NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing
Week 1 Assignment
Journal Assignment
Purpose
To provide updates on your Course Project progress and receive individualized feedback from your instructor.
Course Outcomes
The journals enable the student to meet the following Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Identify the role of the BSN nurse in the quality improvement process as a member of the collaborative interprofessional team. (POs 2 and 7)
CO2: Discuss effective processes and strategies to improve quality in nursing. (POs 2 and 8)
Points
The Week 1 Journal is worth 50 points.
Requirements and Guidelines
You will submit one journal entry (due Wednesday of Week 1 by 11:59 p.m. MT) to help you think through Milestone 1 and your topic.
Download the required Week 1 Journal Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2013 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name: Your Last Name NR392 W1 Journal.docx.
Carefully review the grading rubric criteria for Week 1 Journal and type directly in your saved Week 1 Journal Template.
Your instructor will provide a score and feedback by Friday of Week 1 by 11:59 p.m. MT. You must read that feedback, and use it to produce a great Milestone 1.
Instructions for the Week 1 Journal:
Select a nursing care issue for the Course Project (not workforce issues such as staffing) that could be impacted by improved quality.
Identify the issue, state the desired outcome, and ask at least one question of your instructor that could help you do your best on Milestone 1.
Return to the Grades area to read the instructor’s response Saturday or Sunday of Week 1 prior to submitting your Milestone 1.
Chamberlain College of Nursing values honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and follow it in all discussions and assignments.
By submitting this assignment, I pledge on my honor that all content contained is my own original work except as quoted and cited appropriately. I have not received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment.
Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page.
NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing
Week 1 Assignment
Course Project Milestone 1
Purpose
To apply lessons in quality improvement in nursing to a real-world nursing issue. This Course Project will use the Six Sigma DMAIC process.
Course Outcomes
The Course Project enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Identify the role of the BSN nurse in the quality improvement process as a member of the collaborative interprofessional team. (POs 2 and 7)
CO2: Discuss effective processes and strategies to improve quality in nursing. (POs 2 and 8)
Points
The entire Course Project is worth 600 points. Milestone 1 is worth 150 points of this total.
Requirements and Guidelines
Quality improvement is an important issue in professional nursing today. In Milestone 1, the student will define a nursing care issue (not a workforce issue such as staffing) from a current or former workplace or clinical setting that could be impacted by improved quality, and state the desired outcome of the improvement in quality. The student will then provide details about this issue, as well as explain the reason this issue was selected. Milestone 1 is due at the end of Week 1.
Download the required Milestone 1 Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2013 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name: Your Last Name NR392 Milestone 1.docx.
Carefully review the grading rubric criteria for Milestone 1.
Watch the video that provides a detailed overview of the requirements of Milestone 1.
After you have developed your responses, type your responses directly in your saved Milestone 1 Template.
Chamberlain College of Nursing values honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and follow it in all discussions and assignments.
By submitting this assignment, I pledge on my honor that all content contained is my own original work except as quoted and cited appropriately. I have not received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment.
Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page.
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NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing
Week 3 Assignment
Journal Assignment
Purpose
To provide updates on your Course Project progress and receive individualized feedback from your instructor.
Course Outcomes
The journals enable the student to meet the following Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Identify the role of the BSN nurse in the quality improvement process as a member of the collaborative interprofessional team. (POs 2 and 7)
CO2: Discuss effective processes and strategies to improve quality in nursing. (POs 2 and 8)
Points
Week 3 Journal is worth 50 points.
Requirements and Guidelines
You will submit one journal entry (due Wednesday of Week 3 by 11:59 p.m. MT) to help you think through Milestone 2.
Download the required Week 3 Journal Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2013 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name: Your Last Name NR392 W3 Journal.docx.
Carefully review the grading rubric criteria for Week 3 Journal and type directly in your saved Week 3 Journal Template.
Your instructor will provide a score and feedback by Friday of Week 3 by 11:59 p.m. MT. You must read that feedback and use it to produce a great Milestone 2.
Instructions for Week 3 Journal:
Explain your progress on Milestone 2. Ask at least one question of your instructor that could help you do your best on Milestone 2. Return to read Instructor’s response Saturday or Sunday of Week 3.
Chamberlain College of Nursing values honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and follow it in all discussions and assignments.
By submitting this assignment, I pledge on my honor that all content contained is my own original work except as quoted and cited appropriately. I have not received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment. Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page.
NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing
Week 3 Assignment
Course Project Milestone 2 Assignment
Purpose
To apply lessons in quality improvement in nursing to a real-world nursing issue. This Course Project will use the Six Sigma DMAIC process.
Course Outcomes
The Course Project enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Identify the role of the BSN nurse in the quality improvement process as a member of the collaborative interprofessional team. (POs 2 and 7)
CO2: Discuss effective processes and strategies to improve quality in nursing. (POs 2 and 8)
Points
The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 2 is worth 225 points of this total.
Requirements and Guidelines
Download the required Milestone 2 Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2013 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name: Your Last Name NR392 Milestone 2.docx.
Carefully review the grading rubric criteria for Milestone 2 and type directly in your saved Milestone 2 Template.
No scholarly references or articles are needed for the Milestone 2 assignment.
Complete all rubric areas for a superior Milestone 2.
Use instructor feedback from Milestone 1 to improve your statements regarding the nursing issue in Milestone 2.
Watch the video that provides a detailed overview of the requirements of Milestone 2.
Chamberlain College of Nursing values honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and follow it in all discussions and assignments.
By submitting this assignment, I pledge on my honor that all content contained is my own original work except as quoted and cited appropriately. I have not received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment. Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page.
Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page.
NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing
Week 6 Assignment
Journal Assignment
Purpose
To provide updates on your Course Project progress and receive individualized feedback from your instructor.
Course Outcomes
The journals enable the student to meet the following Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Identify the role of the BSN nurse in the quality improvement process as a member of the collaborative interprofessional team. (POs 2 and 7)
CO2: Discuss effective processes and strategies to improve quality in nursing. (POs 2 and 8)
Points
Week 6 Journal is worth 50 points.
Requirements and Guidelines
You will submit one journal entry (due Wednesday of Week 6 by 11:59 p.m. MT) to help you think through Milestone 3.
Download the required Week 6 Journal Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2013 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name: Your Last Name NR392 W6 Journal.docx.
Carefully review the grading rubric criteria for Week 6 Journal and type directly in your saved Week 6 Journal Template.
Your instructor will provide a score and feedback by Friday of Week 6 by 11:59 p.m. MT. You must read that feedback and use it to produce a great Milestone 3.
Instructions for Week 6 Journal:
Explain your progress on Milestone 3. Ask at least one question of your instructor that could help you do your best on Milestone 3. Return to read Instructor’s response Saturday or Sunday of Week 6.
Chamberlain College of Nursing values honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and follow it in all discussions and assignments.
By submitting this assignment, I pledge on my honor that all content contained is my own original work except as quoted and cited appropriately. I have not received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment. Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page.
NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing
Week 6 Assignment
Course Project Milestone 3 Assignment
Purpose
To apply lessons in quality improvement in nursing to a real-world nursing issue. This Course Project will use the Six Sigma DMAIC process.
Course Outcomes
The Course Project enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Identify the role of the BSN nurse in the quality improvement process as a member of the collaborative interprofessional team. (POs 2 and 7)
CO2: Discuss effective processes and strategies to improve quality in nursing. (POs 2 and 8)
Points
The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 3 is worth 225 points of this total.
Requirements and Guidelines
Download the required Milestone 3 Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2013 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name: Your Last Name NR392 Milestone 3.docx.
Milestone 3 is a continuation of and builds upon Milestones 1 and 2. Review the grading criteria and grading rubric for details about requirements.
A peer-reviewed scholarly professional nursing journal article (not a website) that is appropriate to the nursing care issue must be obtained from CINAHL via the Chamberlain Online Library and must be available in full text. Provide the required information about the article in the template. You will write a short summary of this article.
Carefully review the assigned areas for Milestone 3 and type directly in your saved required Milestone 3 Template.
Watch the video for a detailed overview of the requirements of Milestone 3.
Submit your completed Milestone 3 Template by Sunday, end of Week 6.
Chamberlain College of Nursing values honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and follow it in all discussions and assignments.
By submitting this assignment, I pledge on my honor that all content contained is my own original work except as quoted and cited appropriately. I have not received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment.
Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page.

