2.) The Nursing Quality Committee
(NQC) is a subcommittee of the
system-level Shared Nursing Leadership
Council’s Clinical Improvement
and Nursing Research Council and
was established to ensure active
engagement and information sharing
among all levels of clinical nurses
and nursing leaders. All of the CONE
team members were also members
of the NQC. This integration of the
NQC and CONE teams is a mechanism
to ensure ongoing collaboration
through shared problem solving
and supports a team effort to enhance
quality outcomes for our patients.
During the monthly NQC meetings,
three CONE teams present their
reports using Children’s National’s
approach to QI: the Plan, Do, Check,
Act (PDCA) cycle methodology,
which addresses patient satisfaction,
RN satisfaction, and clinical
outcomes. This meeting provides an
opportunity for the CONE teams to
highlight their successes and dialog
with other members about their challenges
and barriers. Moreover, the
CONE team reporting provides a
share-all and teach-all atmosphere.