DB #1 Deliverable Length: 250­word initial post; 100 words per peer response Description: Primary Discussion Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central). Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. You are discussing the quality improvement process with a colleague so that the colleague gains a better understanding of the process. Address the following: As either a participant, or an implementer discuss 1 quality improvement process that you have had exposure to or experience with in a heath care setting. Briefly compare the pros and cons of 2 quality improvement processes that are used in your health care setting. #2 Deliverable Length: 250­word initial post; 100 words per peer response Description: Primary Discussion Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central). Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. In your current medical facility, or in any medical facility at which you have recently worked, consider the following: Explain and describe what is being done or has been done to reduce medication errors. Analyze what could be done in addition to the current protocol to decrease medication errors. #3 Deliverable Length: 250­word initial post; 100 words per peer response Description: Primary Discussion Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central). Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. How does continuous quality improvement (CQI) play a role in patient safety and patient outcomes? Provide an example from your clinical experiences or clinical setting that used CQI to improve patient outcomes. #4 Deliverable Length: 250­word initial post; 100 words per peer response Description: Primary Discussion Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central). Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Go to the Joint Commission Web site and review sentinel event policy and procedures: Review your clinical setting’s policy on sentinel events. How does it compare to the Joint Commission’s regulations? Why do you think it is important to have the Joint Commission or other regulating agencies provide policies and procedures? #5 Deliverable Length: 250­word initial post; 100 words per peer response Description: Primary Discussion Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central). Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Summative Discussion Board Review and reflect on the knowledge that you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least 3 paragraphs on the following: As you reflect on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education in Nursing, what Essentials did this course assist you in meeting? How will you integrate your newly­learned theory into current practice? How will practiced integration of these Essentials improve patient outcomes? The main post should include at least 1 scholarly reference to research sources published within the past 5 years, and all sources should be cited using APA format. Individual Project Unit 2 Deliverable Length: 3­4 pages excluding coversheet and reference page Description: Medication errors are the number­one patient safety issue at most medical facilities. You are a member of the risk management team at a medical facility. You have been assigned to develop a professional paper that will assist nurse managers in reducing the number of errors made by new employees concerning medication. Your paper should include all of the following: Discuss the most frequent cause and incidence rate of medication errors at a medical facility. Incorporate the continuous quality improvement process into the identification, implementation, and measure of the plan to reduce the medication errors. Discuss the rationale for reducing the errors. Give at least 2 actions that the nurse should take to assist with the reduction of errors. Cite at least 3 scholarly sources. Two of the sources must be recent (within the past 5 years), and the third source must come from an Institutes of Medicine (IOM) report that is related to medication errors. Unit 3 Individual Project Deliverable Length: 3 pages Description: You are a team leader and have been asked to teach a short lesson to new employees during an orientation meeting concerning the value of continuous quality improvement (CQI). Develop a 3­page (double­spaced) lesson plan that outlines the application of CQI practices to a safety issue that a medical facility is currently experiencing. Address the following: Identify the safety issue and surrounding issue(s). Determine the cause of the issue. Apply CQI to solve the issue. Identify the proposed outcome. Provide an evaluation plan of the process. Use APA format.