NUR 419 Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Chapter 22 Exam with Q and A

NUR 419 Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Chapter 22 Exam with Q and A 1. A nurse is preparing to administer a medication by using the vastus lateralis site and is unfamiliar with the process. A step-by-step reference that shows how to complete the process is called a: a. deployment flowchart. b. top-down flowchart. c. Pareto chart. d. control plot. ANSWER ANS: B A top-down flowchart shows the sequence of steps in a job or process such as medication administration. DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 379 |p. 388 2. A nonprofit organization that distributes to governmental agencies, the public, business, and health care professionals knowledge related to health care for the purpose of improving health is the: a. Institute for Safe Medication Practices. b. Institute of Medicine. c. National Committee for Quality Assurance. d. The Joint Commission. ANSWER ANS: B The Institute of Medicine is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance and disseminate to the government, the corporate sector, the professions, and the public scientific information that will improve human health.