Explain the process and resources a DNP-prepared nurse might use to identify a quality improvement gap in nursing practice in a selected healthcare organization.

· Describe a potential or actual nursing practice gap in a selected healthcare organization.

· Select and review two quality improvement methods or tools to use for this quality improvement initiative.

· Explain why these tools are appropriate for use for the initiative to address the gap in practice.

· Describe the strengths and limitations of the selected tools.

Discussion 2

· Review the different types of observational study designs: ecologic, cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort.

· Carefully examine the characteristics, strengths, and limitations of each design.

· Consider when it is appropriate to use each of the observational study designs.

· Consider how using observational study designs can lead to improvements in population health.

· Review the two articles below with a critical eye toward the researchers’ use of study design and their selected methods.

· Whittle, R. S., Diaz-Artiles, A. (2020). An ecological study of socioeconomic predictors in detection of COVID-19 cases across neighborhoods in New York CityLinks to an external site.Links to an external site. . BMC Medicine, 18 (1),Article 271. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01731-6

· Spector, A. L., Quinn, K. G., McAuliffe, T. L., DiFranceisco, W., Bendixen, A., Dickson-Gomez, J. (2020). Health-related quality of life and related factors among chronically homeless adults living in different permanent supportive housing models: A cross-sectional studyLinks to an external site.Links to an external site. . Quality of Life Research: An International Journal of Quality-of-Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation , 29 (8), 20512061. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02482-wLinks to an external site.

Post a brief description of the two studies above, with a particular focus on the study design and methods. Then:

· Describe at least one strength and one limitation of each study’s design.

· Identify the population, data sources, and epidemiologic measures of association that the authors used.

· Finally, share your insights about the appropriateness of the design for the study. Do you agree with the researchers’ choice of design?

· Do you agree with the researchers’ conclusions? Justify your reasoning.

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