Nursing Now: Free Open School Resources

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Supporting Nurses and Midwives Across the Globe to Develop Knowledge and Skills in Leading Change

The Nursing Now global campaign, working together with the IHI Open School and others  wants to make sure that all nurses and midwives across the globe, in every role at every level, are skilled and supported to develop and strengthen nursing practice, mobilise others and really make change happen.

The change skills that you will learn by completing the IHI Opens School modules offered free to all nurses and midwives complement other methods and approaches such as quality improvement, Lean methodology, programme management, and culture change.


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What's the science of improvement, and how can you apply it to your work in health care?​​

We've compiled several free resources that together provide a basic introduction to quality improvement. For those getting started on the journey to improve health and health care—or thinking about it—​here's what we'd recommend​.

  1. ​Watch a few videos from our activities library​, starting with this​ "Illustrated Look at Quality Improvement in Health Care​​." (Scroll down for more recommended titles.)
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  2. ​​Take four free online courses​ (QI 101, PS 101, L 101, PFC 101)  Avalable until 8/31/2020 
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​3. ​Download IHI tools and templates, starting with the complete Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit​.
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4. Ready to dive deeper? Learn about many more live and virtual learning opportunities from IHI​.​​ Learners can share their improvement work as a storyboard or workshop presentation at IHI’s global conferences. Visit our Conferences page to find a global Forum near you!
 
7 Recommended Whiteboard Videos
Deming's System of Profound Knowledge (Part 1)
Robert Lloyd, the Director of Performance Improvement at IHI, uses his trusty whiteboard to dissect the science of improvement. In short videos, he breaks down everything from Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, to the PDSA cycle, to run charts.
Deming's System of Profound Knowledge (Part 2)
Robert Lloyd, the Director of Performance Improvement at IHI, uses his trusty whiteboard to dissect the science of improvement. In short videos, he breaks down everything from Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, to the PDSA cycle, to run charts.
Dr. Mike Evans Video: An Illustrated Look at Quality Improvement in Health Care
This dynamic, animated whiteboard video introduces the concepts of quality improvement in health care. In the video, Dr. Mike Evans presents a brief history of QI and touches on system design, the Model for Improvement, and the familiar challenge, "What can you do by next Tuesday?" — all in less than nine minutes!
PDSA Cycles (Part 1)
Robert Lloyd, the Director of Performance Improvement at IHI, uses his trusty whiteboard to dissect the science of improvement. In short videos, he breaks down everything from Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, to the PDSA cycle, to run charts.
PDSA Cycles (Part 2)
Robert Lloyd, the Director of Performance Improvement at IHI, uses his trusty whiteboard to dissect the science of improvement. In short videos, he breaks down everything from Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, to the PDSA cycle, to run charts.
The Model for Improvement (Part 1)
Robert Lloyd, the Director of Performance Improvement at IHI, uses his trusty whiteboard to dissect the science of improvement. In short videos, he breaks down everything from Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, to the PDSA cycle, to run charts.
The Model for Improvement (Part 2)
Robert Lloyd, the Director of Performance Improvement at IHI, uses his trusty whiteboard to dissect the science of improvement. In short videos, he breaks down everything from Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, to the PDSA cycle, to run charts.