The document discusses several tools of total quality management (TQM), including flowcharts, cause and effect diagrams, check sheets, Pareto charts, histograms, run charts and control charts, and scatter plots. It provides examples of how to use flowcharts to map out processes like patient transport. Cause and effect diagrams, also called Ishikawa or fishbone diagrams, are used to identify potential causes. Checksheets are useful for quality assurance and can be derived from flowcharts and cause and effect diagrams to track specific issues.