Question 1

What is the purpose of the National Health Quality Report (NHQR)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Report on the Agency for Health care Research and Quality's goals for the year 
B)  Describe the yearly activities of the agency 
C)  Ensure national quality of services 
D)  Document whether health care quality is stable, improving, or declining over time 
A)  Report on the Agency for Health care Research and Quality's goals for the year 
B)  Describe the yearly activities of the agency 
C)  Ensure national quality of services 
D)  Document whether health care quality is stable, improving, or declining over time

Question 2

A nurse is given formal recognition as a professional with technical competence in a certain area of nursing practice.Which of the following terms describes what has happened?

Accepted Answer

A)  Licensure 
B)  Accreditation 
C)  Recognition 
D)  Credentialing 
A)  Licensure 
B)  Accreditation 
C)  Recognition 
D)  Credentialing

Question 3

A PHN in the 1960s is measuring quality assurance.Which of the following resources would the nurse most likely have used?

Accepted Answer

A)  American Nurses Association (AN
A)  Standards of Practice 
B)  JCAHO Nursing Audit Criteria 
C)  Community Health Nursing Practice Standards 
D)  Phaneuf nursing audit method 
A)  American Nurses Association (AN
A)  Standards of Practice 
B)  JCAHO Nursing Audit Criteria 
C)  Community Health Nursing Practice Standards 
D)  Phaneuf nursing audit method

Question 4

A nurse is developing a QI program.Which of the following would be the most important aspect of the program that should be considered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vision and values of the agency 
B)  Standards used to provide care 
C)  Results of nursing care 
D)  Evaluation of process changes 
A)  Vision and values of the agency 
B)  Standards used to provide care 
C)  Results of nursing care 
D)  Evaluation of process changes

Question 5

An elderly female client was receiving home care after hospitalization for a cerebrovascular accident.After several weeks of physical and speech therapy,the client showed few signs of progress.The utilization review committee considered the client's condition to be stable and declined reimbursement for further home care.Which of the following describes the process that could be used by the client to reverse the decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prospective utilization review 
B)  Retrospective utilization review 
C)  Concurrent utilization review 
D)  Medicare reversal process 
A)  Prospective utilization review 
B)  Retrospective utilization review 
C)  Concurrent utilization review 
D)  Medicare reversal process

Question 6

What is one performance area where quality improvement (QI)is used to affect process and outcomes of health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provision of appropriate and effective care 
B)  Elimination of access barriers 
C)  Reduction of unjustified geographic variation in care 
D)  Application of managed care to all citizens 
A)  Provision of appropriate and effective care 
B)  Elimination of access barriers 
C)  Reduction of unjustified geographic variation in care 
D)  Application of managed care to all citizens

Exam 26: Quality Management

What is the purpose of the National Health Quality Report (NHQR)?

A nurse is given formal recognition as a professional with technical competence in a certain area of nursing practice.Which of the following terms describes what has happened?

A PHN in the 1960s is measuring quality assurance.Which of the following resources would the nurse most likely have used?

A nurse is developing a QI program.Which of the following would be the most important aspect of the program that should be considered?

What is one performance area where quality improvement (QI)is used to affect process and outcomes of health care?

Community and Prevention-Oriented, Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nursing

History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing

The Changing U.S.Health and Public Health Care Systems

Perspectives in Global Health Care

Economics of Health Care Delivery

Application of Ethics in the Community

Cultural Diversity in the Community

Public Health Policy

Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: The Intervention Wheel

Environmental Health

Genomics in Public Health Nursing

Epidemiology

Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks

Evidence-Based Practice

Changing Health Behavior Using Health Education with Individuals, Families, and Groups

Building a Culture of Health through Community Health Promotion

Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis

Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments

Promoting Health Through Healthy Communities and Cities

The Nurse-led Health Center: A Model for Community Nursing Practice

Case Management

Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster Management Cycle

Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation

Program Management

Working with Families in the Community for Healthy Outcomes

Family Health Risks

Child and Adolescent Health

Major Health Issues and Chronic Disease Management of Adults Across the Life Span

Disability Health Care Across the Life Span

Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview

Poverty and Homelessness

Migrant Health Issues

Teen Pregnancy

Mental Health Issues

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems

Violence and Human Abuse

The Advanced Practice Nurse in the Community

The Nurse Leader in the Community

The Nurse in Home Health, Palliative Care, and Hospice

The Nurse in the Schools

The Nurse in Occupational Health

Forensic Nursing in the Community

The Nurse in the Faith Community

Public Health Nursing at Local, State, and National Levels

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