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Quality and Safety in Nursing Care

NUR4304
Two hours English

Quality and Safety in Nursing Care

Quality and Safety in Nursing Care
1 • Overview of Patient Safety and Quality of Care. • Key terms used with quality and safety.
2 • Patient Safety and Quality Measures /KPIs for Nursing – I
3 • Patient Safety and Quality Measures/ KPIs for Nursing – II
4 • Quality and Safety Education Competencies for Nursing – I o Person-Centered Care. o Interprofessional Teamwork and Collaboration o Informatics.
5 • Quality and Safety Education Competencies for Nursing – II o Evidence-Based Nursing Practice. o Patient Safety. o Quality Improvement.
6 • Quality Improvement in Nursing Practice - I • Nursing Quality Improvement Models: 1. Donabedian model for change 2. Deming’s Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) process
7 • Quality Improvement in Nursing Practice – II • Nursing Quality Improvement Methodologies to enhance Quality patients outcomes 1. Six Sigma 2. Lean
8 • Nursing Reactive and Proactive Approaches to QI Problems o Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA) o Root cause analysis (RCA)
9 • Application of the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Process.
10 • Medical Errors and Reporting System in Saudi Arabia o Medical Errors Events/Categories Specified by the Saudi MoH o Saudi Healthcare Sentinel Event
11 • Application of the Sentinel Event Reporting Form.
12 • Quality Improvement Tools in Nursing Practice.
13 • Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI): o Relationship Between Accreditation and Improvement of Patient Care. o CBAHI tips for Preventing Medical Errors.
14 • National Recommendations For improving Patient Safety Culture in Hospitals (Saudi Patient Safety Center).
15 • Quality Improvement Project Discussion.
1.1 Mapped to: K1&K2

Recognize patient safety principles, quality measures, and key performance indicators (KPIs) relevant to nursing and midwifery professions in various clinical settings.

Teaching Strategy Interactive classroom
Assessment Methods • Midterm exam / • Final exam / • Semester activities 1 & 2
1.2 Mapped to: K1&K3

Outline nursing competencies in relation to quality and safety.

Teaching Strategy Interactive classroom
Assessment Methods • Midterm exam / • Final exam / • Semester activity 1
1.3 Mapped to: K1

Describe the relationship between accreditation and patients’ safety and quality of care.

Teaching Strategy Interactive classroom
Assessment Methods • Midterm exam / • Final exam
2.1 Mapped to: S1,S2,S3,S5,&S6

Construct Root cause analysis for quality improvement problems.

Teaching Strategy Interactive classroom
Assessment Methods • Midterm exam / • Final exam / • Semester activity 2
2.2 Mapped to: S1,S5,&S6

Evaluate nursing/midwifery quality improvement methodologies KPIs to enhance quality patients outcomes.

Teaching Strategy Interactive classroom
Assessment Methods • Midterm exam / • Final exam / • Semester activity 1
3.1 Mapped to: V1

Adhere to ethical standards, rules, and regulations of healthcare safety and quality in nursing/midwifery practice.

Teaching Strategy Interactive classroom
Assessment Methods • Midterm exam / • Final exam
3.2 Mapped to: V2

Reflect professional leadership and accountability to ensure high quality and safe nursing/midwifery care.

Teaching Strategy Interactive classroom
Assessment Methods • Midterm exam / • Final exam