Which initiative focuses on unit safety?
1. HCUP
2. TERCAP
3. CUSP
4. NDNQI
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Explanation: 1. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Program, collects and examines national data about cost and utilization.
2. Taxonomy of Error, Root Cause Analysis, and Practice, a nursing initiative from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing collects error data from HCOs nationally focused on nursing practice.
3. Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program—a collaborative effort focused on a unit's safety.
4. Nursing Database of Nursing Indicators—national database about nursing care.
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