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Staff has been trained and oriented on a new electronic incident
reporting system. In the past, staff could report anonymously. The new
system requires staff to sign in with an individualized username and
password. Three months after implementation, there is a sharp
reduction in the number of reported incidents. Which of the following
reasons for underreporting of incidents is of greatest concern?
, lack of knowledge about how to use the occurrence requires an
the system immediate investigative response
staff fear of negative incomplete understanding about
consequences of reporting required reporting
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Term
A 69-year-old female admitted for hip replacement is taken to surgery.
The patient is identified, the surgical site is marked incorrectly, and
equipment/x-rays are present. A near miss was most likely identified as
a result of
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a root cause analysis. rapid-cycle process.
a surgical team 'time-out.' an equipment check.
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,Term
The evolution of quality improvement in healthcare has shifted the
primary focus from performance of individuals to the performance of
the
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culture of the organization medical staff
medical record review organization's systems
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Term
Upon completion of a performance improvement project, who is the
best person to compile and write a report?
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Case manager Charge nurse
, Team leader Timer/recorder
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When conducting a sentinel event review, a root cause analysis
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identifies gaps in patient care
summarizes patient outcomes
processes.
evaluates staff performance identifies cost-saving measures
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Term
In profiling length-of-stay data for benchmarking, it is important that
data be
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1 of 65
Staff has been trained and oriented on a new electronic incident
reporting system. In the past, staff could report anonymously. The new
system requires staff to sign in with an individualized username and
password. Three months after implementation, there is a sharp
reduction in the number of reported incidents. Which of the following
reasons for underreporting of incidents is of greatest concern?
, lack of knowledge about how to use the occurrence requires an
the system immediate investigative response
staff fear of negative incomplete understanding about
consequences of reporting required reporting
Don't know?
2 of 65
Term
A 69-year-old female admitted for hip replacement is taken to surgery.
The patient is identified, the surgical site is marked incorrectly, and
equipment/x-rays are present. A near miss was most likely identified as
a result of
Give this one a try later!
a root cause analysis. rapid-cycle process.
a surgical team 'time-out.' an equipment check.
Don't know?
3 of 65
,Term
The evolution of quality improvement in healthcare has shifted the
primary focus from performance of individuals to the performance of
the
Give this one a try later!
culture of the organization medical staff
medical record review organization's systems
Don't know?
4 of 65
Term
Upon completion of a performance improvement project, who is the
best person to compile and write a report?
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Case manager Charge nurse
, Team leader Timer/recorder
Don't know?
5 of 65
Term
When conducting a sentinel event review, a root cause analysis
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identifies gaps in patient care
summarizes patient outcomes
processes.
evaluates staff performance identifies cost-saving measures
Don't know?
6 of 65
Term
In profiling length-of-stay data for benchmarking, it is important that
data be
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