Write an executive summary, 5–6 pages in length, of existing outcome measures related to a performance issue uncovered in your gap analysis that you intend to address.
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Introduction
Note: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
As a nurse leader, you must be able to access, identify, and describe outcome measures as they relate to safety and quality problems in your organization.
This assessment provides an opportunity to examine existing outcome measures, assess their strategic value, and present your findings to executive leaders in a manner that will help you gain their support.
Note: Your summary of relevant outcome measures is based on your findings from the quality and safety gap analysis you completed in the previous assessment.
Scenario
The gap analysis you completed in the previous assessment was the first step toward improving outcomes. Your analysis of the gap between current and desired performance has provided the information you need to move forward with the proposed changes. Your next step is to focus on existing outcome measures and their relationship to the systemic problem you are addressing. For this assessment, you have been asked to draft a summary of existing outcome measures for your organization’s executive team to raise awareness of the problem and the strategic value of existing measures.
Instructions
Write an executive summary of existing outcome measures in your current organization or practice setting.
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Executive Summary rubric, so be sure to address each point. You may also want to review the performance level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Composing the Executive Summary
Explain key quality and safety outcomes that are supported by evidence-based practices.
Determine the strategic value to an organization and surrounding community of specific outcome measures.
Analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in your organization or practice setting and specific quality and safety outcomes.
Determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.
Determine how you, as a leader, would promote an inclusive environment for diverse personnel.
Determine how the leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.
Writing and Supporting Evidence
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support your assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style. Use at least five scholarly or professional sources.
Submission Requirements
Length: 5–6 pages, typed and double-spaced, not including title and reference pages.
Resources: Use 5–6 scholarly or professional sources with APA format citations.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style. Be sure to include:
A title page and a reference page. An abstract is not required.
Appropriate section headings.
Properly formatted citations and references.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze quality and safety outcomes from an administrative and systems perspective.
Explain key quality and safety outcomes that are supported by evidence-based practices.
Analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes.
Competency 2: Determine how outcome measures promote quality and safety processes within an organization.
Determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.
Competency 3: Determine how specific organizational functions, policies, processes, procedures, norms, and behaviors can be used to build reliable and high performing organizations.
Determine the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.
Competency 4: Synthesize the various aspects of the nurse leaders role in developing, promoting, and sustaining a culture of quality and safety.
Determine how you, as a leader, would promote an inclusive environment for a diverse panel.
Determine how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.
Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders and colleagues, incorporating supporting evidence using APA style citations and references, and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly communication standards.
Scoring Guide
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.
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Criterion 1
Explain key quality and safety outcomes that are supported by evidence-based practices.
Distinguished
Explains key quality and safety outcomes that are supported by evidence-based practices, and reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of these outcome measures.
Proficient
Explains key quality and safety outcomes that are supported by evidence-based practices.
Basic
Lists quality and safety outcomes, but does not explain why these outcomes are important, and outcomes are not supported by evidence-based practices.
Non Performance
Does not list quality and safety outcomes that are supported by evidence-based practices.
Criterion 2
Determine the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.
Distinguished
Determines the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures, and suggests how existing outcome measures could be used to provide additional value to the organization.
Proficient
Determines the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.
Basic
Attempts to determine the strategic value of specific outcome measures, but fails to explain the impact of these measures on patient care, the implications for a culture of quality and safety, or why it is important to continue to measure these outcomes.
Non Performance
Does not determine the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.
Criterion 3
Analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes.
Distinguished
Analyzes the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes, and suggests additional data that could be collected to gain an expanded understanding of the problem.
Proficient
Analyzes the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes.
Basic
Identifies specific quality and safety outcomes related to the systemic problem, but fails to analyze the relationships between the problem and the specific quality and safety outcomes.
Non Performance
Does not analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes.
Criterion 4
Determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.
Distinguished
Determines how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture, and comments on the relevance of the organization’s strategic plan in light of the current health care environment.
Proficient
Determines how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.
Basic
Attempts to determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives, but fails to connect to the organization’s strategic plan, or does not describe how outcome measures support the organizational strategy or promote a culture of quality and safety.
Non Performance
Does not determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.
Criterion 5
Determine how you, as a leader, would promote an inclusive environment for a diverse panel.
Distinguished
Determines how you, as a leader, would promote an inclusive environment for a diverse panel; addresses specific steps that take into consideration the unique needs of a diverse panel.
Proficient
Determines how you, as a leader, would promote an inclusive environment for a diverse panel.
Basic
Attempts to determine how you, as a leader, would promote an inclusive environment, but does not address how to promote changes to a diverse panel.
Non Performance
Does not determine how you, as a leader, would promote an inclusive environment for a diverse panel.
Criterion 6
Determine how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.
Distinguished
Determines how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes, and highlights opportunities for interprofessional collaboration.
Proficient
Determines how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.
Basic
Attempts to determine how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes, but does not describe specific steps that nurse leaders should take, or does not explain why this approach would be effective.
Non Performance
Does not determine how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.
Criterion 7
Communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders and colleagues, incorporating supporting evidence using APA style citations and references, and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly communication standards.
Distinguished
Communicates analyses and information clearly and accurately, and grammar and mechanics are error-free; integrates relevant, credible, and convincing sources of evidence to support assertions. Sources are current, and citations and references are error-free.
Proficient
Communicates analysis data and information clearly and accurately, using correct grammar and mechanics, and integrates relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Basic
Communication is not consistently clear and accurate, or errors in grammar or mechanics inhibit effective communication; sources lack relevance or credibility, are poorly integrated, or are incorrectly formatted.
Non Performance
Does not communicate analysis data and information clearly and accurately, using correct grammar and mechanics; does not integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.