WGU C157 Questions and Answers
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The Surgery department monthly case review revealed the need for the development of new
innovation to better meet the surgical patient outcomes. Which of the following would the
Advanced Practice Nurse to consider having as part of the innovation committee? ✔✔Surgeon,
scrub nurse and patient
An msn needs to assign a staff a member to assist a medical director in the development of a quality
program for a newly established service. Which of the following staff members are appropriate for
this project? ✔✔A competent staff member who has good interpersonal skills.
The MSN leader is regularly monitoring the number of inappropriate referrals, the timeliness of
dc planning, and the number of days of dc delays. What additional monitor should the MSN leader
recommend to the DC planning team to be added to the process of evaluation the appropriateness
of DC planning interventions. ✔✔Attainment of dc planning goals.
Pharmacy services and Nursing are having difficulty developing an action plan fro medication
errors. Pharmacy Services states that Nursing Services cause the majority of the problems related
to errors, while nursing states the opposites. The MSN leaders role in resolving this problem is to:
✔✔Facilitate discussion between the groups o enable them to assume ownership of their portions
of the problems
In the beginning a new quality improvement innovation, the designated committee identifies a
need for change in the medication reconciliation process, and creates a new documentation form
that covers all essential elements of the process . The committee also develops a way to access
monthly the compliance with use of the new form. these tasks represent which task of the PDSA
model? ✔✔Planning change
, Planning stage ✔✔Is where you identify change you wish to implement.
Pilot testing ✔✔Actually test the process improvement on a smaller scale
An acute care hospital wants to change their information sharing policy. They currently share the
following information with patients only: DX, care planning, medications, activity, and dc
information. The change to the HIPAA privacy policy will enable personal health information to
be shared with an person a patient designates permission to have access. Clinical staff members
are concerned because expanding access to patient information will result in additional cross-
checking work prior to being able to direct visitors to answer questions about a patients care.
Hospital administration is considering this change as away to enhance pt-centered-care. How
should this change be evaluated? ✔✔Compare patient satisfaction metrics between pre and post
policy change.
As part of the new innovation on the medication reconciliation process, three nurses on different
shifts are using the new medication reconciliation form. The task represents which step in the
PDSA model? ✔✔Pilot testing chage
As part of the new innovation on the medication reconciliation process, all nurses on the units
begin using the new medication reconciliation form. Using the PDSA model, this is an example
of? ✔✔Implementing stage
The MSN leader knows that by focusing on the patient, the QI team and achieve IHI triple Aim.
the triple Aim is, simply stated t create: ✔✔Better outcomes, great patient experience, and reduced
cost
An inter professional Texan comprised of a hospitalist, NP, pharmacist, RN, social worker and dc
manager are caring for a 6 yr old being treated for asthma. Prior to admission, the patient required
several er visits and hospitalizations and missed appt. The patient was noted to be overweight and
counseling was provided at the last out patient appt. which aspect of the patients care should be
Latest 2022 Already Passed
The Surgery department monthly case review revealed the need for the development of new
innovation to better meet the surgical patient outcomes. Which of the following would the
Advanced Practice Nurse to consider having as part of the innovation committee? ✔✔Surgeon,
scrub nurse and patient
An msn needs to assign a staff a member to assist a medical director in the development of a quality
program for a newly established service. Which of the following staff members are appropriate for
this project? ✔✔A competent staff member who has good interpersonal skills.
The MSN leader is regularly monitoring the number of inappropriate referrals, the timeliness of
dc planning, and the number of days of dc delays. What additional monitor should the MSN leader
recommend to the DC planning team to be added to the process of evaluation the appropriateness
of DC planning interventions. ✔✔Attainment of dc planning goals.
Pharmacy services and Nursing are having difficulty developing an action plan fro medication
errors. Pharmacy Services states that Nursing Services cause the majority of the problems related
to errors, while nursing states the opposites. The MSN leaders role in resolving this problem is to:
✔✔Facilitate discussion between the groups o enable them to assume ownership of their portions
of the problems
In the beginning a new quality improvement innovation, the designated committee identifies a
need for change in the medication reconciliation process, and creates a new documentation form
that covers all essential elements of the process . The committee also develops a way to access
monthly the compliance with use of the new form. these tasks represent which task of the PDSA
model? ✔✔Planning change
, Planning stage ✔✔Is where you identify change you wish to implement.
Pilot testing ✔✔Actually test the process improvement on a smaller scale
An acute care hospital wants to change their information sharing policy. They currently share the
following information with patients only: DX, care planning, medications, activity, and dc
information. The change to the HIPAA privacy policy will enable personal health information to
be shared with an person a patient designates permission to have access. Clinical staff members
are concerned because expanding access to patient information will result in additional cross-
checking work prior to being able to direct visitors to answer questions about a patients care.
Hospital administration is considering this change as away to enhance pt-centered-care. How
should this change be evaluated? ✔✔Compare patient satisfaction metrics between pre and post
policy change.
As part of the new innovation on the medication reconciliation process, three nurses on different
shifts are using the new medication reconciliation form. The task represents which step in the
PDSA model? ✔✔Pilot testing chage
As part of the new innovation on the medication reconciliation process, all nurses on the units
begin using the new medication reconciliation form. Using the PDSA model, this is an example
of? ✔✔Implementing stage
The MSN leader knows that by focusing on the patient, the QI team and achieve IHI triple Aim.
the triple Aim is, simply stated t create: ✔✔Better outcomes, great patient experience, and reduced
cost
An inter professional Texan comprised of a hospitalist, NP, pharmacist, RN, social worker and dc
manager are caring for a 6 yr old being treated for asthma. Prior to admission, the patient required
several er visits and hospitalizations and missed appt. The patient was noted to be overweight and
counseling was provided at the last out patient appt. which aspect of the patients care should be
