. Several national organizations have addressed the issue of adverse events in healthcare settings. The National Quality Forum (NQF) of 2002 included which of the following?
A) A list of serious reportable events that was aimed at increasing public accountability
B) A cross reference of standards for nursing care with the most common adverse events in
healthcare
C) A list of aims for improving the overall quality of the American healthcare system
D) An algorithm for responding appropriately to safety violations in healthcare settings
Ans: A
In 2002, The National Quality Forum (NQF) created and endorsed a list of serious
reportable events (SREs)—also referred to as adverse or "never events"—to increase public
accountability and consumer access to critical information about healthcare performance. This
did not encompass standards for nursing care, appropriate responses to specific adverse events,
or a list of general aims for the healthcare system.
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