LC4004A – Quality Improvement Tools (Fishbone diagram)
The nursing professional uses a variety of tools when collecting and analyzing data. These tools can help with organizing and displaying as well as highlighting trends. In this Assessment, you will analyze several quality improvement tools, then apply one to your practice problem.
In a 4- to 5-page paper, address the following:
Analyze the fishbone diagram. Explain how the information presented in the fishbone diagram might be used to help inform nursing practice when preventing medication errors.
Analyze the Pareto chart. Include an explanation of how many medication errors there were and how this information might assist the nursing unit in preventing future medication errors.
Analyze the process flow chart. Explain how this information might be used to help inform nursing practice for the prevention of future medication errors.
Analyze the run chart as it relates to patient satisfaction with pain management. Explain whether the data in the run chart indicates improved or decreased satisfaction with pain management and defend your reasoning.
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