NSG3480 EXAM 2 (Latest )
Nursing Practice – Community Health
100% Correct Questions & Answers – Galen
Which of the following best describes the proactive approach of total quality
management (TQM) in healthcare?
a. Conducting incident reporting to identify sentinel events.
b. Using historical data to adhere to mandated standards.
c. Focusing on process improvements to enhance client safety and outcomes.
d. Monitoring outcomes to address failings in the system. - Correct answer c. Focusing
on process improvements to enhance client safety and outcomes.
For each area below, click to specify the improvement method or technique most
associated with enhancing quality standards in nursing practice. Each area may
support more than one approach.
Historical Quality Processes
Focus on task-specific evaluation methods
Adoption of PDSA model for continuous improvement
Integration of nursing-sensitive indicators
,Role of QA/QI in Nursing Practice
Reactive investigation of adverse events to improve client outcomes
Assigning client satisfaction surveys to the health care team
Proactive utilization of standardized processes
Approaches for Continuous Quality Improvement
Reliance solely on anecdotal reports from nursing staff
Use of sentinel events reporting for periodic reviews
Implementation of Six Sigma to reduce variation - Correct answer - Historical Quality
Processes:
Adoption of PDSA model for contiunous improvement.
- Role of QA/QI in Nursing Practice
• Proactive utilization of standardized processes
Reactive investigation of adverse events to improve client outcome.
- Approaches for Continuous Quality Improvement
• Implementation of Six Sigma to reduce variation
• Use of sentinel events reporting for periodic reviews
,A community health nurse collects data from a local clinic about respiratory illnesses.
Which type of surveillance system is being utilized?
a. Electronic laboratory reporting
b. Syndromic surveillance
c. Mortality reporting
d. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Correct answer b. Syndromic
surveillance
During the evaluation phase of a smoking cessation program, the nurse observes that
participants are completing the program but relapse rates remain high within six
months. Which action should the nurse take next?
a. Switch to a different target demographic.
b. Develop new goals for the cessation program.
c. Analyze the program's implementation strategies.
d. Reassess the program's initial goals. - Correct answer c. Analyze the program's
implementation strategies.
, Which of the following best describes the importance of timeliness in public health
surveillance?
a. Timeliness ensures data collection aligns with annual healthcare reporting
schedules.
b. Timeliness allows for surveillance data to be compiled in a manner that is
understandable to the general public.
c. Timeliness guarantees precise and in-depth data analysis for long-term studies.
d. Timeliness ensures that data is collected quickly to prevent any delay in
intervention. - Correct answer d. Timeliness ensures that data is collected quickly to
prevent any delay in intervention.
Drag the words from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence
When planning a new community health program, it is essential for the nurse to
conduct Target 1, Target 2, and Target 3as part of the formative evaluation process.
a. process evaluation
b. implementation evaluation
c. policy development
d. needs assessment
Nursing Practice – Community Health
100% Correct Questions & Answers – Galen
Which of the following best describes the proactive approach of total quality
management (TQM) in healthcare?
a. Conducting incident reporting to identify sentinel events.
b. Using historical data to adhere to mandated standards.
c. Focusing on process improvements to enhance client safety and outcomes.
d. Monitoring outcomes to address failings in the system. - Correct answer c. Focusing
on process improvements to enhance client safety and outcomes.
For each area below, click to specify the improvement method or technique most
associated with enhancing quality standards in nursing practice. Each area may
support more than one approach.
Historical Quality Processes
Focus on task-specific evaluation methods
Adoption of PDSA model for continuous improvement
Integration of nursing-sensitive indicators
,Role of QA/QI in Nursing Practice
Reactive investigation of adverse events to improve client outcomes
Assigning client satisfaction surveys to the health care team
Proactive utilization of standardized processes
Approaches for Continuous Quality Improvement
Reliance solely on anecdotal reports from nursing staff
Use of sentinel events reporting for periodic reviews
Implementation of Six Sigma to reduce variation - Correct answer - Historical Quality
Processes:
Adoption of PDSA model for contiunous improvement.
- Role of QA/QI in Nursing Practice
• Proactive utilization of standardized processes
Reactive investigation of adverse events to improve client outcome.
- Approaches for Continuous Quality Improvement
• Implementation of Six Sigma to reduce variation
• Use of sentinel events reporting for periodic reviews
,A community health nurse collects data from a local clinic about respiratory illnesses.
Which type of surveillance system is being utilized?
a. Electronic laboratory reporting
b. Syndromic surveillance
c. Mortality reporting
d. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Correct answer b. Syndromic
surveillance
During the evaluation phase of a smoking cessation program, the nurse observes that
participants are completing the program but relapse rates remain high within six
months. Which action should the nurse take next?
a. Switch to a different target demographic.
b. Develop new goals for the cessation program.
c. Analyze the program's implementation strategies.
d. Reassess the program's initial goals. - Correct answer c. Analyze the program's
implementation strategies.
, Which of the following best describes the importance of timeliness in public health
surveillance?
a. Timeliness ensures data collection aligns with annual healthcare reporting
schedules.
b. Timeliness allows for surveillance data to be compiled in a manner that is
understandable to the general public.
c. Timeliness guarantees precise and in-depth data analysis for long-term studies.
d. Timeliness ensures that data is collected quickly to prevent any delay in
intervention. - Correct answer d. Timeliness ensures that data is collected quickly to
prevent any delay in intervention.
Drag the words from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence
When planning a new community health program, it is essential for the nurse to
conduct Target 1, Target 2, and Target 3as part of the formative evaluation process.
a. process evaluation
b. implementation evaluation
c. policy development
d. needs assessment
