A nurse works at a health care organization that is accredited by The Joint Commission. What is the best method for this health care organization to demonstrate that it is providing quality pa-tient care?
a. Cost of care per patient day
b. Number of registered nurses
c. Absence of sentinel events
d. Documentation audits
D
Regulations from agencies such as The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Me-dicaid Services require health care institutions to monitor and evaluate the quality and appro-priateness of patient care. Typically, such monitoring and evaluations occur through the auditing of information health care providers document in patient records. It does not include cost of care per patient day, number of RNs, nor absence of sentinel events.
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