Quality and safety are the foundation to effective patient care.  Having the certificate from The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has instilled confidence in my training.  Through the hours of learning and training, it has reinforced my comprehension in regards to safe and quality-driven patient-centered care. The courses included; PS 100: Introduction to Patient Safety PS 101: Fundamentals of Patient Safety PS 102: Human Factors and Safety PS 103: Teamwork and Communication PS 104: Root Cause and Systems Analysis PS 105: Communicating with Patients after Adverse Events PS 106: Introduction to the Culture of Safety QI 101: Fundamentals of Improvement QI 102: The Model for Improvement: Your Engine for Change QI 103: Measuring for Improvement QI 104: The Life Cycle of a Quality Improvement Project QI 105: The Human Side of Quality Improvement QI 106: Mastering PDSA Cycles and Run Charts.  IHI is an independent not-for-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is a leading innovator, convener, partner, and driver of results in health and health care improvement worldwide (ihi.org).  These courses and the additional training I received will benefit me as a nurse practicing in the clinical setting.  It is important to have this knowledge in order to to apply it into the patient care setting, to deliver safe, quality driven patient care. With this certification, along with the core values engrained from my schooling, I feel confident to practice safe and therapeutic patient care as a registered nurse. 

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Institute for Healthcare Improvement (2015) retrieved on 4/6/15 from http://www.ihi.org/education/ihiopenschool/Courses/Pages/default.aspx