Welcome to the application section for module two.
In application, we're really putting knowledge into action.
tools then to particularly integrate them right into your practice.
the application component is linking the current evidence to the problem at hand.
then engage in a QI project.
as you build upon these eight assignments, your storyboard will grow.
And at the end, you will have a complete storyboard of your project.
So I often think about this as where the rubber hits the road.
in your institutions, where the need for quality improvement is so great.
And this is really where the rubber is hitting the road.
that you will be building upon in order to create your storyboard for your project.
In module one, you created a global aim.
And you collected some baseline data.
For this model you're going to complete a literature and an industry assessment.
And there again, don't feel alone in this.
into practice so that you too can have a successful improvement project.
you were exposed to the worksheet in module one.
to guide the application section of this course.
with your organizational sponsor or your support person.
at your institution, do use your organizational sponsor.
a support person to guide and to encourage your personal improvement project.
where you're linking the current evidence to your problem.
searches to find out what's the evidence in the literature to support your project.
other institutions to find out what best practices that they're using.
This is side a just to orient you.
the problem that you're really interested in studying.
your project to get acceleration for enthusiasm for your project.
where you really looked at some problem identification.
Where you created global aim.
Then secondly, you collected some baseline data.
You collected some data on the specific outcomes.
For example, what is the incident of deep vein thrombosis on your unit?
find out what their understanding and perception of the problem at hand.
what do you do in practice in order to prevent deep vein thrombosis?
where you're really linking the current evidence.
For step two, you'll be doing two components.
find out the evidence for your specific problem.
The second component is that you'll be doing an industry assessment.
best practices of other hospitals, or maybe even calling hospitals.
For this application, the first step is to do a literature search.
There are many search engines out in the Internet for you to use.
One great search engine is PubMed.
searches many databases in order to find out the evidence for you.
Third is the Cochrane database.
And another really rich resource is the National Guideline Clearinghouse.
a process that is very necessary for you to engage in.
Sort of doing that level one evidence search where it's a quick search.
the reduction in hospital acquired complications or deep vein thrombosis.
Then I'm gonna have some team members who are gonna help me with this problem.
to help with our project.
and we're not happy with those results.
And we think we can do better.
prevention and we collected this data and we found out that there was some gaps.
So now we go to step two and it's our job then to look in the literature.
So I'd like to just share with you this quick Google search that I performed.
it came up with some really great resources for us to use as evidence.
some of it is filtered evidence, where they're more synthesis based.
look in more depth as to what these specific citations were telling me.
I can just look at patterns of what is being displayed in the literature.
you to complete for this application section.
This matrix can be as simple or as complex as you wanna make it.
and then what that citation is really telling you about your problem.
Then I'd like do then an Internet search for the industry assessment.
you to complete for this application for module two.
One big site is the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, or ihi.org.
for Healthcare Improvement is advocating for those projects.
some type of tip or evidence of what the industry is recommending on this site.
for Healthcare Research and Quality or the ahrq.org website.
on how you could prevent hospital acquired venous thromboembolism.
A complete guide for effective quality improvement.
guide might be the answer that will solve some of your problems in this area.
industry assessment would be to go to the innovations exchange website.
put in Innovations Exchange if you can't remember the website.
in order to find what the industry is saying about how to prevent DBT.
the professional organizations who are really interested in prevention of DVT.
possibly have guidelines for the prevention of DVT.
how organizations involved in venous thrombosis education can be obtained.
our nurses about prevention of DVT.
also for looking at what the industry is telling you about this area of interest.
then will take the next step, for leading your improvement journey, thanks.