A nurse is using a concurrent audit to review documentation following home health visits. Which of the following statements describes why this type of audit is most appropriate in this situation?
a. It is less costly than a retrospective audit.
b. It represents the total picture of care that the client receives.
c. It provides more accurate data for plan-ning corrective action.
d. It identifies problems at the time that care is given.
ANS: D
One reason for using a concurrent audit rather than a retrospective audit is that it identifies prob-lems at the time that care is given. A concurrent audit is more costly to implement than a retro-spective audit. Because the intervention is ongoing, it does not present the total picture of the outcomes of the intervention that the client will ultimately receive. A retrospective audit provides more accurate data for planning corrective action.
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