Using Evidence and Methods for Assuring Service Improvement and Quality
This course brings in models for measuring change and implementing service improvements with assurances for safety and quality.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
10 hours
Using Evidence and Methods for Assuring Service Improvement and Quality
Identify service improvements you can make and prepare for evaluation
This short course will cover theoretical and practical aspects, including:
- Descriptive statistics and process mapping as applied to healthcare
- Identifying measurable data points in operational processes and evaluation
- Critical Path Analysis and Gantt charts
- Risk Assessment Matrix and a project risk register
- Searching and critiquing relevant literature and using correct referencing.
Whilst the effects of change can never be precisely predicted, this course will also look at how you can make assurances about safety and quality management based upon evidence.
What topics will you cover?
- Descriptive statistics and process mapping as applied to healthcare
- Identifying measurable data points in operational processes and evaluation
- Critical Path Analysis and Gantt charts
- Risk Assessment Matrix and a project risk register
- Searching and critiquing relevant literature and using correct referencing
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Identify an actual service improvement that can be realistically carried out by the student in their own practice.
- Demonstrate an understanding of more detailed analytic and planning models and their application to the part of the service that is to be improved.
Who is the course for?
Coventry University MSc Nursing students.
Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.
Who will you learn with?
Senior Lecturer for 19 years. Interests include evidence based practice, healthcare leadership, contemporary issues, acute adult nursing.
Clinical background in acute medicine and cardiology nursing
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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