A new graduate is asked to serve on the hospital's quality improvement (QI) committee. The nurse understands that the first step in quality improvement is to:
a. Collect data to determine whether stan-dards are being met.
b. Implement a plan to correct the problem.
c. Identify the standard.
d. Determine whether the findings warrant correction.
C
Before further action (data collection, decision making related to correction, and implementation of a plan) can occur, it is necessary to identify the standards against which data collection and decision making will occur. Institutions may or may not adopt standards that are already estab-lished by organizations such as the ANA.
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