Quality Improvement in Health Care

Question: Discuss about the Quality Improvement in Health Care. Answer: Introduction: The issue of patient safety has been a concern for health care system for a long period of time. In this case, various changes in health care have been done but it has not always been able to achieve the needs of patient safety. The nursing professionals and their leaders have a prime responsibility of providing quality care to the patients. All the leaders in health care such as chief executive officers and members of the board should have proper training in patient safety provision. Leaders in health care need to see patients safety problems through their system protocols (Ring Fairchild, 2013). However, if medical errors arise in the process of offering care to patients, then they act as providers of system improvement. Hence safety of the patient in health care facilities depends on both care providers as well as their leaders. The competency of health care leaders to create positive work environments and manage constant change is essential to the success of teams and organizations. The health care leaders need to be competent enough in order to create a positive environment for patients. There is a positive relationship between leadership and patient outcomes and hence organizations should make efforts to develop relational leadership to improve the outcomes of the patient. Nursing leaders who are effective make sure that there is effective staffing and other resources which enable the provision of safe care to patients. The senior nurses and leaders provide strategic steps to be undertaken by participating in crucial decision making which influence the practice of nursing and eventual patient outcomes (Wong et al., 2013). As a result, the quality of health care is not top down but involves everyone in all directions i.e. top down and down top. References Ring, L., Fairchild, R. M. (2013). Leadership and patient safety: A review of the literature. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 4(1), 52-56. Wong, C. A., Cummings, G. G., Ducharme, L. (2013). The relationship between nursing leadership and patient outcomes: a systematic review update. Journal of nursing management, 21(5), 709-724.