QI ESSENTIALS TOOLKIT: PDSA Worksheet
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Template: PDSA Worksheet
Objective:
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1. Plan: Plan the test, including a plan for collecting data.
Questions and predictions:
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Who, what, where, when:
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Plan for collecting data:
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2. Do: Run the test on a small scale.
Describe what happened. What data did you collect? What observations did you make?
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