NURS 6375 Healthcare Quality & Safety for DNP Leaders
This course is focused on the concepts of quality and safe in healthcare delivery. Quality care is the extent to which care services improve desired health outcomes and are consistent with patient preferences and current professional knowledge (IOM, 2001). “Safety is inclusive of attending to work environment hazards, such as violence, burnout, ergonomics, and chemical and biological agents; there is a synergistic relationship between employee safety and patient safety” (AACN, 2021, p. 43). DNP leaders must be able to address contributors and barriers to quality and safety, at both individual and system levels.