Engaging undergraduate nursing students in quality improvement by leveraging an existing interprofessional educational clinic model

Abstract

A quality improvement activity by medical, nursing, and social work faculty and students providing care in a student-led interprofessional indigent care clinic is highlighted. Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model and incorporating Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) modules, interprofessional teams collectively review patient panels focusing on actions to improve patient outcomes.

Description

45th Biennial Convention 2019 Theme: Connect. Collaborate. Catalyze.

Authors

Emma J. Kientz
Helen Mavis Farrar
Peter Aran

Author Details

Emma J. Kientz, DNP, APRN-CNS, CNE; Helen Farrar, PhD, RN, BC, CNE -- The Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; Peter Aran, MD, OU Physicians - Tulsa, OK, The University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Sigma Membership

Beta Delta at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Interprofessional, Quality Improvement, Students

Recommended Citation

Kientz, Emma J.; Farrar, Helen Mavis; and Aran, Peter, "Engaging undergraduate nursing students in quality improvement by leveraging an existing interprofessional educational clinic model" (2019). Convention. 8.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2019/posters_2019/8

Conference Name

45th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2019

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