Your institution has identified a recent rise in postsurgical infection rates. As part of your QI analysis, you are interested in determining how your infection rates compare with those of insti-tutions of similar size and patient demographics
This is known as: a. Quality assurance.
b. Sentinel data.
c. Benchmarking.
d. Statistical analysis.
C
Benchmarking is a widespread search to identify the best performance against which to measure practices and processes.
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The nurse is providing an inservice on alternative therapies for peers and explains that the term "alternative therapies" includes what?
A) Holistic drug therapy B) Hospice care C) Nondrug measures D) Home care
One way to monitor quality is by:
a. benchmarks c. practice guidelines b. regulatory compliance d. dashboards
The elderly client in the intensive care unit who is diagnosed as having disturbed sensory
perceptions in the form of visual and auditory illusions will be helped most by a. large clocks and calendars on the wall. b. personally meaningful objects placed in full view. c. wearing her glasses and hearing aids. d. keeping the room brightly lit around the clock.
A client is taking triamterene-hydrochlorothiazide (Dyazide) and furosemide (Lasix). What assessment finding requires action by the nurse?
a. Cough b. Headache c. Pulse of 62 beats/min d. Potassium of 2.9 mEq/L