Quality Improvement in Nursing - Paperback

by Gillian Janes (Editor), Catherine Delves-Yates (Editor)

As a student and newly registered nurse, you will need to work with others to lead, improve and sustain high quality care. This book will equip you with the skills and knowledge to do just that. From the principles and theory behind quality improvement to the practical skills and tools needed to enable it, the book develops your ability to engage in continuous quality improvement in different settings throughout your career.

Key features

- Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards of Proficiency

- Case studies illustrate the principles of quality improvement in real examples from practice

- Walks you step by step through each aspect of a quality improvement project, from identifying a need to implementation and evaluation

- Personal and professional development is discussed throughout, empowering you to engage in quality improvement from the very start of your career

Author Biography

Gillian is Associate Clinical Fellow (Nursing Leadership and Service Improvement) at Manchester Metropolitan University. She integrates clinical, applied research and Higher Education expertise to enable quality improvement in practice. Gillian is a member of the Q Community Founding Cohort and has consulted for national, regional and local health and care organisations; most recently focusing on Human Factors and leadership development for patient safety, workforce engagement and wellbeing. Gillian is a Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI II) licenced practitioner and accredited NHS/Healthcare Leadership feedback facilitator. She is past Fellow of CETL4HealthNE and member of the National Reference Group for Service Improvement.

Catherine Delves-Yates is an experienced nurse and a Lecturer at the University of East Anglia. After starting her nursing career at the Nightingale School London, she has worked clinically in adult and paediatric critical care in the UK and has nursed and taught in America, Africa and Nepal. Her passion is to ensure all nurses have the knowledge, skills and professionalism to deliver effective compassionate care to each of their patients. Catherine is an Honorary Lecturer at Universities in Cameroon and Nepal. Currently she is researching whether nursing students' views of health and illness alter during their pre-registration nursing programme.