A student nurse and clinical instructor are discussing quality in health care. The instructor knows the student understands when the student makes which statement?
a. "Quality is apparent in all health care."
b. "Quality is an outcome of health care."
c. "Quality is seen and unseen in health care."
d. "Quality is achieved by collaboration in health care."
ANS: C
Quality in health care is tangible and intangible. Quality in health care is not apparent in all health care, as many areas of health care are lacking. Quality of care does not always affect the outcome of care; the patient may recover no matter what care is given. Quality is not always achieved by collaboration.
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