* Note that this table is adapted from a study that only included participants who identified as mothers. – Adapted with permission from Chaput et al. (2015)4,9,10 A note on “uneasy listening” Understanding patient perspectives is an important part of patient and family centered care. Patient perspectives can highlight what is working well, […]
(Click on the grey bars below to move between the slides. Click on the bi-directional arrows at the lower right corner below the slides to enter/exit full screen.) How Jennifer promotes a positive breastfeeding experience in practice After experiencing breastfeeding difficulties with her son, Jennifer was motivated to switch her area of nursing […]
Quality improvement methods are processes used to assess data, identify gaps, develop an action plan for change and measure whether those changes produce the desired improvements. For example:
PDSA (Plan Do Study Act)
Lean
Six Sigma
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Model for Improvement
Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ)
Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC) Physician Practice Improvement cycle