When a nurse is evaluating the data and continuing with data collection for ongoing monitoring, the nurse is completing which component of the FOCUS PDCA model for continuous quality improvement?
a. plan c. check
b. do d. act
C
The second C in the FOCUS PDCA model represents Check, or check the results. This is done by evaluating the data and continuing with data collection for ongoing monitoring.
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