Biome Analytics as the Director of Client Services and Quality Improvement Analytics. She is also a PhD student working towards her doctorate in Health Science Research. She is passionate about utilizing data to improve population health outcomes and drive value-based care.
Subject Matter Expert: Zeliha Ozen, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
Zeliha has extensive experience in critical care nursing in acute care hospitals, including cardiac intensive care (CICU) and medical intensive care units (MICU). She has served in various roles, including educator, preceptor, charge nurse, and advanced critical care life support (ACLS) instructor. She has extensive experience as a code nurse for a 900-bed hospital. Zeliha has been a lung transplant coordinator for around five years and was responsible for pre-transplant care, waitlist management, and post-lung transplant care. Zeliha has worked on cutting-edge transplant organ procurement initiatives such as Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) and has managed patients in a hospital that performs around 100 transplants annually. Additionally, Zeliha has served as quality chair council for the heart and vascular services and has worked on several quality initiatives for the service line, such as infection control, cardiac education, nursing resiliency, and nursing onboarding. She has served on various leadership councils in the CICU. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint John University in Rochester, New York. She has a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master’s in Clinical Nurse Leadership (CNL) from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also certified as a Critical Care Nurse (CCRN).
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.