This week’s assignment has two parts. In Part 1, you will focus on the next step of the Model for Improvement, which is testing and implementing the project. To test and implement changes in the real-world setting, the Model for Improvement uses the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle. The PDSA cycle guides the test of change to determine if the change results in an improvement. In Part 2 you will create a risk management plan to address the potential risks and barriers that could disrupt implementation of your project or jeopardize its success.
Part 1: PDSA
Watch PDSA Cycles (Part 1) and PDSA Cycles (Part 2) from the IHI.
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Complete the Quality Improvement Project Action Plan.
Using the elements from the Quality Improvement Project Action Plan, write a 350- to 700-word summary of your plan to test and implement your quality improvement plan. Use the PDSA cycle to explain your plan by addressing the following:
- Plan
- What is the plan?
- Who will comprise your team?
- Do
- Who is going to do it? What role will each person play?
- How is it going to be done?
- What is the setting?
- What is the timeframe?
- Study
- How will you study it?
- What data will you collect?
- How will it be collected?
- What standard will you use to evaluate the data?
- Act
- How will you act on the test?
- If the test did not produce the data that indicates a successful change, how will you adjust and retest?
As stated in the videos, start testing on a small scale and then once it is successful, test it under new conditions and broaden the scope.
- Under what new conditions will you test the change?
- What additional iterations are you planning for testing?
Cite a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed scholarly sources to support your summary.
Format your summary and references according to APA guidelines.
Part 2: Risk Management
Download the Risk Management Tool and follow the accompanying instructions on the tool.
Complete the “Top 10” Risk Register for the risks you determined are of the highest priority to your project.
Submit your completed Quality Improvement Project Action Plan, your summary, and your “Top 10” Risk Register.