Answer the following.  

• Some ill patients get better despite nursing care, not as a result of it. the quality of nursing affects patient outcomes tremendously.  do you believe that quality nursing care makes a difference in patients’ lives? identify five criteria you would use to define “quality nursing care.” these criteria should reflect what you believe nurses do that makes the difference in patient outcomes. are the criteria you have selected measurable? how?

Write a well-developed response and provide evidence to support your response.

• Describe selected qualitative measures of quality used in your facility. how is the data collected, analyzed, and then used in improving patient care? does the quality of your patient care fall within the parameters established as a result? is your patient care always as high as you would like it to be? what factors affect this quality? which ones can you control?  in your clinical experience, what are the things that have affected the quality of care provided? how?

Write a well-developed response and provide evidence to support your response.

• The purpose of this assignment is to develop a risk management plan or program that can be utilized in any health care setting. identify the key elements in a risk management plan.

Address elements that are crucial to the minimization of financial loss.

Develop a program to reduce the incidence of preventable accidents and injuries.

Include a description of the interaction between quality and risk management. this may include, but not be limited to, a description of a process improvement goal or a quality improvement plan.