Continuous Quality Improvement In Nursing

Continuous Quality Improvement is based on the principle that there is an opportunity for process improvement in every situation (Hughes, 2008). When implementing CQI, there has to be a measurable way to demonstrate whether processes are improving outcomes. The rationale for this being that good performance reflects good quality practice and that comparison among providers or organizations will also improve performance.
An area of nursing in both past and present nursing positions that needs effective application of CQI is patient education. Oftentimes patients are admitted with chronic conditions and chronic medications that they know little about. Being part of a patient education committee and developing a tool to measure patient knowledge