NUR 610 Quality Improvement and Safety in Health Care

3 credit hours

This course will provide an overview of the principles of patient safety, error prevention and safe system design. Methods for risk assessment, safety improvement, and error analysis will be explored and will be aligned with the strategic goals of high performing healthcare organizations. Students will be introduced to change management strategies, just and punitive cultures, and creating highly reliable organizations through standardization of workflow and transparency.

Prerequisite: NUR 602 Transition to Nursing Scholar II: Research Methods for the Advanced Nurse Scholar or OR at the discretion of the Director of Nursing, MSN Program Coordinator, or the appropriate Dean