Reflective Journal Entry- Quality Improvement

1. Share what you had expected to learn about the topic before beginning the unit.
 After reading the title of this module and of the lectures I expected to learn about ways to improve the quality of my care that I give my patients as well as the quality that people receive in general in the hospital.
2. What you actually learned from the unit. 
I learned that quality matters in all aspects of business, especially healthcare because it is such a vital part of peoples lives. I also learned more about what people/patients expect as far as quality goes in the healthcare setting. I learned about my own opinion of quality in healthcare from the patient and the nursing standpoint. I also learned that there are always ways to improve the quality of care given, but as a nurse I always need to be working at this.
3. Discuss your feelings/experiences from the activities (individual and team)?
I liked learning more about how other people viewed quality from the discussions. I liked reading about different definitions that I can now add to my personal definition of quality. I also liked reading about how others view quality in healthcare. Like I talked about above, it was interesting to see on a personal level how my view of quality differs as a patient and a nurse. I would like to work on this to see if I can make this list more of the same items. 
4. How you will utilize the information learned in your nursing practice.
I will utilize this information by applying it and improving the quality of care that I give to my patients on a daily basis. I will take the things I learned from the evaluation I did on myself to treat my patients the way that I would want to be treated. I will also look at the experiences that others have had from the discussion and apply those things to my nursing practice. 
5. You personal feelings about the material covered.
I feel like this material is essential in becoming a better nurse. Without quality of care we are not going to be the best nurses and our patients will suffer because of that. Learning about ways to improve the quality of care and applying this will help us to become better nurses and give our patients the care that they deserve.