Evidence-based practice to outcomes management: spiraled learning activities, Part IV

With pursuit of Magnet status in many hospital systems, bedside nurses are expected to participate in continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities (American Nurses Credentialing Center, n.d.). An example of a tracer audit would be tracing the process for patients admitted through emergency depart...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 2009-09, Vol.48 (9), p.531-532
Main Authors: Ross, Amy Miner, Lind, Lorraine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audits
Best practice
Compliance
Curriculum
Data collection
Data Collection - methods
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration
Evidence-based nursing
Evidence-Based Practice - education
Evidence-Based Practice - organization & administration
Health care delivery
Hospital systems
Hospitals
Humans
Learning
Learning Activities
Methods
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Organizational Objectives
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - organization & administration
Skills
Students
Teaching Methods
Total Quality Management
Total Quality Management - organization & administration
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Summary:With pursuit of Magnet status in many hospital systems, bedside nurses are expected to participate in continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities (American Nurses Credentialing Center, n.d.). An example of a tracer audit would be tracing the process for patients admitted through emergency department who go to the operating department, then to the postanesthesia recovery unit, and then to the nursing unit; or patients who go from the nursing unit to the cardiac catheterization laboratory, then to vascular recovery, and then are discharged to home.
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421