Passed)
Quality Control - Answers Activities that evaluate, monitor, or regulate services rendered to the
consumer
If nursing is to strive for excellence, criteria should be pushed to optimal levels rather than minimally
acceptable levels
Healthcare Quality - Answers Degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase
the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.
What is the process of quality control? - Answers -Criterion or standard is determined
-Information is collected to determine if the standard has been met
-Educational or corrective action is taken if the criterion has not been met
Root Cause analysis - Answers to determine why standards weren't met
Benchmarking - Answers Process of measuring products, practices and services against best-performing
organizations
Used for standard development and performance improvement
What are the steps (8) in auditing quality control? - Answers -Establish control criteria
-Identify the information relevant to the criteria
-Determine ways to collect the information
-Collect and analyze the information
-Compare collected information with the established criteria
-Make a judgment about quality
-Provide information and, if necessary, take corrective action regarding findings.
-Reevaluate
Standard Development - Answers Development of a predetermined level of excellence that serves as a
guide for practice
Established by an authority
Communicated to and accepted by the people affected by them
, What are the Standards of Practice as determined by the ANA? - Answers -Assessment - collection of
data
-Diagnosis - analyze assessment data to
determine issue or diagnoses
-Outcomes Identification - identify expected outcomes for an individualized plan
-Planning - develop plan to attain the expected outcomes
-Implementation - implement the plan
-Evaluation - evaluate progress toward attainment of the outcomes
What are the 9 standards of professional performance? - Answers -ethics- practices ethically and
integrates ethical provisions
-education- attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice
-EBP and research- integrates evidence and research into practice
-quality of practice- enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
-communication- communicate effectively in all areas of practice
-leadership- in practice and in profession
-collaboration- interact and contribute to the profession
-professional practice eval- evaluate self in relation to professional standards
-resource utilization- factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice
Audit - Answers Systematic and official examination of a record, process, structure, environment, or
account to evaluate performance
What are the three types of audits? - Answers Outcome
Process
Structure
Outcome Audit - Answers Audit that determine what results occurred, if any, as result of specific nursing
interventions
Process Audit - Answers Audit that measures how nursing care is provided; assumes that a relationship
exists between the process used by the nurse and the quality of care provided