Three of the six interventions to help reduce morbidity and mortality in the United States developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) are:
a. deploying rapid response teams, improving the care for myocardial infarctions, andemploying time outs
b. promoting medication reconciliation, preventing central line infections, and using theSBAR technique.
c. preventing ventilator-assisted pneumonia, deploying rapid response teams, and promotingmedication reconciliation.
d. preventing surgical site infections, using the SBAR technique, and deploying rapid
response teams.
C
The six interventions developed by the IHI as part of their 100,000 Lives Campaign to reduce patient
morbidity and mortality are: preventing ventilator-assisted pneumonia, deploying rapid response
teams, promoting medication reconciliation, improving the care of patients with myocardial infarction,
preventing central line infections, and preventing surgical site infections.
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