A nurse educator is explaining the differences in early efforts at quality improvement for health care compared to today's quality assurance efforts
. She asks participants to move items that related to quality assurance to a list on the right leaving items related to quality improvement on the left. Which items would be moved to the right under "Quality Assurance"? (Select all that apply.)
Quality Improvement Quality Assurance
a. Inspection oriented (detection)
b. Leadership: actively leading quality efforts
c. Problem solving by authority
d. Correction of common causes
e. Responsibility of few people
ANS: B, D
Correct: Leadership: actively leading quality efforts and Correction of common causes would be listed under Quality Assurance.
Incorrect: Inspection oriented (detection), Problem solving by authority, and Responsibility of few people describe quality improvement efforts.
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