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Outcomes assessment using small area analysis would be appropriate to determine... -
answer✔Small area analysis is appropriate to look at data in a prescribed "small" area, such as
determining rates of hospital utilization at individual hospitals rather than compiling that
information into one statistical average, because there may be pronounced statistical differences
that have been overlooked. Small area analysis is most often applied to epidemiologic data and
rates of hospital utilization.
Outcomes assessment using large area analysis would be appropriate to determine... -
answer✔Outcomes assessment of large areas, such as counties or states, merges data so that the
results often reflect averages that don't accurately reflect the reality in small areas.
According to systems theory (von Bertalanffy), the element of a system that comprises actions
that take place in order to transform input is - answer✔throughput
The five elements in a system include: - answer✔• Input: This is what goes into a system in
terms of energy or materials.
• Throughput: These are the actions that take place in order to transform input.
• Output: This is the result of the interrelationship between input and processes.
• Evaluation: This is the process of monitoring success or failure.
• Feedback: This is information that results from the process and can be used to evaluate the end
result.
Input (Systems Theory) - answer✔This is what goes into a system in terms of energy or
materials.
Output (Systems Theory) - answer✔This is the result of the interrelationship between input and
processes.
Evaluation (Systems Theory) - answer✔This is the process of monitoring success or failure.
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Feedback (Systems Theory) - answer✔This is information that results from the process and can
be used to evaluate the end result.
Bertalanffy believed... - answer✔Bertalanffy, systems theory, believed that all of the elements of
a system interact in order to achieve goals, and change in any one element will impact the other
elements and alter outcomes.
Under provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), how many workweeks of leave
in a 12-month period is a worker entitled to in order to care for his son, an Army service
member, who was seriously injured in a bombing incident? - answer✔26 weeks
FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) - answer✔FMLA allows 26 workweeks of leave in a
12-month period to provide care to a military service member who is a spouse, child, parent, or
next of kin as part of military caregiver leave. Other entitlements include 12 workweeks of leave
in a 12-month period for the birth of a child, adoption or foster care of a child (newly placed),
illness of spouse, child, or parent, and a health condition that interferes with the ability to carry
out job functions.
Lean Six Sigma is a method that focuses process improvement on.... - answer✔strategic goals
Lean Six Sigma - answer✔Combines Six Sigma with concepts of "lean" thinking, focusing
process improvement on strategic goals rather than on a project-by-project basis. This type of
program is driven by strong senior leadership that outlines long-term goals and strategies. The
basis is to reduce error and waste within the organization through continuous learning and rapid
change. Characteristics include:
• Long-term goals with strategies in place for one- to three-year periods.
• Performance improvement as the underlying belief system.
• Cost reduction through quality increase, supported by statistics evaluating the cost of
inefficiency.
• Incorporation of improvement methodology (such as PDSA).
In cost analysis, what represents conformance costs? - answer✔Costs related to preventing
errors, such as monitoring and evaluation
Nonconformance costs are those related to.... - answer✔errors, failures, and defects. These may
include adverse events (such as infections), poor access due to staff shortages or cancellations,
lost time, duplications of service, and malpractice.
Error-free costs are all those costs in terms of.... - answer✔processes, services, equipment, time,
materials, and staffing that are necessary to providing a product or process that is without error
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Nurse Executive Certification Exam Study
Guide.
Outcomes assessment using small area analysis would be appropriate to determine... -
answer✔Small area analysis is appropriate to look at data in a prescribed "small" area, such as
determining rates of hospital utilization at individual hospitals rather than compiling that
information into one statistical average, because there may be pronounced statistical differences
that have been overlooked. Small area analysis is most often applied to epidemiologic data and
rates of hospital utilization.
Outcomes assessment using large area analysis would be appropriate to determine... -
answer✔Outcomes assessment of large areas, such as counties or states, merges data so that the
results often reflect averages that don't accurately reflect the reality in small areas.
According to systems theory (von Bertalanffy), the element of a system that comprises actions
that take place in order to transform input is - answer✔throughput
The five elements in a system include: - answer✔• Input: This is what goes into a system in
terms of energy or materials.
• Throughput: These are the actions that take place in order to transform input.
• Output: This is the result of the interrelationship between input and processes.
• Evaluation: This is the process of monitoring success or failure.
• Feedback: This is information that results from the process and can be used to evaluate the end
result.
Input (Systems Theory) - answer✔This is what goes into a system in terms of energy or
materials.
Output (Systems Theory) - answer✔This is the result of the interrelationship between input and
processes.
Evaluation (Systems Theory) - answer✔This is the process of monitoring success or failure.
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Feedback (Systems Theory) - answer✔This is information that results from the process and can
be used to evaluate the end result.
Bertalanffy believed... - answer✔Bertalanffy, systems theory, believed that all of the elements of
a system interact in order to achieve goals, and change in any one element will impact the other
elements and alter outcomes.
Under provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), how many workweeks of leave
in a 12-month period is a worker entitled to in order to care for his son, an Army service
member, who was seriously injured in a bombing incident? - answer✔26 weeks
FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) - answer✔FMLA allows 26 workweeks of leave in a
12-month period to provide care to a military service member who is a spouse, child, parent, or
next of kin as part of military caregiver leave. Other entitlements include 12 workweeks of leave
in a 12-month period for the birth of a child, adoption or foster care of a child (newly placed),
illness of spouse, child, or parent, and a health condition that interferes with the ability to carry
out job functions.
Lean Six Sigma is a method that focuses process improvement on.... - answer✔strategic goals
Lean Six Sigma - answer✔Combines Six Sigma with concepts of "lean" thinking, focusing
process improvement on strategic goals rather than on a project-by-project basis. This type of
program is driven by strong senior leadership that outlines long-term goals and strategies. The
basis is to reduce error and waste within the organization through continuous learning and rapid
change. Characteristics include:
• Long-term goals with strategies in place for one- to three-year periods.
• Performance improvement as the underlying belief system.
• Cost reduction through quality increase, supported by statistics evaluating the cost of
inefficiency.
• Incorporation of improvement methodology (such as PDSA).
In cost analysis, what represents conformance costs? - answer✔Costs related to preventing
errors, such as monitoring and evaluation
Nonconformance costs are those related to.... - answer✔errors, failures, and defects. These may
include adverse events (such as infections), poor access due to staff shortages or cancellations,
lost time, duplications of service, and malpractice.
Error-free costs are all those costs in terms of.... - answer✔processes, services, equipment, time,
materials, and staffing that are necessary to providing a product or process that is without error
