Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal NURS-FPX4010 Resources: Applying PDSA

• Crowfoot, D., & Prasad, V. (2017).Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PSDA) cycle to make change in general practice. InnovAIT, 10(7), 425–430.
  • This article details principles of PDSA, offering a variety of resources for implementing and assessing the success of change efforts.
• McNamara, D. A., Rafferty, P., & Fitzpatrick, F. (2016).An improvement model to optimise hospital interdisciplinary learning. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 29(5), 550–558.
  • This article presents a study in which the PDSA cycle was applied to drive continuous improvement in interdisciplinary learning within a health care setting.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (n.d.).Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) worksheet. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools/PlanDoStudyActWorksheet.aspx
  • While you are not expected to use this worksheet, it has been used in many health care organizations and is offered as a supplementary resource.
• McGowan, M., & Reid, B. (2018).Using the Plan, Do, Study, Act cycle to enhance a patient feedback system for older adults. British Journal of Nursing, 27(16), 936–941.
  • This article presents a study in which PDSA was used to refine a patient-feedback system.

·       Evidence-Based Practice and Improvement

• Conner, B. T. (2014).Differentiating research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement. American Nurse Today, 9(6), 26–31. Retrieved from https://www.americannursetoday.com/differentiating-research-evidence-based-practice-and-quality-improvement/
  • This article provides a high-level view of the characteristics of research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement.
• Woods, A. (n.d.).Evidence-based practice: Improving practice, improving outcomes (Part one) [Video] | Transcript. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvenUa3Ww8o
  • This video discusses the value of, and current challenges in, implementing evidence-based practice in health care organizations.

 Budgeting

• Kolakowski, D. (2016).Constructing a nursing budget using a patient classification system. Nursing Management, 47(2), 14–16.
  • This article provides guidelines for creating a budget.
• Rundio, A. (2016).The nurse manager’s guide to budgeting & finance (2nd ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta International.
  • The following chapters will help you to develop a basic understanding of budgeting in health care settings.
    • Chapter 1, “Budgeting for the Nurse Manager.”
    • Chapter 4, “Budget Development.”

Staffing

• van Oostveen, C. J., Ubbink, D. T., Mens, M. A., Pompe, E. A., & Vermeulen, H. (2016).Pre-implementation studies of a workforce planning tool for nurse staffing and human resource management in university hospitals. Journal of Nursing Management, 24(2), 184–191.
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