A nurse on a medical-surgical unit has been asked to become a member of the hospital's Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) committee. In preparing to serve on this committee, the nurse learns that CQI programs:
A) Establish accountability on the part of health care professionals
B) Focus on the process used to provide care
C) Identify incidents rather than processes
D) Justify health care costs
Ans: B
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