NSG554 EXAM 2 NURSE PRACTITIONERS
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
FULL SOLUTION
◉ Quality Improvement (IOM's def) Answer: -identify errors and
hazards
-understand & implement basic safety design principles
-quality of care: measured in structure, process & outcomes in
relation to patient and community needs
-design & test interventions to change processes & systems of care,
w/ objective of improving quality
◉ The joint commission (TJC) or JCAHO Answer: -independent, non-
profit org. that accredits hospitals
-set high standards for hospitals to increase quality care
-hospitals are responsible for reporting data on their performance
based on the National Quality Improvement Goals
◉ Quality Improvement (TJC def) Answer: an approach to the
continuous study & improvement of the process of providing health
care services to meet the needs of patients and others and inform
health care policy
,◉ TJC accreditation focused areas Answer: -environment of care
-emergency medicine
-human resources
-infection control & prevention
-information management
-leadership
-life safety
-med management
◉ JCAHO accreditation focus cont Answer: -medical staff
-NPSG
-nursing
-provision of care, treatment & services
-performance improvement
-record of care, tx & services
-rights & responsibilities of individual
-transplant safety
◉ Outcomes TJC assesses: Answer: 1. Mortality rates
2. LOS readmission rates
3. Patient/family satisfaction
4. Referrals to specialists
, 5. Patient adherence to discharge plans or tx plans
6. Achievement of nation safety goals
7. Adverse incidents
8. Complications
◉ TJC Hospital NPSG Answer: 1. Identify patients correctly
2. Improve staff communication
3. Use medications safely
4. Use alarms safely
5. Prevent infection
6. Identify patient safety risks
7. Prevent mistakes in surgery
◉ Major concerns Answer: Med errors are the 8th leading cause of
death, 44,000 americans die from med errors
◉ To Err is Human (1999) Answer: Report focused on patient safety
issues
◉ Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) Answer: Report focused on
additional quality problems
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
FULL SOLUTION
◉ Quality Improvement (IOM's def) Answer: -identify errors and
hazards
-understand & implement basic safety design principles
-quality of care: measured in structure, process & outcomes in
relation to patient and community needs
-design & test interventions to change processes & systems of care,
w/ objective of improving quality
◉ The joint commission (TJC) or JCAHO Answer: -independent, non-
profit org. that accredits hospitals
-set high standards for hospitals to increase quality care
-hospitals are responsible for reporting data on their performance
based on the National Quality Improvement Goals
◉ Quality Improvement (TJC def) Answer: an approach to the
continuous study & improvement of the process of providing health
care services to meet the needs of patients and others and inform
health care policy
,◉ TJC accreditation focused areas Answer: -environment of care
-emergency medicine
-human resources
-infection control & prevention
-information management
-leadership
-life safety
-med management
◉ JCAHO accreditation focus cont Answer: -medical staff
-NPSG
-nursing
-provision of care, treatment & services
-performance improvement
-record of care, tx & services
-rights & responsibilities of individual
-transplant safety
◉ Outcomes TJC assesses: Answer: 1. Mortality rates
2. LOS readmission rates
3. Patient/family satisfaction
4. Referrals to specialists
, 5. Patient adherence to discharge plans or tx plans
6. Achievement of nation safety goals
7. Adverse incidents
8. Complications
◉ TJC Hospital NPSG Answer: 1. Identify patients correctly
2. Improve staff communication
3. Use medications safely
4. Use alarms safely
5. Prevent infection
6. Identify patient safety risks
7. Prevent mistakes in surgery
◉ Major concerns Answer: Med errors are the 8th leading cause of
death, 44,000 americans die from med errors
◉ To Err is Human (1999) Answer: Report focused on patient safety
issues
◉ Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) Answer: Report focused on
additional quality problems
