NUR 410 Final Exam Questions With Correct
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What |is |a |way |to |advance |the |practice |of |healthcare |with |objective, |measurable, |information; |
this |information |is |collected |and |analyzed |in |systematic |and |quantifiable |formats |in |order |to |
improve |health |care |and |health |care |services? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quality |improvement
What |consists |of |ongoing |efforts |of |organizations |outside |of |the |health |care |setting |to |
consistently |evaluate, |the |client |outcomes |and |ensure |that |criteria |and |standards |are |being |
upheld |for |client |safety |and |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quality |assurance
On |average, |patients |are |subjected |to |at |least |____________________ |medication |error |each |
___________________ |with |high |costs |to |patients, |families, |health |care |professionals, |
hospitals, |and |insurance |companies. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-One, |day
The |_____________________ |asks |three |questions: |(1) |What |are |we |trying |to |accomplish? |
(Establishing |the |vision |for |the |proposed |improvement); |(2) |How |will |we |know |that |a |change |
is |an |improvement? |(Outlining |the |steps |to |achieve |the |desired |outcome); |(3) |What |changes |
can |we |make |that |will |result |in |improvement? |(Generating |idea's |for |testing |proposals) |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Model |for |improvement |(MFI)
The |____________________ |part |of |the |PDSA |method |involves |choosing |the |question |or |
problem; |decide |what |data |to |collect |and |who |will |collect |it. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Plan
The |_____________________ |part |of |the |PDSA |method |involves |make |the |change/action |and |
collect |the |data. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Do
,The |___________________ |part |of |the |PDSA |method |involves |reviewing |and |analyzing |the |
data |collected. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Study
The |_____________________ |part |of |the |PDS |method |involves |deciding |upon |the |next |steps |
to |take |and |then |implement |in |those |stops? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Act
What |is |using |research |in |clinical |practice |involving |the |client |to |give |quality |care |and |use |of |
best |practice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-evidence |based |practice
In |a |____________________model, |all |staff |nurses |are |actively |engaged |in |quality |
improvement |by: |identifying |areas |needing |improvement; |active |in |auditing |and |measuring |
indicators |on |your |unit |daily/weekly/monthly |etc.; |collaborating |with |interdisciplinary |
healthcare |team |in |process |improvements; |serving |on |hospital |QI |research |projects; |
transparency: |read |emails |with |information |sent |to |you. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Shared |
Goverenence
What |is |a |business |problem-solving |model |developed |to |reduce |variations |in |practice |and |
reduce |errors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Six |sigma
What |are |the |five |steps |of |the |six |sigma |process? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Define, |measure, |
analyze, |improve, |control
What |are |the |foundations |for |monitoring |and |evaluation; |they |are |measurable? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Clinical |indicators
What |is |a |program |based |upon |surveying |nurses |to |identify |hospital |nursing |concerns |and |
ways |to |promote |change |and |quality |improvement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-National |
Database |of |Nursing |Quality |Indicators |(NDNQI)
What |drive |quality |improvement |efforts |in |health |care |facilities? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Regulatory |and |accreditation |agencies
, In |this |culture, |nurses |hold |each |other |accountable |not |a |blame |culture? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Just |culture
Established |in |1951, |____________________ |evolved |as |an |impartial |national |organization |
that |accredits |hospitals |and |other |healthcare |facilities |based |on |their |safety |performance, |
policy, |procedures, |practice, |and |outcomes. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Joint |Commission
The |eight |leading |cause |of |death |in |the |US |is |_____________________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Medical |errors
The |____________________ |method |for |quality |improvement |is |not |a |one |and |done |process.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-PDSA
____________________facility |evaluation |performance |scores |include |the |monthly |submission
|of |the |hospital's |safety |and |quality |performance |outcomes |to |an |independent |vendor |that |
quantifies |and |identifies |safety |trends, |both |positive |and |negative, |four |times |a |year; |these |
quarterly |performance |measures |can |be |tracked |as |well |as |the |action |plans |specific |for |that |
outcome. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Joint |Commission
What |was |initiated |in |2002 |by |TJC |that |identifies |established |relevant |safety |practices |health |
care |institutions |should |accomplish? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-National |Patient |Safety |Goals |
(NPSG) |and |Standards |of |Compliance
Since |most |health |care |organizations |embrace |and |routinely |practice |these |goals, |they |are |
cataloged |into |the |register |of |adopted |____________________ |that |must |be |met |on |a |
consistent |basis. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Standards |of |Compliance
There |are |over |____________________ |standards |of |compliance. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-250
Answers
What |is |a |way |to |advance |the |practice |of |healthcare |with |objective, |measurable, |information; |
this |information |is |collected |and |analyzed |in |systematic |and |quantifiable |formats |in |order |to |
improve |health |care |and |health |care |services? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quality |improvement
What |consists |of |ongoing |efforts |of |organizations |outside |of |the |health |care |setting |to |
consistently |evaluate, |the |client |outcomes |and |ensure |that |criteria |and |standards |are |being |
upheld |for |client |safety |and |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quality |assurance
On |average, |patients |are |subjected |to |at |least |____________________ |medication |error |each |
___________________ |with |high |costs |to |patients, |families, |health |care |professionals, |
hospitals, |and |insurance |companies. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-One, |day
The |_____________________ |asks |three |questions: |(1) |What |are |we |trying |to |accomplish? |
(Establishing |the |vision |for |the |proposed |improvement); |(2) |How |will |we |know |that |a |change |
is |an |improvement? |(Outlining |the |steps |to |achieve |the |desired |outcome); |(3) |What |changes |
can |we |make |that |will |result |in |improvement? |(Generating |idea's |for |testing |proposals) |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Model |for |improvement |(MFI)
The |____________________ |part |of |the |PDSA |method |involves |choosing |the |question |or |
problem; |decide |what |data |to |collect |and |who |will |collect |it. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Plan
The |_____________________ |part |of |the |PDSA |method |involves |make |the |change/action |and |
collect |the |data. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Do
,The |___________________ |part |of |the |PDSA |method |involves |reviewing |and |analyzing |the |
data |collected. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Study
The |_____________________ |part |of |the |PDS |method |involves |deciding |upon |the |next |steps |
to |take |and |then |implement |in |those |stops? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Act
What |is |using |research |in |clinical |practice |involving |the |client |to |give |quality |care |and |use |of |
best |practice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-evidence |based |practice
In |a |____________________model, |all |staff |nurses |are |actively |engaged |in |quality |
improvement |by: |identifying |areas |needing |improvement; |active |in |auditing |and |measuring |
indicators |on |your |unit |daily/weekly/monthly |etc.; |collaborating |with |interdisciplinary |
healthcare |team |in |process |improvements; |serving |on |hospital |QI |research |projects; |
transparency: |read |emails |with |information |sent |to |you. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Shared |
Goverenence
What |is |a |business |problem-solving |model |developed |to |reduce |variations |in |practice |and |
reduce |errors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Six |sigma
What |are |the |five |steps |of |the |six |sigma |process? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Define, |measure, |
analyze, |improve, |control
What |are |the |foundations |for |monitoring |and |evaluation; |they |are |measurable? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Clinical |indicators
What |is |a |program |based |upon |surveying |nurses |to |identify |hospital |nursing |concerns |and |
ways |to |promote |change |and |quality |improvement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-National |
Database |of |Nursing |Quality |Indicators |(NDNQI)
What |drive |quality |improvement |efforts |in |health |care |facilities? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Regulatory |and |accreditation |agencies
, In |this |culture, |nurses |hold |each |other |accountable |not |a |blame |culture? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Just |culture
Established |in |1951, |____________________ |evolved |as |an |impartial |national |organization |
that |accredits |hospitals |and |other |healthcare |facilities |based |on |their |safety |performance, |
policy, |procedures, |practice, |and |outcomes. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Joint |Commission
The |eight |leading |cause |of |death |in |the |US |is |_____________________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Medical |errors
The |____________________ |method |for |quality |improvement |is |not |a |one |and |done |process.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-PDSA
____________________facility |evaluation |performance |scores |include |the |monthly |submission
|of |the |hospital's |safety |and |quality |performance |outcomes |to |an |independent |vendor |that |
quantifies |and |identifies |safety |trends, |both |positive |and |negative, |four |times |a |year; |these |
quarterly |performance |measures |can |be |tracked |as |well |as |the |action |plans |specific |for |that |
outcome. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Joint |Commission
What |was |initiated |in |2002 |by |TJC |that |identifies |established |relevant |safety |practices |health |
care |institutions |should |accomplish? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-National |Patient |Safety |Goals |
(NPSG) |and |Standards |of |Compliance
Since |most |health |care |organizations |embrace |and |routinely |practice |these |goals, |they |are |
cataloged |into |the |register |of |adopted |____________________ |that |must |be |met |on |a |
consistent |basis. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Standards |of |Compliance
There |are |over |____________________ |standards |of |compliance. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-250
