ERIC Number: ED652434
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 175
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ISBN: 979-8-5699-2488-2
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Integrating Quality Improvement Concepts into Nursing Curriculum: Perspectives of Associate Degree Nurse Faculty
Debbie Krachtus
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Northern Illinois University
Since the groundbreaking report "To Err is Human," there has been an increased focus on outcomes and quality improvement (QI) in healthcare. This focus has resulted in a change in nursing education. Nursing programs and nurse educators have been directed to integrate QI into nursing curriculum using innovative teaching methods. However, the voices of Associate Degree Nurse (ADN) educators are absent from the literature. This qualitative research study used a phenomenological approach to ascertain ADN educators' perspectives about integrating QI into their curriculum. The central questions of this research were: what are ADN faculty views on the integration of QI concepts into nursing curriculum; what do participants identify as barriers to integration of QI concepts into nursing curriculum; and what have participants come to believe about innovative teaching methods, curriculum design, and teaching QI? Fourteen ADN educators from community colleges in the Midwest were interviewed using semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed using first- and second-cycle coding. Also, college catalogs and nursing program handbooks were reviewed using content analysis. Findings and recommendations from this study will provide ADN faculty the tools needed to integrate QI into curriculum and allow students to be more prepared for transition to practice in the current healthcare environment. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Nursing Education, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Quality Assurance, Barriers, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Design, Instruction, Community Colleges, Health Services
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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