What is Quality Improvement?Quality improvement (QI) and research have very different functions in healthcare. The purpose of QI is to use data to improve processes and or outcomes. The QI process has its roots in organizational philosophies, total quality management and continuous quality improvements processes. A key component of developing a QI plan is to identify the outcome to be measured, then developing a plan and collecting data before and after the intervention.Research, on the other hand requires extensive literature reviews and critical appraisal. The intent of doing research is to provide new knowledge using quantitative and qualitative methods to produce best evidence. Nurses are typically more involved in QI projects than they are in research activities. Some examples of QI projects include implementing a process to remove urinary catheters within a certain time frame, developing a process to improve patient pain documentation, and improving the process for patient education for those patients with congestive heart failure. The key to developing a QI plan includes clearly defining the outcome that needs to be improved, identify how the outcome will be measured, and develop a plan for implementing an intervention and collecting data before and after the intervention. This assignment reviews some important components of a QI plan.In this Module, the student will create a QI plan. This plan will continue in Module seven. In this Module, the components of this QI plan include the development of:A. Problem and significance of a topic;B. Recommended changes from the literature;C. Change theory; andD. Creating teams, aims and measures.please address the clabsi or central line associated bloodstream infectionsPlease also pay close attention to the apa format
