Analyze the quality and performance improvement activities within the health care organization.

Competency 1: Analyze the quality and performance improvement activities within the health care organization.

• Recommend evidence-based best practice tools and techniques to reduce or eliminate patient safety threats.

Competency 3: Analyze the importance of patient safety in health care.

• Apply the health care safety imperative to a patient safety issue.
• Evaluate the risk to patients, employees, and the organization if patient safety threats are not addressed.
• Analyze regulatory agencies’ role and impact on organizations’ patient safety programs.

Competency 4: Apply leadership strategies to quality improvement in a health care organization.

• Analyze the patient safety officer’s role in implementing patient safety plans.

Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with health care professionals.