Comprehensive application of four quality management tools in nursing quality management
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2015.17.008
- VernacularTitle:四种质量管理工具在护理质量管理中的综合应用
- Author:
Caijuan XU
;
Jingfen JIN
;
Huiqin WANG
;
Huafen WANG
;
Shuangyan XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Quality control;
Nursing care;
Management tool
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2015;31(17):1275-1277
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the effect and the problems of the comprehensive application of quality management tools in order to improve nursing quality and ensure patient safety.Methods To summarize the implementation of Plan,Do,Check,Action(PDCA),quality control circle(QCC),root cause analysis(RCA),healthcare failure mode and effect analysis(HFMEA) in the nursing quality improvement.Aiming at problems arising in application process,the measures such as systematic training of quality management knowledge,case demonstration,standardized evaluation throughout the whole process,holding competition activities,inviting experts to give immediate guidance were applied.Results Among 1 798 PDCA and QCC programs,the result of 1 795 programs reached the target value,3 substandard programs reached the expected outcome finally after cause analysis,procedure break down and adjust of improvement contents.No nursing error or adverse events occurred.The indicators of nursing quality improved and patient satisfaction was 98.58％,which got the third position among all national hospitals.Conclusions The comprehensive application of four quality management tools was helpful in enhancing the effect of nursing quality improvement.
