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The nurse manager in a pediatric emergency department (ED) believes
that there is a pattern of delay when administering the initial dose of
prednisone for patients being treated for status asthmaticus. What is an
appropriate evidence- based approach for the nurse manager to take
when addressing this identified system failure?
A. Consult with managers from other EDs to determine the standard of care
B. Meet with nurse administrators to identify contributing factors to this
issue
C. Use analytical methods to critically appraise existing literature for this
diagnosis
D. Delegate to the pediatric nurse educator to train staff to reduce time
to first dose
C. Use analytical methods to critically appraise existing literature for this
diagnosis
,How should a director of nursing respond to the national quality
goal of improving the quality of care transitions and
communication across care settings?
A. Create a task force comprised of nursing administration, charge
nurses, discharge planners, and staff nurses
B. Utilize primary source materials, and research to determine best
practices for care transitions and communication across settings
C. Consult with the medical director to identify the communication needs
of providers in the transition of care
D. Enforce existing policies for continuity of care, and create a process
to determine compliance through documentation audits
A. Create a task force comprised of nursing administration, charge
nurses, discharge planners, and staff nurses
,A healthcare organization has been collecting data about the quality
and safety of the nursing care provided within the
organization.Consistent with the national priority of ensuring that each
person is engaged as a partner in care, which
dataset should the nurse use to substantiate the need for changes in
patient care processes?
A. Patient satisfaction survey results indicating only 62% of patients
surveyed would recommend the healthcare organization to a family
member needing healthcare
B. A report from a patient/nurse focus group indicating patients do not
feel they are adequately included in making decisions regarding their
healthcare
C.A nursing staff report indicating that patients are involved in decision-
making about their healthcare approximately 75% of the time
D. A survey administered to some patients prior to discharge indicating
that 70% of the patients surveyed had been involved in making
healthcare decisions
B. A report from a patient/nurse focus group indicating patients do not
feel they are adequately included in making decisions regarding their
healthcare
, A healthcare organization is collecting data about the quality and safety
of the nursing care provided within the organization. Consistent with
the national priority of promoting effective coordination of care, which
dataset should the nurse use to substantiate the need for changes in
patient care processes?
A. Patient readmissions for patients discharged to long-term care
facilities, increasing from a readmission rate of 3% (six months
earlier) to a rate of 4% (current)
B.Patient survey results indicating only 66% of patients surveyed were
satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of discharge education they
received
C. Root cause analysis of an event where a patient fell after being
transferred to another unit, indicating nurses did not follow transfer
protocols
D. Nursing staff survey results indicating only 70% of the nursing staff
believe that the current protocols related to coordination of care are
effective
A. Patient readmissions for patients discharged to long-term care
facilities, increasing from a readmission rate of 3% (six months
earlier) to a rate of 4% (current)