The _____________ ________________ is the leading national accreditation body of health care organizations
ANS:
Joint Commission
The Joint Commission ensures that standards in the hospital and other health care organizations are met and maintained. Their goal is to reduce the risk of undesirable patient outcomes and encourage continuous improvement.
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a. Meperidine (Demerol) injections every 4 hours around the clock b. Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump with morphine c. Ibuprofen (Motrin) 600 mg orally every 4 hours PRN for pain d. Morphine 4 mg intravenous push every 2 hours PRN for pain
What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for amblyopia?
a. Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected eye b. Patching the affected eye to allow the refractory muscles to rest c. Using glasses that will slightly blur the image for the good eye d. Using corticosteroids to treat inflammation of the optic nerve
Patients who enter the health care system have two reasonable expectations. The first is not to be harmed, and the second is that the nurses providing care will be both competent and compassionate
Provision of care that is consistent and delivered in a predictable way can make the experience less intimidating for the patient. The nurse provides predictable care by: a. Explaining what is going to take place beforehand. b. Never making promises to patients. c. Assuring the patient that his/her requests will get done eventually. d. Protect the patient from knowing why things are happening
The population health nurse is diagnosing and investigating health problems and hazards in the community. Which action did the nurse most likely complete?
1. Correlating pediatric asthma visits to the local ED with local emissions from a nearby fuel plant. 2. Providing asthma education programs to local elementary school teachers. 3. Informing the local health department about the increased rise in asthma attacks. 4. Lobbying the local fuel plant to decrease its emissions.