Date of Award
5-2010
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
First Advisor
Melvin Welch
Second Advisor
Paul Koch
Third Advisor
Houston Thompson
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery
Abstract
A clinical quality review (CQR) assessing high-risk areas as staffing, change in condition, and pressure ulcers (PU) was completed in 31 nursing homes. Scores between the assigned clinician and the researcher were analyzed using paired t-tests and Pearson r correlations. Average scores for staffing were reliable, while the PU and change in condition scores were significantly different. Individual staffing, 6 of 9 change in condition, and 9 of 18 PU questions were reliable and consistent. Multiple regressions compared relationships between performance improvement (PI), internal risk, and CQR scores with various results. The internal risk and PI scores were inversely related. Future focus should be on PI, and review of policies and instructions for change in condition and PU areas.
Recommended Citation
Emerson, Svea, "The Relationship of Clinical Quality, Performance Improvement, and Internal Risk Scores in Nursing Homes" (2010). Ed.D. Dissertations. 5.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/edd_diss/5
Comments
Ed.D. dissertation completed in 2010 for Olivet Nazarene University.