A ward collects monthly data on medication errors, patient falls and hospital-acquired infections. These data are best described as which quality tool?
Correct answer: A. Quality indicators
- A. Quality indicators
- B. Staff duty rosters
- C. Patient medical histories
- D. Nursing care plans
Explanation
Quality indicators are measurable events or outcomes used to monitor the quality and safety of care. A fall rate or medication-error rate can reveal trends that require corrective action.
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Quality and patient safety include standards of care, quality assurance, continuous quality improvement, audits, indicators and patient feedback. The subject also covers medication errors, falls, infections, communication failures, incident reporting, root cause analysis and preventive actions, distinguishing system improvement from assigning blame to an individual.
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