The Joint Commission has taken action to encourage healthcare organizations to reduce the incidence and impact of errors. How has the Joint Commission acted to facilitate these improvements in care?
A) By delineating the scope of practice for registered nurses and practical (vocational) nurses
B) By providing a forum for patients to report errors and substandard care
C) By funding safety education in medical schools and nursing schools
D) By standardizing the measures by which safety in hospitals is gauged
Question 2The nursing leadership in the local hospital has recognized the need to minimize the number of sentinel events that occur in the hospital by implementing a number of practice improvements.
These nurse leaders should recognize that the largest proportion of sentinel
events involve which of the following?
A) Lapses in communication
B) Violence
C) Violations of care providers' scopes of practice
D) Gaps in education and training
Question 3One of the safe practices identified by the National Quality Forum (NQF) is to match healthcare needs with service delivery capability. This practice is demonstrated by
A) matching the health status of a community with the specific mandate of the local hospital.
B) conducting high-risk procedures in hospitals that perform a large numbers of the same
procedure.
C) encouraging Americans to seek care in healthcare institutions that have the fewest number
of adverse events.
D) ensuring that hospitals are equipped and staffed to provide neither too much nor too little
care.
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