Reflect on the experience you have gained with the improvement process and how it may apply to a professional quality improvement project.

The Assignment (4–5 pages, not counting tables, graphs, diagrams, and charts):

Consider the process leading to the results that you aimed to improve. Create a process map to identify the steps in the process and identify the people (other than you) who were involved in the process.

Describe the data collection method used, including an explanation of what you measured and how. Be specific.

There is a saying, “Not all change leads to improvement, but all improvement leads to change.” Explain the changes you made based on the data. What worked? What didn’t work?

Explain how you could use knowledge from this experience to facilitate both a unit-level and an improvement process change in a nursing workplace. Be specific and provide examples.