DNP 830 Discuss how your project aligns with the SQUIRE 2.0 guidelines DNP 830 Topic 8 DQ 1

The Revised Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence: SQUIRE 2.0 plays a key role in offering guidelines for quality improvement and quality improvement project. It emphasizes the reporting of three major components of the systematic efforts to improve the safety, value, and quality of healthcare (Peden, 2023). The three components of the systematic efforts include using informal and formal theory in planning, implementing, and evaluating improvement work, the context in which the work is accomplished, and the study of the interventions. These guidelines are also used in manuscript preparation and grant proposal preparation. My project aligns with the SQUIRE 2.0 guidelines. For example, my project has the major components listed in the guidelines. The title of the project is Implementation of DSMES with telehealth messages to improve HbA1c among T2D patients. The project also has an introduction that describes the problem, available knowledge rationale, and specific aims. The project also describes methods, including context, intervention, and measures. The project will also report the results as well as discussion.

The DPI project is a quality improvement and not a research project. This is because the DPI project focuses on improving outcomes at a specific healthcare facility. It will also use a data-driven approach to help execute the delivery of patient services related to diabetes outcomes in the facility. Indeed, the DPI project will focus on translating and already performed research to help improve the outcomes (Nelson et al., 2021). The project cannot be classified as research since research entails a scientific investigation with the major aim of improving and increasing scientific knowledge. The DPI project also has a specific aim as opposed to the cases of research, which may or may not have an aim to achieve specific outcomes. Therefore, the DPI qualifies as a quality improvement and not a research project.

References

Backhouse, A., & Ogunlayi, F. (2020). Quality improvement into practice. BMJ, 368. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m865