INSTRUCTIONS:
For this assignment you will consider the standards that are in place for nurses and how they can be used to improve quality of care. To prepare: · Review the information at the Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services websites on the core measures · Stroke is the assigned core measure · Consider the nurse’s role in supporting the organization’s strategic agenda as it relates to improving clinical outcomes.= related to stroke · Must answer the following: · How has the emphasis on quality of care, patient safety, and clinical care outcomes been impacted by specific standards emanating from TJC and/or CMS? · What is the impact of the nurse’s role in clinical outcomes for the organization? · Discuss nurse-specific challenges in influencing change in quality improvement. · How does this influence the ability of the organization to achieve its strategic agenda? Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.