NUR 3525 ATI LEADERSHIP STUDY GUIDE Questions and Answers.

A nurse is working on a quality improvement team that is assessing an increase in clients falls at the facility after problem identification which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first as part of a quality improvement process a. Notify staff of increase fall rate b. review current literature regarding clients fall c. identify clients who are at risk for falls d. implemented A fall prevention plan 2. A client who is febrile is admitted to the hospital for the treatment of pneumonia. In accordance with the care pathway antibiotic therapy is prescribed which of the following situations require the nurse to complete a variance report with regards to the care pathway? a. The route of antibiotic therapy on the care pathway was from IV to PO b. A blood culture was obtained after antibiotic therapy had been initiated c. An allergy to penicillin requires an alternative antibiotic to be prescribed d. antibiotic therapy was initiated 2 hours after implementation of the care pathway