Delegation
Because there is no single standard across the country, a nurse should consider this before delegating a task to an LPN
What is the LPN practice act for that state?
A patient post leg fracture will need care after discharge and specific services. The nurse assigned to care for the patient realizes that they need to enlist the help of this other role to arrange that care
What is a case manager?
When deciding where to look for the best research evidence to support EBP, the nurse should consider this level of evidence
What is level I?
The primary benefit of using critical pathways is this
What are better outcomes at reduced cost?
When a task is delegated, this part is never given away
What is responsibility?
The joint commission uses this to oversee and shape safety in hospitals and other institutions.
What is accreditation?
The P, the first step in PICOT, stands for identification of a population or this
What is a problem?
A focus on disease prevention, efficient delivery of care, and judicial use of resources are all examples of this
What are cost containment measures?
The nurse is explaining delegation to a new patient care tech (UAP). They focus on this as the primary purpose of delegation.
What is specifying someone to meet a goal on your behalf?
These are used by Medicare to establish reimbursement amounts based on primary diagnoses
What are Diagnosis related groups?
A nurse wants to investigate a problem to find the best evidence in the literature. Her mentor suggests searching for peer reviewed articles for this reason.
What is the articles have been put through an intense review process by other professionals?
Quantifying nursing care (measuring the product of nursing care) allows for the tracking of the cost effectiveness of nursing actions and this?
What is the allocation of nursing resources most efficiently?
This right of delegation is demonstrated when the delegator follows up with the delagatee to evaluate how the task is being performed and if any correction is necessary.
What is supervision?
This criteria should be included to determine which tasks can be delegated
What is does the delegate have the right skillset to perform the task and does the client require education?
A nurse is considering studying a group of new nurses over the first 15 years of their careers, looking at length of time at job and educational advancement. This would be the correct study design.
What is a quantitative longitudinal cohort study?
While DRG prospective payment systems have some benefits over retrospective payment systems, this has been one potentially negative consequence for clients
What is sending patients home too soon?
An RN delegates the scheduling of a client's diagnostic study. T/ F
True
It does not involve evaluation, assessment, or teaching (EAT)
Policies that require an increased level of ethical scrutiny for pediatric subjects demonstrates this principle.
What is respect for all persons?
EBP is the integration of clinical expertise, patient values, and the best research evidence in the decision making process for patient care. T/ F
True
Developing a checklist for completing admission histories on the med surg unit is an example of this type of quality improvement
What is standardization?