Question

A school nurse is implementing a quality improvement process for medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma. Using a quality improvement process that mirrors the steps of evidence-based practice, in what order will the following steps be included in the nurse's process as they implement a program to increase medication adherence in this population? (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the order of performance. Use all the steps.) a- Clarify current knowledge about medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma. b- Organize an effort to work on increasing medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma. c- Select changes aimed at increasing medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma. d- Plan the change for increasing medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma. e- Act to sustain the gains that increase medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma. f- Do the change; execute the plan for increasing medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma.

Answer 1

The school nurse should start by clarifying current knowledge about medication adherence, then organize an effort, plan the change, select the changes to implement, execute the plan, and finally act to sustain improvements.

Step-by-step explanation:

To implement a quality improvement process for medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma following the steps of evidence-based practice, the school nurse should follow these steps in order:

1. Clarify current knowledge about medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma.
2. Organize an effort to work on increasing medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma.
3. Plan the change for increasing medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma.
4. Select changes aimed at increasing medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma.
5. Do the change; execute the plan for increasing medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma.
6. Act to sustain the gains that increase medication adherence in adolescent children who have asthma.

This sequence aligns with the typical evidence-based practice cycle of understanding the problem, planning solutions, implementing changes, and sustaining improvements.