Overview: There are several Quality Improvement models used in healthcare go by

Overview:
There are several Quality Improvement models used in healthcare go by various names, including total quality management and continuous quality improvement models. A widely used one is the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle that has 4 stages:
Plan: Determine goals for a process and needed changes to achieve them
Do: Implement the changes
Check: Evaluate the results in terms of performance
Act: Standardize and stabilize the change or begin the cycle again, depending on the results.
This assignment is designed to help you identify the PDCA evidence-based practice model and barriers and will be graded according to the Guidelines and Rubric for Models and Barriers.
Instructions:
Cite specific examples of barriers you have encountered or potential barriers in your particular institution.
How might you begin to overcome those barriers? List 4 ways.
Discuss how you would use the PDCA model in your institution. Why?
Use APA format- no more than 2 pages excluding title page and reference page
Rubric
Week 8 Assignment: Models and Barriers Paper
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe PDCA Cycle
Define the PDCA Cycle and explain why you think this
model might work in your organization
42 pts
Meets or Exceeds Expectations
Model identified and at least one reason why it might work cited
0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectations
No definition or explanation
42 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBarriers
What barriers might you encounter
54 pts
Meets or Exceeds Expectations
Examples cited
0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectations
No examples cited
54 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOvercoming Barriers
How do you as a nurse overcome barriers
54 pts
Meets or Exceeds Expectations
4 ways to overcome barriers listed
0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectations
No ways to overcome barriers cited.
54 pts
Total Points: 150