Quality assurance chart audits provide nurses with information that impacts the future outcomes of patient care. What should the nurses do with this information?
1. Create an action plan to address any negative findings.
2. Share it with the hospital administrator.
3. Submit it to the agency's accrediting body.
4. Place it in a file to compare with the next set of audits.
Correct Answer: 1
The results of quality assurance audits can be used to develop a plan of action to resolve differences or issues with patient care. There is no real purpose to sharing the results of a quality assurance audit with the hospital administrator. While the accrediting body of an institution may encourage quality improvement activities, there is no reason to provide the chart audit results. Nurses are expected to use the information if it will have a positive impact on the nursing practice.
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