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2010 NQSC Conference Brochure
With the focus today on Safe Practice, the Rural and Community Health Institute’s Nursing Quality and Safety Collaborative (NQSF) mission is to advance safe nursing practice through a multi-institutional collaborate that promotes patient safety and quality of care.
The program will utilize a systems approach to conduct impartial, objective reviews by nursing peers.
All identifying information specific to the patient, hospital, and providers will be blinded. RCHI’s policies and procedures regarding information security ensure that documents received, reviewed, and reported confidentially and in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
The Texas Department of rural Affairs (TDRA) has provided a grant to offset cost for the initial 10 hospitals involved in the HQSC program.
For more Information
Contact Suzie Van
979-436-0390
The Nursing Quality and Safety Collaborate will support rural hospitals by:
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Offering education during monthly Nursing Quality Roundtable webinars which will be open to all nurses.
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Conducting internal reviews in conjunction with the hospital’s safety committee.
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Providing safe system reviews to evaluate and improve the care hospitals are providing their patients.
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Providing feedback reports for internal quality initiatives.
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Offering "Just Culture" reviews by unbiased and objective nurses with rural hospital experience.
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Using a systems approach to assist hospitals in error analysis and reduction.
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Conducting Incident Based Nurse Peer Reviews and Nursing Safe Harbor Reviews per state BON rules.
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Providing nurses an opportunity to advance their nursing practice and institute change for safer patient care.
