Session Objectives
  • Identify strategies in a BSN program that 
   promote quality improvement and change 
   management with students.
  • Describe how students apply quality 
   improvement process in the classroom setting.
  • Describe the outcomes of establishing a 
   collaborative partnership between a Magnet 
   hospital and an NLN Center for Excellence 
   school of nursing.
                                                                       The Setting
                    The University of Kansas                                                                        University of Kansas
                                          Hospital                                                                      School of Nursing
                                                                                                      •   Traditional RN pre-licensure  and RN-BSN Program
                                                                                                      •   New “Partnership Program” with area Community Colleges
                                                                                                      •   Total enrolment in 2017 – 300+
                                                                                                      •   NCLEX Pass rate above National Average
                                                                                                      •   Magnet Prepared Generalist Nurse Emphasis
                                                                                                      •   Concept Based Curriculum in an Active Learning Environment
        QI Course                                  QI Project
    Kumm, S. & Fletcher, K.A. (2012). From Daunting Task to New Beginnings: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Curriculum 
    Revision using the New Essentials. Journal of Professional Nursing, 28 (2): 82-89. 
     SON Goals of the Project
  • Foster knowledge and skills about chart 
   auditing, quality outcomes, and big data
  • Provide students with “real life” chart audit 
   experience
  • Develop initial PDSA plan
  • Shared audit information and PDSA plan with 
   Hospital Nursing QI Department
  TUKH Nursing Goals of the Project
  • Support the hospital’s Magnet culture 
   –Quality of Care
   –Quality Improvement
   –Nurses as Teachers
  • Provide baseline or ongoing process 
   measurement for quality improvement 
  • Value added contribution by students to the 
   improvement process