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Healthcare Quality Management Student Workbook - 5 edition Project 4-1: Create and Interpret a Line Graph Project Description: A line graph, sometimes called a run chart, is used to show changes in performance measurement data over several time periods. It can also be used for displaying several groups of continuous measurement data simultaneously. In this project you'll calculate performance measures, create a line graph of the measurement data, and interpret the results. Instructions 1. Presume you are the quality director in a hospital. You've been asked to conduct a study for the nursing department. The purpose of the study is to determine how quickly nurses respond to patients' call lights (a device used by patients to communicate to nurses that assistance is needed). You gather from the hospital's automated Responderes System which has the ability to record all call data, including call-light usage and response times in seconds. The mean response time (in seconds) for cach shift of the first 15 days of one month are shown below: Daily Mean Responses Times (reported in seconds) | Days 210 | Evenings | 122 100 141 150 121 170 16 100 13 100 115 173 173 100 10 10 10 m 120 | 120 | 122 | 142 | 150 | 10 18 | 124 | 147 | 100 | 132 | 2. Using Excel or other graphic design software, create a line graph that shows the mean response time for each shift for each of the 15 days. Be sure to label the x- and y-axes in your graph and give it a title 3. Create a formal report of the study results for the director of nursing. Include the following information in the report: Purpose of the study How data were gathered (including sample size) • Study results: - the line graph you created in step 2 insert the graph into your report) a short narrative of the findings, including any significant performance patterns or trends that you may have been identified by analyzing the data Remember, this report is for a senior leader in the organization so it should be professional looking 4. The report should be in a word or word compatible document. Don't forget to put your name on the assignment.

Project 4-1 Create & Interpret a Line Graph

Project 4-1 Create & Interpret a Line Graph

Answer 1

Purpose of the study:

The purpose of this study is to find out the mean response time by which a nurse responds to the patient call lights. This study is a measurementof the work performance of the nurses.

Data collection:

Patient uses a call light to inform nurse for assistance. Nurses respond by attending the patient need. The hospital has an automated responder 5 S system which collects the data such as the time at which call light was on, time by which nurse attend the patient. The number of samples size is 45.

Study results:

E Mean response time in secs kuthiab ago IP20 1 minute ago kuttiah No of Days Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 000 Nurses Response to Patient call lights by @ 49 4 5% 14:46 Nights Evenings Days

Study interpretation:

The response time during night shifts is consistently shorter than the day or evening shift. Day time response tims is longer and then comes the evening shift.