Quality Improvement

Resources for Quality Improvement Projects in Nursing

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality QI Guide

  You can use the information in this guide to help improve quality of care across settings and at multiple levels.

• Health Resources and Services Administration - Quality Improvement

  This Quality Improvement toolbox was created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

• Improve Your Laboratory Testing Process from AHRQ

  This is a step-by-step guide for rapid-cycle patient safety and quality improvement. The tools in this kit can increase the reliability of the testing process in your office by helping you examine how tests are managed.

• Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit from Institute for Healthcare Improvement

  IHI’s QI Essentials Toolkit includes the tools and templates you need to launch a successful quality improvement project and manage performance improvement. Each of the ten tools can be used with the Model for Improvement, Lean, or Six Sigma, and includes a short description, instructions, an example, and a blank template.

• SQUIRE Statement: Quality Improvement Reporting Guidelines

  SQUIRE stands for Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence. The SQUIRE guidelines provide a framework for reporting new knowledge about how to improve healthcare. They are intended for reports that describe system level work to improve the quality, safety, and value of healthcare.