Quality Improvement PaperOverview:You will select an opportunity for improvement from within your healthcare organization. To do so, you must have data that supports performance that is not in line with organizational/national benchmark data (ex. Falls, Patient Satisfaction, Infection rates, ED through-put, lengths of stay, etc). You will discuss your idea with someone from the organization to determine priority projects. You will write a Quality Improvement Paper that will be approximately 20 pages, in APA format (double spaced, 12 point font), excluding title, abstract and reference pages. This project will be guided by the FOCUS-PDSA quality improvement framework. To assist you with this process, each week, we will discuss a component of the model and have corresponding assignments that will help you shape your project.MANDATORY PROJECT COMPONENTSThe following are requisites for this project:1. Title Page2. Abstract3. Introduction (approx. 1-2 pages), to include:a.  Thesis or problem statementb. Backgroundc. Data that is specific to your unit/organization that serves as the basis for a QI initiative. (May include graphs and charts as appendices, if allowed by the organization)4. Literature Review (approx. 2-3 pages) (This should be set up as if you were submitting a paper for publication. Do an overview of your findings)5. Definition of Terms (if applicable and necessary for the reader’s understanding of your work)6. Body – approx.12-15 pages (not including the title page, abstract and references.)a. Evidence-based intervention that is being implementedb. Plan for implementation, including the who, what, when, where and whyc. Ethical considerationsd. Required resourcese. Leadership theory to help guide implementation and sustain itf. Change theory that will facilitate implementationg. Evaluation proceduresh. Alternative processes, plan for sustainabilityi. How will this improve outcomes? Are there any next steps?7. Conclusion (approx. 0.5-1 page)a. Summary (of what you did and found)b. Discussion (explanation of findings)8. References – a minimum of ten recent, peer-reviewed sources. Remember, each referencemustbe cited as an “in-text citation” (within the body of the paper/project).: ODER YOUR PAPER HERE (onlinenursingservices.com)

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