Core Concept Teaching Strategies

CONCEPT: Quality Improvement

Educational Program: Four Year BSN Program Two Year ADN Program

Competency Learner Objective(s) Teaching Strategies

1.The learner will be able to
Level 1 Competency
Blooms Level:
Understand
A practitioner who can
explain the meaning of
and action plan for quality
improvement as it
pertains to nursing
practice.
1. Whats The Big Deal?
provide examples of QI (Herrman, 2016)
initiatives and the impact on
patient outcomes. 2. Jigsaw: PDSA Puzzle
(Herrman, 2016)
2. The learner will be able to
explain the steps of the PDSA
model.

1. The learner will be able to 1. Nurse Interviews: Do They

Level 2 Competency
Blooms Level: Analyze
A practitioner who can
identify an area in need of
quality improvement
within a specific clinical
practice setting.
examine the clinical Practice What They Preach
environment to determine (Herrman, 2016)
the need for QI.
2. Nuts & Bolts: Creating a QI
2. The learner will be able to Scenario (Herrmam, 2016)
distinguish causes of near-
miss events in the clinical
environment.

1. The learner will be able to 1. Student Led Seminars: Sum

Level 3 Competency
Blooms Level: Evaluate
A practitioner who can
evaluate the results of a
quality improvement
initiative in clinical
practice settings.
summarize an article on QI in It Up! (Herrman, 2016)
nursing.
2. Clinical Area Questioning:
2. The learner will be able to Prove It! (Herrman, 2016).
evaluate the intended effects
of specific QI initiatives on
patient outcomes.

1. The learner will be able to 1. Fishbone Diagram: What

Level 4 Competency
Blooms Level: Create
A practitioner who will be
prepared to participate in
quality improvement
initiatives in their clinical
practice setting.
formulate a plan for
eliminating patient harm.
2. The learner will be able to
create an educational poster
that reflects knowledge and
ideas of a QI initiative.
Factors Put Patients at Risk
for Preventable Harm?
(cms.gov, n.d.)
2. Poster Session: Share the
Wealth (Herrman, 2016).