Instructions
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is the responsibility of all nurses and is vital when addressing the challenges of the health care industry. Provide an example of how you would apply CQI in your current or past position. If you are new to health care, select a nurse practice issue and discuss how you would apply CQI to address the issue. Discuss a quality improvement method that could be used to support CQI in your example.
Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and cite at least two references using APA style. Responses to peers or faculty should be 100–150 words and cite one reference. Refer to “Discussion Question Rubric” and “Participation Rubric,” located in Class Resources, to understand the expectations for initial discussion question posts and participation posts, respectively.
Answer
A common issue that nurse practitioners experience is patients missing follow-up appointments, which can delay care and affect health outcomes. To address this, continuous quality improvement (CQI) can be applied by first identifying the reasons patients do not attend scheduled visits. These issues may include a lack of clear instructions, transportation issues, and forgetfulness (Endalamaw et al., 2024). After identifying the barriers, nurse practitioners can use interventions such as calling or texting patients with reminders and adjusting appointment times, while monitoring whether these changes improve follow-up attendance (Loper et al., 2021). Nurses and other staff must work together to monitor progress, discuss challenges, and change their interventions to ensure notable changes … To access full answer, use the purchase button below.