Quality Improvement
A nurse is caring for a client who has suction equipment in their room. The client asks the nurse, "Why do you check my suction equipment every day even though I am not using it?" Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
"It is part of the quality assurance plan of the unit."
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about incident reports. The nurse should include that which of the following situations requires an incident report?
A nurse administers the wrong medication to a client.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about sentinel events. The nurse should include that which of the following situations is a sentinel event?
A nurse infused an incompatible blood product to a client.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about types of research studies. The nurse should include that which of the following is an example of a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?
A study arbitrarily assigning people who smoke into either an experimental group or a control group to determine the effects of a new therapy to reduce smoking
A nurse is assisting on a quality improvement committee to decrease the number of client falls occurring at night. After identifying the problem, which of the following is the next step the nurse should take?
Complete a literature review.
A nurse is using evidence-based practice (EBP) to address the incidence of catheter-associated infections on a surgical unit. According to EBP, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Identify a clinical problem.
A nurse is assisting a quality improvement team that is using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model to address an increase in pressure injuries on a medical unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as an example of the "Do" step of the PDSA model?
Implementing a new evidence-based practice protocol
A nurse is explaining National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) to a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should include that which of the following is a goal addressed in the NPSGs?
Improving staff communication
A nurse is a member of a committee that is using evidence-based practice (EBP) to decrease the incidence of central line infections. The nurse should identify that which of the following interventions is part of the implementation step of EBP?
Incorporating the new practice into client care
A nurse is assisting with using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model to decrease client falls in a long-term care facility. The nurse should identify that developing guidelines to decrease falls is included in which of the following steps of the PDSA model?
Plan
A nurse is discussing quality measurement with a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should include that medication reconciliation is an aspect of which of the following parts of quality measurement?
Process
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about quality core measures. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Quality core measures are a standard of care for treatment.
A nurse is assisting with developing a quality improvement (QI) plan to reduce the incidence of medication errors in an acute care unit. The nurse should recognize that which of the following actions is included in the identifying step of the QI process?
Recognizing a need for a change
A nurse is reviewing a health care facility's policy that states to use a gauze dressing over IV insertion sites. After completing a literature review, the nurse discovers that evidence-based practice (EBP) indicates to use a transparent dressing over IV sites. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
Recommend changing the procedure to the policy and procedure committee.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) tool. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
The HCAHPS tool is issued to measure client satisfaction about health care service.