Quality and Safety

B.  Complete the following within the section “Quality and Safety”:

1.  Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your professional definition of quality and safety developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.

Rubric Prompt: B1. The candidate provides a relevant reflection, with substantial detail, of a professional definition of quality and safety developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to the definition. 

a.  Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.

Rubric Prompt B1a. The candidate provides a logical discussion, with substantial detail, of how the program assisted in developing a professional definition. 

b.  Identify the artifacts in your portfolio that support your definition. (Note: The artifacts should be attached in the Appendix)

Rubric Prompt B1b. The candidate identifies the artifacts in the portfolio that support the definition.

i.  Explain how these artifacts support your definition from part B1.

Rubric Prompt B1b.i. The candidate provides a logical explanation, with substantial detail, of how the artifacts support the definition from part B1

2.  Discuss the importance of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) certificate for your future role as a professional nurse.

Rubric Prompt B2. The candidate provides a logical discussion, with substantial detail, of the importance of the IHI certificate for the candidate's future role as a professional nurse. 

Refer back to your Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership materials or the IHI course as needed.

·        Does your abstract describe how you can use the IHI content in your career? Envision your career now and in the future.  How do you see yourself using the IHI content in your practice?

·        Did you attach the IHI certificate of completion? If you do not have it, see

Creating and Accessing Your IHI Account  

Getting Your IHI Certificate of Completion