Question

In no less than 200, but no more than 300 words explain to the class your definition of Quality of Care. Make sure that your definition is in your own words, you provide references in your definition, and you format your writing in APA style.

Answer 1

QUALITY OF CARE

To get the maximum desired health outcomes by improving the quality of care services. The care services should be provided to each individual to get good health results. The care services should be people-centered. It must be safe, less time consuming, efficient, equitable, and effective. During care services, the person must be trained to avoid preventable injuries and minimize medical errors.

Care services don't discriminate between the two individuals on the basis of caste, gender, race, ethnicity, areas wise, or any type of socioeconomic status. It must be people-centered by considering the preferences and hankering of individuals. Quality of care can be improved by the use of maximizes resources to use and avoid wastage. It depends upon the scientific knowledge and evidence-based guidelines.

The experience of the quality of care needs effective communication. The person should have access to the emotional and social support of their choice. Appropriate care for the purpose of achieving the desired results need consistent with current professional knowledge and use it into account the preferences and aspiration of individual and their related things. The main two components of care are:

a.The quality of the provision of care.

b.Quality of care experienced by individual.

Steps in Quality improvement process;

1.To set the standards of care.

2. Frame the criteria by using flow chart.

3. Evaluate the criteria and find a way to reach it.

4. Making new plans for change based on the evaluation.

5. Follow the new plans and implement it for a better change in the quality of care.

And at last, the level of excellence of care depends upon the pre-established criteria. The improved degree of care to which the individual gets the likelihood of desired outcomes and is consistent with advance and current professional knowledge.

Thanks and god bless you.