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Overview
In this research course, learners will examine key nursing quality metrics and their relationship to nursing practice, patient outcomes, and the financial performance of the health system. Through the review and analysis of current evidence and research literature, learners will explore how quality metrics are measured, interpreted, and used to guide improvements in healthcare delivery. Additionally, learners will investigate how Shared Governance supports nurse engagement in decision-making and contributes to improvements in nursing quality metrics, patient outcomes, and organizational performance.
Format: Live In-Person
This class is scheduled to be held in person at UW Health Swedish-American Hospital,
Elements of Competence
This activity has been designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
American Board of Medical Specialties
- Apply Quality Improvement
Intended Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this educational series, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Demonstrate how to interpret graphical data by analyzing current nursing quality metrics
- Describe how to correlate standards for the quality care, national benchmarks and patient outcomes
- List resources available for initiating a practice change.
Course summary
Planning Committee and Faculty Members
| Name | Role | Title/Affiliation |
| Carrie Hamilton, MSN | Faculty & Planner | Manager, Nursing Professional Development and Magnet UW Health Northern Illinois |
| Anne-Marie Frenzer, MSN | Faculty & Planner | Nursing Professional Development Specialist |
| Amanda Gorman, BSN | Faculty & Planner | Manager, Professional Development and Magnet |
| Tonya Heidenreich, MSN | Faculty & Planner | Nursing Program Specialist |
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate, and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters, and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation. For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
Name | Role | Financial Relationship Disclosures | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation? |
| Tonya Heidenreich | Activity Coordinator/Presenter | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Carrie Hamilton | Planner/Presenter | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Amanda Gorman | Presenter | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Anne-Marie Frenzer | Planner/Presenter | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re‐selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation Statement
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Please check individual sessions for accreditation details.