Exam 20: Managing Quality and Risk

The nurse gives an inaccurate dose of medication to a patient.After assessment of the patient,the nurse completes an incident report.The nurse notifies the nursing supervisor of the medication error and calls the physician to report the occurrence.The nurse who administered the inaccurate medication understands that:

Through the QI process,the need to transform and change the admissions process across administrative and patient care units is identified.In this particular situation,what method of data organization will be most effective?

A nurse is explaining the pediatric unit's quality improvement (QI)program to a newly employed nurse.Which of the following would the nurse include as the primary purpose of QI programs?

Before beginning a continuous quality improvement project,a nurse should determine the minimal safety level of care by referring to the:

As a nurse manager,you know that the satisfaction of patients is critical in making QI decisions.You propose to circulate a questionnaire to discharged patients,asking about their experiences on your unit.Your supervisor cautions you to also consider other sources of data for decisions because: