Each month data on admission assessments that are based on the following standard are entered: "All patients will be assessed by an RN within 2 hours of admission."
The target goal for this standard is 97% compliance. Data are displayed on a graph that shows number and time of admission assessments and compliance variation limits. This pictorial representation is a:
a. Pareto chart.
b. control chart.
c. deployment chart.
d. top-down flowchart.
ANS: B
Correct: The control chart is a run chart that has a center-line and added statistical control limits that help to detect specific types of change needed to improve a process.
Incorrect:
a. The Pareto chart is used in quality improvement to identify that 80% of problems usually stem from 20% of causes; it displays data so that a few problems are easily depicted and facilitates improvement that focuses on those few.
c. A deployment flowchart shows the detailed steps involved in a process and the people or departments that are involved at each step.
d. A top-down flowchart shows the sequence of steps in a job or process such as medication administration at a particular site, but it does not show variation limits.
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