• Identify the process related to patient care you have selected. Summarize the steps of the process and identify the portion of the process that needs to be improved.
• Establish a quality improvement initiative for the process.
• Develop a SMART Goal for the initiative.
• Establish a project timeline and reporting schedule.
• Determine the data elements needed to track results of the initiative including how the data will contribute to improving patient care.
• Explain how the process can be maintained after the quality improvement project ends.