Quality Improvement In Nursing

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Quality improvement is an on-going non-nursing theory that directly impacts nursing on a regular basis. Quality improvement is reached in all areas of healthcare and affects all staff. It takes everyone to ensure that this theory can reach its’ goals. Overcrowding in Emergency Departments (ED) is being experienced worldwide. It has been shown that with this overcrowding situation, the quality of patient care is compromised. It is a daunting task to try and improve this situation. To achieve this goal, it takes the “appropriate technological, human, and budgetary resources” (Carty & Patterson, 2016, p. 531).
Some ways to improve quality amongst the overcrowding in an ED are to have a triage system in place, a quick care area, and perform patient