Methods for monitoring and implementation of improvements in the clinical setting

Methods for monitoring and implementation of improvements in the clinical setting
Module:	Nursing care
ECTS:	3
Contact hours – lectures:	30
Contact hours – seminar:	15
Contact hours – clinical exercises:
Contact hours – clinical practice:
Holder of subject:	Dr Sedina Kalender Smajlović, Senior Lecturer
Year of study:	Third
Methods for monitoring and implementation of improvements in the clinical setting
Contact hours – lectures:	30
Contact hours – seminar:	15
Contact hours – clinical exercises:
Contact hours – clinical practice:
Holder of subject:	Dr Sedina Kalender Smajlović, Senior Lecturer
Education providers:	Dr Sedina Kalender Smajlović, Senior Lecturer Zdenka Kramar, Lecturer
Level of study:	First Bologna cycle professional education study program
Semester:	Winter
Language:	Slovene/English
Subject-specific competences:	understanding of the need to monitor and implement improvements in the clinical setting; knowledge of models and methods for introducing improvements, continuous quality improvement in the clinical setting; knowledge of the influential factors in the process of making changes and improvements; understanding the necessity of testing changes and improvements in the clinical setting; understanding the importance of labour organization and teams to implement changes and improvements.
Mandatory references:	Quality Improvement Organizations, n.d. Guide to Implementing Quality Improvement Principles. Quality Improvement Organizations. Available at: https://www.gmcf.org/AlliantWeb/Files/QIOFiles/Nursing%20Homes/Implementing%20QI%20Principles%2010SOW-GA-IIPC-12-237.pdf. Elmi, J., 2012. An example of a High Blood Pressure Clinical QI Intervention. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/docs/cb_december_2012.pdf. Langley, G.L., Nolan, K.M., Nolan, T.W., Norman, C.L. & Provost L.P., 2009. The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Deming, W.E.,2000. The New Economics for Industry, Government, and Education. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Ministrstvo za zdravje Republike Slovenije, 2006. Nacionalne usmeritve za razvoj kakovosti v zdravstvu. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo za zdravje. Robida, A.,2009. Pot do odlične zdravstvene prakse. Ljubljana: Planet GV.
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Study obligations:	100% obligatory attendance at the seminars successfully completed seminar work is a requirement for the exam 50% attendance at lectures
Assessment methods:	written examination (100%)