The field in health care that aims at a better understanding of the end results of health care practices and interventions is called:
a. patient safety.
b. risk management.
c. outcomes research.
d. quality management.
C
Outcomes research aims at a better understanding of the end results of health care practices and interventions, such as the impacts of care that are most important to patients, families, payors, and society.
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A) Excessive salivation B) Heart rate less than 57 beats per minute C) Reduced urinary output D) Diarrhea
A newborn client has a positive Babinski's reflex upon admission to the nursery. Which of these actions should the nurse take?
a. No action should be taken, because it is considered a normal reflex until the child is about 12 to 18 months of age. b. Inform the health care provider because it indicates a problem with the central nervous system. c. Request an order for a blood glucose because it indicates hypoglycemia in the newborn. d. Watch the newborn carefully because it indicates the possibility of a seizure disorder.
An adolescent has just been brought to the emergency department with a spinal cord injury and paralysis from a diving accident. The parents keep asking the nurse, "How bad is it?" The nurse's response should be based on which knowledge?
a. Families adjust better to life-threatening injuries when information is given over time. b. Immediate loss of function is indicative of the long-term consequences of the injury. c. Extent and severity of damage cannot be determined for several weeks or even months. d. Numerous diagnostic tests will be done immediately to determine extent and severity of damage.
The nurse calls a health care provider to question a prescription written for a higher-than-normal dosage of morphine sulfate. The health care provider changes the prescription to a dosage within the normal range, and the nurse documents the new telephone prescription in accordance with the agency's guidelines in the client's record. Which other statement does the nurse document in the nursing notes?
A. The health care provider was called to clarify the prescription for morphine sulfate. B. The health care provider made an error in the written prescription for morphine sulfate. C. The health care provider was called to correct an error in the dosage of morphine sulfate. D. An incorrect dosage of morphine sulfate was prescribed and the health care provider was notified.