NUR 53300 Improving Outcomes through Patient Safety and Quality

This course focuses on patient safety and quality at the system level by providing a basic understanding and working knowledge of mechanisms, data sources and analytical techniques commonly used in implementing and evaluating health care quality and patient safety.  The course provides students with the opportunity to develop and evaluate strategies for improving patient safety and quality outcomes. Students will learn to critically evaluate published scientific literature, quality improvement policies, and measures of clinical performance, efficiency, healthcare quality, and patient safety.

Credits

3