2. Referring to the systematic review on the validity and rigor of applying PDSA

methodology in healthcare improvement projects (Taylor et al., 2017), Answer the

following questions: Minimum of 1000 words.

a. What is the main literature gap behind the methodology of PDSA in the context of

articles published in journals aiming to improve healthcare systems according the

review paper? What deficiencies have been unraveled with respect to the use of

PDSA? CLO 2

b. Describe the four stages of PDSA in terms of their content, milestones and how each

stage contributes to the overall improvement project. CLO 1, CLO 3