Upon completion of the QAPI Design and Scope for Skilled Nursing Facilities prep course, the participant will be able to:

• Summarize the regulatory requirements for QAPI set forth in the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP;
• Differentiate quality assurance (QA) from performance improvement (PI), but also examine how they complement each other to form a robust approach to quality;
• Perform a QAPI self-assessment; 
• Reconcile the five elements of QAPI to the participant’s current QAPI plan, ensuring all care and services are included;
• Explore how QAPI can become part of the daily operations and affect the success of the organization. 

The course was written by Alexis Roam, MSN, RN-BC, DNS-MT, QCP-MT.

3.39 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until September 29, 2025.

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Upon completion of the QAPI Feedback, Data Systems, and Monitoring for Skilled Nursing Facilities prep course, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate monitoring and reaction versus a proactive, data-driven approach to data collection and management
• Illustrate the use of facility goals and key performance indicators and explain how those relate to data collection and management activities of monitoring, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating
• Establish a strategy to interpret performance by integrating the use of thresholds, benchmarks, trends, and other basic statistical techniques
• Propose the use of performance analysis techniques and tools

The course was written by Alexis Roam, MSN, RN-BC, DNS-MT, QCP-MT.

4.41 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until November 22, 2025.

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Upon completion of the QAPI Governance and Leadership for Skilled Nursing Facilities prep course, the participant will be able to:

• Explain key concepts of leadership accountability and responsibility for Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI);
• Express understanding of the CMS expectations for composition and function of the QAA Committee that leads QAPI;
• Summarize leadership behaviors and actions that facilitate individuals and teams to engage in QAPI;
• Adapt the traits of high performing teams into QAPI governance and leadership;
• Propose various communication tactics that foster engagement in QAPI;
• Identify the components needed when coordinating resources for quality improvement.

The course was written by Alexis Roam, MSN, RN-BC, DNS-MT, QCP-MT.

3.34 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until September 20, 2025.

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AAPACN’s learning management system is designed to reset progress data when completion requirements are unmet, allowing learners to repurchase/restart educational content.

Upon completion of the QAPI Performance Improvement Projects for Skilled Nursing Facilities prep course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the purpose of a Performance Improvement Project (PIP)
• Illustrate a method to determine how to prioritize PIPs
• Follow the steps required to charter a PIP
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of a PIP team and the individual PIP team members
• Illustrate how the Model for Improvement can be used as a framework for a PIP
• Apply various techniques and methods that improve processes and systems, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA) techniques

The course was written by Alexis Roam, MSN, RN-BC, DNS-MT, QCP-MT.

2.75 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until October 6, 2025.

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Upon completion of the QAPI Systematic Analysis and Systemic Action for Skilled Nursing Facilities prep course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the critical nature of systems thinking and system-level action in effecting and sustaining change
• Emphasize the importance between systemic action related directly to the root causes
• Apply the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) technique to identify weaknesses and to anticipate problems
• Describe leadership behaviors and tactics related to successfully effecting and sustaining change

The course was written by Alexis Roam, MSN, RN-BC, DNS-MT, QCP-MT.

2.32 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until November 18, 2025.

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AAPACN’s learning management system is designed to reset progress data when completion requirements are unmet, allowing learners to repurchase/restart educational content.

The QAPI Certified Professional (QCP) certification was developed using the highest standards for QAPI program implementation in long-term care. The QCP certification reflects current standards of competent performance regarding the QAPI program and process. The exam was developed and vetted by an expert panel of professionals in the field.

Earn the QCP credential and take your expertise to the next level.

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AAPACN’s learning management system is designed to reset progress data when completion requirements are unmet, allowing learners to repurchase/restart educational content.