Exam 12: Monitoring Outcomes and Use of Data for Improvement

Standards for best practice recommend deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis for all patients admitted to the hospital.The admitting diagnosis and changes in conditions influence the protocol to be used.Which of the following is recommended for patients with coagulopathies?

Nurses recognize that the use of beta-blockers within 24 hours of emergency department arrival for a patient with acute myocardial infarction is a standard of care established by health care regulating agencies based on which known action of this medication?

An example of The Joint Commission core measures would be for the prevention of deep venous thrombosis postoperatively.Which patient would not need prophylaxis postoperatively?

What measure should be taken when patient satisfaction survey results are not as good as expected?

Patient satisfaction surveys may provide information on the clinical performance of the unit as well as the institution.Which areas are included for data collection? Select all that apply.

Smoking advice/counseling is considered best practice during the admission of patients for acute myocardial infarction.The nurse understands that the best explanation for this standard is that:

When reviewing outcome measurement for clinical use,the reviewers must understand that the data:

One of three benefits to using data from patient satisfaction surveys is:

What information obtained from hospital data collection can be used for patient improvement?

What information obtained from hospital data collection can be used for staffing purposes?

Which is a priority action by the nurse when a patient is admitted with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction?

Utilization of data collected from the four nursing domains can influence:

Data provided by studies on patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)have influenced the standards of practice for those patients.Which order should the nurse anticipate on the standard orders as a result of initiatives developed through clinical studies?

What are the benefits to the organization from greater patient satisfaction?

Which order should the nurse anticipate on a standard order for community-acquired pneumonia as a result of evidence-based practice research?

Which of the following data are most important for the nurse to consider when providing care to patients?

One of the best indicators of clinical performance can be attributed to:

Which hospital data collection result will most likely affect nursing practice?

Core measures identified by The Joint Commission include standard orders regarding care and data collection for:

Which of The Joint commission ( TJC )core measures would the nurse expect to see used on a nursing unit?