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 VII. Appendices

Appendix H

Model for Improvement

Cycle: _____________________ Date: ___________________

 

CYCLE FOR LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT

Objective:

Graphic: Abbreviated representation of the PDSA Cycle. A circle divided into four segments - Plan, Do, Study, Act - and surrounded by arrows indicating a circular flow. (See Section III, Step 7 for a complete explanation and an example of the PDSA Cycle.)

PLAN:

Objective of first test:

What did you predict?

What was the plan? (who, what, where, when, how)

What tasks were necessary in order to conduct your first test?

What measure(s) did you plan to use to assess the success of this test?

DO:

What actually happened?

STUDY:

What were the results of the test, and how did they compare with your prediction?

ACT:

Based on what you learned, what will you do next?