NPPE TEST EXAM (9TH EDITION) AND ANSWERS

NPPE TEST EXAM (9TH EDITION) AND ANSWERS How can the PDSA Cycle be applied to help drive continuous improvement in health care settings? - CORRECT ANSWER-There is no singular correct response. Some key points are: PDSA allows health care professionals to quickly plan and test potential improvements and solutions on a small scale. This enables potential improvements to be implemented more quickly than larger scale change or intervention projects. PDSA is a cycle that encourages iteration, which ideally leads to marginal and continuous improvements with each iteration. PDSA can be utilized within the framework of larger-scale change projects to help encourage iterations and improvements along the way. Which of the following are best practices for the Plan step of the PDSA Cycle? (Select all that apply). - CORRECT ANSWER-Consider clinical and clerical staff members (This is a best practice. Various staff members will offer different perspectives on problems and solutions.) Select the initiative. (This is a best practice. Before starting your quality improvement initiative, you need to select the appropriate initiative for review.) Involve your team. (This is a best practice. Most good ideas come from the people doing the work. After all, they are the ones who are closest to the work.) Which of the following are best practices for the Do step of the PDSA Cycle? (Select all that apply). - CORRECT ANSWER-Communicate with the team