Subject: Nursing
Course Number: 263.14
Course Title: Improving Health Outcomes Through QI and Patient Safety
Units: 3
School: Nursing
Department: Family Health Care Nursing

Course Description: In this second quarter course, DNP students will evaluate the history and current state of quality and safety issues, research and innovative quality/safety strategies and culturally/linguistically appropriate services. The work of relevant thought leaders will inform discussions of quality and safety practice. Students will analyze quality management models in healthcare, and incorporate the role of the DNP in developing and leading quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes.
Prerequisites: None
Restrictions: Instructor's approval is required to enroll in this course
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Seminar, Online - Web-based course work, Student - Lecture, Student - Seminar, Student - Web-based course work

Instructor of Record: M. Hultgren
Additional Instructor(s): E. Capella
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes

Quarter(s) Offered: Winter, Summer
Course will not be offered in: Summer 2024
Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? Yes
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? No