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This course offers a comprehensive approach to improving healthcare outcomes through theoretical models and research applications. You will explore various strategies designed to enhance patient comfort, recovery, and job satisfaction within healthcare systems. With a focus on real-world challenges, this course will guide you through developing actionable models for pain relief, opioid use recovery, and job satisfaction in nursing. You will gain hands-on experience in designing and launching international research initiatives, applying theoretical models to practical healthcare challenges, and measuring their effectiveness. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with the tools to create meaningful improvements in healthcare delivery. What sets this course apart is its combination of theory and real-world applications, allowing you to apply research insights to improve healthcare systems on an international scale. This practical focus ensures you gain not just knowledge, but actionable skills to impact patient care and workforce satisfaction. This course is ideal for healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers looking to improve patient outcomes and workforce satisfaction in healthcare settings. Prior experience in healthcare management or nursing is recommended. This course is part three of a three-course Specialization designed to provide a comprehensive learning pathway in this subject area. While it delivers standalone value and practical skills, learners seeking a more integrated and in-depth progression may benefit from completing the full Specialization. © 2021 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except as permitted by law. Advice on how to obtain permission to reuse material from this title is available at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. The right of John W. Nelson, Jayne Felgen, and Mary Ann Hozak to be identified as the authors of the editorial material in this work has been asserted in accordance with law.

Syllabus

Pause and Flow Using Physics to Improve the Efficiency of Workflow

In this section, we explore the application of constructal theory to analyze pause and flow in healthcare workflows. The focus is on improving efficiency through physics-based design principles and operational interventions.

Lessons Learned While Pursuing CLABSI Reduction

In this section, we examine CLABSI reduction through data collection, model development, and implementation strategies.

Theory and Model Development to Address Pain Relief by Improving Comfort

In this section, we explore the development of the Nichols-Nelson Model of Comfort, focusing on its application to pain relief and patient well-being through structured dimensions and predictors of comfort.

Theory and Model Development to Improve Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder

In this section, we examine the role of trusted relationships in opioid use disorder (OUD) recovery, emphasizing their integration into treatment models to improve outcomes and measurement effectiveness.

Launching an International Trajectory of Research in Nurse Job Satisfaction Starting in Jamaica

In this section, we explore adapting nurse job satisfaction models for international research. We examine cultural adaptation of measurement instruments and strategies for managing low response rates.

Testing an International Model of Nurse Job Satisfaction to Support the Quadruple Aim

In this section, we examine how nurse work experience factors like clarity, care, and system structure influence job satisfaction and healthcare outcomes, emphasizing their role in the Quadruple Aim.

Developing a Customized Instrument to Measure Caring and Quality in Western Scotland

In this section, we explore the development of a culturally adapted care measurement tool.

Measuring the Effectiveness of a Care Delivery Model in Western Scotland

In this section, we examine the implementation and measurement of the Caring Behaviors Assurance System (CBAS) to evaluate care delivery effectiveness through data-driven tools and outcomes analysis.