Describe how you would collect your evidence. Provide rationales to explain why you believe your collection methods are necessary
You have been assigned by your manager to investigate whether nurses in your operating suite are performing adequate hand hygiene before and after patient contact in the PACU in an effort to improve compliance and patient outcomes. You decide to conduct a practice audit.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
Using questionnaires and observational audits, and avoiding biases such as the ‘Hawthorne' or ‘observer' effect by employing strategies such as distance observation or blind observation (where the individual under observation does not know specifically what the auditor is investigating).
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a. Apply a barrier cream to protect the skin from excoriation. b. Perform range-of-motion (ROM) exercises for the hip joint. c. Re-position the client off of the reddened areas. d. Get the client out of bed and into a chair once a day. e. Obtain a low-air-loss mattress to minimize pressure.
In differentiating between health and wellness in health care, the following is true:
a. Health is a broad term encompassing attitudes and behaviors. b. The concept of illness prevention was never considered by previous generations. c. Wellness and self-actualization develop through learning and growth. d. It is impossible to have wellness when one's health is compromised.
The central feature of one of our most pressing mental health problems today is a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others. This personality disorder is called:
a. Avoidant b. Paranoid c. Dependent d. Antisocial
When caring for a client with progressive macular degeneration, which teaching measure is primary for client safety?
A) Patch the affected eye. B) Turn head side to side when walking. C) Avoid bending over. D) Avoid straining the eyes.