Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Two examples. See Resources you can use

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2013). Preventing falls in hospitals. https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/index.html
• Armstrong, G. (2019). Quality and safety education for nurses teamwork and collaboration competency: Empowering nurses. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 50(6), 252-255.
• Beiler, J., Opper, K., & Weiss, M. (2019). Integrating research and quality improvement using TeamSTEPPS: A health team communication project to improve hospital discharge. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 33(1), 22-32
• Braithwaite, J. (2018). Changing how we think about healthcare improvement. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 361.
• Bush, N. J., Goebel, J. R., Hardan-Khalil, K., & Matsumoto, K. (2020). Using a quality improvement model to implement distress screening in a community cancer setting. Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology, 11(8), 825-834.
  • This article showcases examples of strategic QI projects.
• Buttigieg, S. C., Pace, A., & Rathert, C. (2017). Hospital performance dashboards: A literature review. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 31(3), 385-406.
• Kellogg, K. C., Gainer, L. A., Allen, A. S., O’Sullivan, T., & Singer, S. J. (2017). An intraorganizational model for developing and spreading quality improvement innovations. Health Care Management Review, 42(4), 292-302.
  • This article showcases examples of strategic QI projects.
• Joint Commission. (2021). National Patient Safety Goals. https://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/npsgs.aspx
• Melo, S. (2018). The role of place on healthcare quality improvement: A qualitative case study of a teaching hospital. Social Sciences & Medicine, 202, 136-142.
• Montgomery, L., Fave, P., Freeman, C. R., Hijal, T., Maietta, C., Parker, W., & Kildea, J., (2018). Development and implementation of a radiation therapy incident learning system compatible with local workflow and a national taxonomy [PDF]. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 19(1), 259-270.
• Nursing Masters (MSN) Research Guide.
  • You may wish to conduct additional independent research as you prepare for Assessment 3. This guide can help direct you to appropriate, credible, and valid resources.
• Rondinelli, J., Zuniga, S., Kipnis, P., Kawar, L. N., Liu, V., & Escobar, G. J. (2018). Hospital-acquired pressure injury: Risk-adjusted comparisons in an integrated healthcare delivery system. Nursing Research, 67(1), 16-25.
• Rumalla, K., Smith, K. A., Follett, K. A., Nazzaro, J. M., & Arnold, P. M. (2018). Rates, causes, risk factors, and outcomes of readmission following deep brain stimulation for movement disorders: Analysis of the U.S. nationwide readmissions database. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 171, 129-134.
• Sari, N., Rotter, T., Goodridge, D., Harrison, L., & Kinsman, L. (2017). An economic analysis of a system wide Lean approach: Cost estimations for the implementation of Lean in the Saskatchewan healthcare system for 2012-2014C. Health Services Research, 17.
• Walsh, J., Messmer, P. R., Hetzler, K., O’Brien, D. J., & Winningham, B. A. (2018) Standardizing the bedside report to promote nurse accountability and work effectiveness. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 49(10), 460-466.
• Wolak, E., Overman, A., Willis, B., Hedges, C., & Spivak, G. F. (2020). Maximizing the benefit of quality improvement activities: A spread of innovations model. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 35(3), 199-205.
• Zhu, J., Stadeli, K. M., Pandit, K., Zech, J., Ludwig, A., Harris, K., Naughton, H., Yi, J., Davidson, G. H., & Kritek, P. A. (2020). Standardizing nightly huddles with surgical residents and nurses to improve interdisciplinary communication and teamwork. The American Journal of Surgery, 219(5), 769-775.