Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership C489 task !.docx Organizational Systems a

Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership – C489 task !.docx  Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership  Task 1  A)Discuss how the application of nursing-quality indicators could assist the nurses in this case in identifying issues that may interfere with patient care.  NDNQI is a tool, divided into three categories of structure, process, and outcome. Their purpose is to assist the nurse and the facility to determine what needs improving, how to achieve that, and how other facilities compare. NDNQI list ten areas to address. In the scenario presented, Rabbi J is in the hospital with mild dementia. His daughter comes to visit and finds him restrained, a reddened area to the sacrum and learns he has been given food that is forbidden in his religion. When the nurse applies the NDNQI, she would address these issue as well as others. She/He would implement a turn regime that would include skin care to pressure areas, a restraint necessity review with skin and circulation checks every two hours or more frequently. The nurse would also initiate an inquiry and education of the dietary and floor staff regarding religious dietary requirements.  These actions will help prevent tissue breakdown, and facilitate trust in the patient and family, providing for better outcomes.   B.  Analyze how hospital data of specific nursing-quality indicators (such as incidence of pressure ulcers and prevalence of restraints) could advance quality patient care throughout the hospital.  Hospitals are performing Prevalence Rounds; this has been developed through