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Discussion Post I
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is the responsibility of all nurses and is vital when addressing the challenges of the health care industry. Provide an example of how you would apply CQI in your current or past position. If you are new to health care, select a nurse practice issue and discuss how you would apply CQI to address the issue. Discuss a quality improvement method that could be used to support CQI in your example.
Discussion Post II
Discuss how professional nursing organizations support the field of nursing and how they advocate for nursing practice. Explain the value professional nursing organizations have in advocacy and activism related to patient care. Choose a professional nursing organization that relates to your specialty area of interest. Discuss how this organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and opportunities the organization provides for continuing education and professional development.
Benchmark Homework
The purpose of this homework is to analyze the various approaches nursing leaders employ when addressing issues in practice.
Select an issue from the following list: workplace violence, workplace injury, unit restructuring, floating, nurse turnover, nurse staffing ratios, or use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses).
In a 1,000-1,250-word paper, discuss the following:
A. Describe the issue you selected. Provide data to support how this issue impacts the quality of care in the setting in which it occurs.
B. Using research evidence for support, present one possible solution that could be implemented to address the issue. In your discussion, be sure to include financial considerations as they relate to implementation of the solution.
C. Describe a leadership style that would best address the issue.
D. Discuss how this leadership style compares to your personal leadership style.
E. Compare two different leadership theories that could be applied to resolution of the issue. Explain how each theory would be effective in addressing the issue.
F. Discuss the nurse's role within an interdisciplinary team in promoting patient quality and safety while fostering professionalism to address this issue.