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Certificate in Quality Improvement & Safety Processes Healthcare at University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania, United States

Programme overview

This three-course certificate focuses on systems thinking, patient safety science, patient-centered care, team collaboration and quality improvement, with a QI project in a healthcare organization. It can be completed alongside any graduate clinical programme and prepares advanced practice nurses to implement QI processes.

Faculty: School of Nursing  |  Duration: 3 course units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

NURS 6120 Principles and Practice of Healthcare Quality Improvement, NURS 6500 Systems Thinking in Patient Safety, and one course unit of practicum.

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Entry requirements

Taken simultaneously with a graduate clinical programme.

Duration: 3 course units

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