The Joint Commission (TJC) measures the management of infections within the institution. By which method will TJC be able to measure the performance of the institution to manage infec-tions?
a. Employment of an infection control nurse
b. Interviews with patients and families
c. Staff follow-up for prevention
d. Documentation of a patient's infection
ANS: A
TJC requires surveillance of infections to comply with the standard. An infection control nurse fulfills that role. Options B and C are not measures taken to determine compliance. Option D is important to the patient's outcome but is not a measurement of TJC.
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