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AXM2 — AXM2 TASK 1: ACHIEVING QUALITY OUTCOMES THROUGH VALUE-BASED NURSING CARE
QUALITY OUTCOMES IN A CULTURE OF VALUE-BASED NURSING CARE — D026
PRFA — AXM2
Preparation Task Overview Submissions Evaluation Report
COMPETENCIES
7068.1.1 : Analyze Culture of Improvement
The learner analyzes the culture of continuous quality improvement and the provision of value-based care to optimize patient outcomes using a systems-thinking analytic approach.
7068.1.2 : Develop Organizational Quality Assessment
The learner develops a systematic process that incorporates quality measures and benchmarks to assess organizational strengths and vulnerabilities.
7068.1.3 : Integrate Performance and Process Improvements
The learner integrates performance and process improvement methodologies to develop solutions for identified quality and safety gaps in the practice setting.
7068.1.4 : Establish Metrics on Value-Based Care
The learner establishes measurable metrics and processes to evaluate the effectiveness of value-based care strategies and initiatives.
INTRODUCTION
Organizational leaders in healthcare focus on and develop innovative initiatives to achieve value-based care and engage in a culture of continuous quality improvement. Interprofessional teams assess organizational readiness and develop strategies for organizations to implement value-based care.
As an advanced professional nurse in an organization, you will need to be knowledgeable about these initiatives and strategies. Relying on your experiences and knowledge gained during your CPE, you will write a paper outlining the culture of continuous quality improvement, implementation of value-based care, how to assess the effectiveness of value-based care, and how this optimizes patient outcomes. You can use the attached “AXM2 Template”to write your paper.
For this task, you will be required to utilize credible sources. It is recommended that you use the WGU Library to search for these sources.
REQUIREMENTS
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Grammarly Note:
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Microsoft Files Note:
Write your paper in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) unless another Microsoft product, or pdf, is specified in the task directions.Tasks maynotbe submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc. All supporting documentation, such as screenshots and proof of experience, should be collected in a pdf file and submitted separately from the main file.For more information, please see Computer System and Technology Requirements.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Describe three components of value-based care. Support your description with a credible source.
Note: Components can be any three concepts presented in the IHI Triple Aim, the six domains of healthcare quality, and value-based care frameworks.
B. Discuss the culture of continuous quality improvement by doing the following:
1. Describe two benefits that a culture of continuous quality improvement brings to a healthcare organization. Support your description with a credible source.
2. Discuss how the advanced professional nurse can use two model elements from the “WGU Nursing Programs Conceptual Model”to enhance continuous quality improvement.
Note: See the “WGU Nursing Programs Conceptual Model”in the Web Links section.
3. Describe how one systematic process of quality improvement (e.g., PDSA, Lean, Six Sigma) improves patient outcomes in a healthcare organization.
C. Discuss value-based care in your healthcare organization by doing the following:
Note: Do not include the name of the healthcare organization.
1. Describe one quality or safety vulnerability in your healthcare organization.
2. Describe one value-based care strategy the advanced professional nurse can recommend to reduce the vulnerability described in part C1. Support your description with a credible source.
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3. Identify three interprofessional colleagues who would contribute to the successful implementation of the value-based care strategy described in part C2.
Note: Identify the team members by their job titles. Do not include their actual names.
a. Describe how each of the three colleagues identified in part C3 will help implement the value based care strategy described in part C2.
4. Describe an evaluation process that includes one measurable metric that an advanced professional nurse can use to assess the effectiveness of the value-based care strategy identified in part C2.
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission. File Restrictions
File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! -_. * ‘ ( )
File size limit: 200 MB
File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, csv, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z
RUBRIC
A:VALUE-BASED CARE
NOT EVIDENT
A description of 3 components of value-based care is not included.
APPROACHING
COMPETENCE
The description of 3 compo nents of value-based care is in complete. Or the description is not supported with a credible source. Or the description in cludes only 1–2 of the required components.
COMPETENT
The description of 3 components of value-based care is complete and is supported with a credible source.
B1:BENEFITS OF CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
NOT EVIDENT
A description of 2 benefits that a culture of continuous quality im provement brings to a health care organization is not
included.
APPROACHING
COMPETENCE
The description of 2 benefits that a culture of continuous quality improvement brings to a healthcare organization is in complete. Or the description is
COMPETENT
The description of 2 benefits that a culture of continuous quality improvement brings to a health care organization is complete
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source. Or the description in
cludes only 1 of the required
benefits.
B2:WGU NURSING PROGRAMS CONCEPTUAL MODEL
and is supported with a credible source.
NOT EVIDENT
A discussion of how the ad vanced professional nurse can use 2 model elements from the ‘WGU Nursing Programs Conceptual Model”to enhance continuous quality improvement is not included.
APPROACHING
COMPETENCE
The discussion of how the ad vanced professional nurse can use 2 model elements from the “WGU Nursing Programs Conceptual Model”is inaccurate or incomplete. Or the descrip tion includes only 1 of the re quired elements.
COMPETENT
The discussion of how the ad vanced professional nurse can use 2 model elements from the “WGU Nursing Programs Conceptual Model”to enhance continuous quality improvement is accurate and complete.
B3:SYSTEMATIC PROCESS OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
NOT EVIDENT
A description of how 1 system atic process of quality improve ment improves patient out comes in a healthcare organiza tion is not included.
C1:QUALITY OR SAFETY VULNERABILITY
NOT EVIDENT
A relevant description of 1 qual ity or safety vulnerability in the healthcare organization is not included.
C2:VALUE-BASED CARE STRATEGY
APPROACHING
COMPETENCE
The description of how 1 sys tematic process of quality im provement improves patient
outcomes in a healthcare orga nization is incomplete or inaccurate.
APPROACHING
COMPETENCE
Not applicable
COMPETENT
The description of how 1 system atic process of quality improve ment improves patient outcomes in a healthcare organization is complete and accurate.
COMPETENT
A relevant description of 1 qual ity or safety vulnerability in the healthcare organization is included.
NOT EVIDENT APPROACHING COMPETENCE
COMPETENT
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A description of 1 value-based care strategy that could reduce the vulnerability described in part C1 is not included.
C3:INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUES
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not iden tify 3 interprofessional
colleagues.
C3A:COLLEAGUE CONTRIBUTION
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not de scribe how each of the 3 col leagues identified in part C3 will help implement the value-based care strategy described in part C2.
C4:EVALUATION PROCESSES
NOT EVIDENT
A description of an evaluation process that an advanced pro fessional nurse could use to as sess the effectiveness of a value
The description of 1 value-based care strategy that could reduce the vulnerability described in part C1 is incomplete. Or the de scription is not supported with a credible source.
APPROACHING
COMPETENCE
The submission identifies 3 in terprofessional colleagues, but 1 or more of the colleagues are not relevant to or would not contribute to the successful im plementation of the value-based care strategy described in part C2. Or only 1–2 team members are identified.
APPROACHING
COMPETENCE
The submission describes how each of the 3 colleagues identi fied in part C3 will help imple ment the value-based care strat egy described in part C2, but the description is incomplete or in accurate. Or only 1–2 of the col leagues are included in the description.
APPROACHING
COMPETENCE
The description of an evaluation process that an advanced pro fessional nurse could use to as sess the effectiveness of a value
The description of 1 value-based care strategy that could reduce the vulnerability described in part C1 is complete. The descrip tion is supported with a credible source.
COMPETENT
The submission identifies 3 rele vant interprofessional colleagues who would contribute to the suc cessful implementation of the value-based care strategy de scribed in part C2.
COMPETENT
The submission accurately and completely describes how each of the 3 colleagues identified in part C3 will help implement the
value-based care strategy de scribed in part C2.
COMPETENT
The description of an evaluation process that an advanced profes sional nurse could use to assess the effectiveness of the value based care strategy identified in
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based care strategy is not
included.
D:SOURCES
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not include both in-text citations and a ref erence list for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or
summarized.
E:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
NOT EVIDENT
This submission includes perva sive errors in professional com munication related to grammar, sentence fluency, contextual
spelling, or punctuation, nega tively impacting the professional quality and clarity of the writing. Specific errors have been identi fied by Grammarly for Education under the Correctness
category.
WEB LINKS
based care strategy is included, but the description does not in clude 1 measurable metric. Or
the described process is not rel evant to measuring the effec tiveness of the strategy identi fied in part C2. Or the descrip tion is incomplete or inaccurate.
APPROACHING
COMPETENCE
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summa rized and a reference list; how ever, the citations or reference list is incomplete or inaccurate.
APPROACHING
COMPETENCE
This submission includes sub stantial errors in professional communication related to gram mar, sentence fluency, contex tual spelling, or punctuation. Specific errors have been identi fied by Grammarly for Education under the Correctness
category.
part C2 is complete and accurate. And the described process uses 1 measurable metric.
COMPETENT
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the au thor, date, title, and source loca tion as available.
COMPETENT
This submission includes satis factory use of grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, and punctuation, which promote ac curate interpretation and understanding.
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SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
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AXM2 Template.docx
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