The continuous quality improvement (CQI) committee has performed a retrospective chart audit to investigate whether outcomes recorded in each nursing care plan are patient centered and written in behavioral terms
The expected standard is 98% compliance. The sample size was 200 . Results showed that 180 charts met the standard. What assessment can be made? a. The standard was met. No action plan is necessary.
b. The standard was not met, but no action plan is necessary because the rate of com-pliance was close to the standard.
c. The standard was not met. An action plan should be developed.
d. The standard was not met. An immediate re-audit is necessary.
C
A threshold, or cutoff point, is determined for each indicator. This example represents a 90% compliance rate (180 divided by 200 = 0.9 or 90%), but the threshold or expected standard was set at 98%. Therefore, the standard was not met, and an action plan needs to be developed.
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