Overall Purpose:

Performance improvement processes are most effective when incorporated into everyday work activities. Nurses who learn these processes are able to easily incorporate performance improvement into their patient care, and thus contribute to healthcare quality improvement. This presentation reviews the current industry standards for performance improvement processes.

Objectives:

After studying the materials, the learner will be able to

• Identify the key components of Process Improvement (Assess, Plan, Implement, Evaluate) within in the Deming Cycle.
• Differentiate between the Deming Cycle and at least one other Performance Improvement Process. 

Continuing Education:   

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  

This course is CNE Activity Number O-AO-12806-08-08 and provides 1.56 contact hours and is available for purchase until 08-24-2010.

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