Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Capstone
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Committee Chair
Cindy Miller
Abstract
Non-healthcare organizations have utilized Lean Six Sigma methodologies for several decades to eliminate waste, decrease expenses, and improve efficiency. This approach to problem-solving can be successfully applied to health care process improvement projects. Health care leaders and front line staff can use a prescribed set of steps to define steps in care processes and identify potential solutions. Health care leaders can use Lean Six Sigma tools such a fishbone diagram or a cause and effect matrix to identify issues. After carefully organizing the problems into groups according to priority, leaders can develop action steps toward resolution.
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Citation Information
Geedey, Nancy Marlene, "Lean and Six Sigma Impact on Operating Room Safety Attitudes and Efficiency" (2015). Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects. 198.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing_etd/198