Which of the following does The Joint Commission use to create the annual National Patient Safety Goals?
a. Patient complaints c. Hospital sentinel events
b. Physician requests d. Laboratory results
C
The National Patient Safety Goals are identified yearly by review of all serious adverse events known as "sentinel events" through self-reporting by hospitals across the nation.
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What should the nurse keep in mind when determining the relationship between pain and sleep in an older patient?
A) Nonpharmacologic measures to control pain and enhance sleep are preferable to analgesics. B) Analgesic drugs should be administered to older adults to prevent potential episodes of pain. C) Older adults are more sensitive to pain than younger adults, and more at risk of having pain interfere with sleep. D) The availability of alternative forms of pain control such as massage and diversion means that pharmacologic pain medications are inappropriate and unnecessary.
Prior to assessing a patient's integumentary status, the nurse notes excessive perspiration. What possible causes should the nurse consider for this finding?
Select all that apply. 1. The patient is hungry. 2. The patient is anxious. 3. The patient is in shock. 4. The patient has a fever. 5. The patient has been exercising
According to the research report, the nurse researcher tested a study instrument's validity using the technique of factor analysis. What other test could the researcher have used to test the same type of validity?
1. Test-retest 2. Known-groups procedure 3. Scale homogeneity 4. Interrater