A student nurse read an article that mentioned PDSA. When the student nurse asks the nurse educator what PDSA is, the nurse educator responds that PDSA is:
a. a national quality improvement campaign.
b. process, demonstrate, supervise, and analyze.
c. an acronym for an EBP model.
d. a type of quality improvement outcome that is part of the 100,000 Lives Campaign.
C
The Model for Improvement, an evidence-based practice (EBP) model, uses the plan-do-study-act
(PDSA) format as the basis for its process.
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a. graft rejection. b. influenza. c. pyelonephritis. d. urinary tract infection.
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a. Avoid all alcohol except beer. b. Include salmon in the diet. c. Increase fluid intake. d. Take on an empty stomach.