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5.1c Implement standardized, evidence-based
processes for care delivery.

5.1k Integrate outcome metrics to inform change
and policy recommendations.

5.1d Interpret benchmark and unit outcome data
to inform individual and microsystem practice.

5.1l Collaborate in analyzing organizational process
improvement initiatives.

5.1e Compare quality improvement methods in the
delivery of patient care.

5.1m Lead the development of a business plan for
quality improvement initiatives.

5.1f Identify strategies to improve outcomes of
patient care in practice.

5.1n Advocate for change related to financial
policies that impact the relationship between
economics and quality care delivery.

5.1g Participate in the implementation of a practice
change.

5.1o Advance quality improvement practices
through dissemination of outcomes.

5.1h Develop a plan for monitoring quality
improvement change.
5.2 Contribute to a culture of patient safety.
5.2a Describe the factors that create a culture of
safety.

5.2g Evaluate the alignment of system data and
comparative patient safety benchmarks.

5.2b Articulate the nurse’s role within an
interprofessional team in promoting safety and
preventing errors and near misses.

5.2h Lead analysis of actual errors, near misses,
and potential situations that would impact safety.

5.2c Examine basic safety design principles to
reduce risk of harm.

5.2i Design evidence-based interventions to
mitigate risk.

5.2d Assume accountability for reporting unsafe
conditions, near misses, and errors to reduce harm.

5.2j Evaluate emergency preparedness system-level
plans to protect safety.

5.2e Describe processes used in understanding
causes of error.
5.2f Use national patient safety resources,
initiatives, and regulations at the point of care.

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