M 7 Quality Improvement Flashcards

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IOM defines quality as having

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Effectiveness
Efficiency
Equity
Patient centeredness
Safety
Timeliness

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2
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Ways to manage errors in medicine

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Electronic med record
Health info tech
Med administration systems
Root cause analysis
Sentinel events

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3
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Root cause analysis

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Investigation into sentinel event

Why event occurred
Where improvements can be made

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4
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Magnet status

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Highest credential for nursing facilities
Developed by ANCC
American Nurses Credentialing Center

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5
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Magnet status categories

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Quality pt care
Nurse excellence
Innovation in nurse practice

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6
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Magnet status credential time frame

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Monitoring data every 2 years
Recert every 4 years

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7
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Qualities of transformational leadership

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Listen
Challenge
Influence
Affirm

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Environments where professional practice will flourish

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Engagement
Professional development
Teaching
Nursing recobnition

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9
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Nursing relationships are established with who

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Patient
Family
Community
Interdisciplinary team

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10
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Why participate in quality improvement

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Nursing satisfaction
Patient outcomes
Safety
Cost advantages

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HIT
Health information technology

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Hardware and software used to improve healthcare

EMR
Telehealth
Escripts

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12
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HIT helps by

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increasing speed
rapid info sharing
reducing paperwork
securing access

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CPOE
Computerized Physician Order Entry

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Entering orders into computer

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14
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Who identified CPOE

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Leapfrog group

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15
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CPOE MOA

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Med order is integrated with pt info
Med order is checked against pt info
Result is better decision making

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16
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EMR

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Med info made from many locations

17
Q

EMRs where mandated via the ARRA which is

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Not really a mandate, but took away funding if not participating

18
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EHRs and drug admin

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Access to allergies
Reference to previous meds

Best practice, ask pt if they have taken med before

19
Q

Parts of a med order

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Patient
Medication
Dose
Route
Time
Documentation

20
Q

CPOE and med perscriptions

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Eliminates handwriting and prevents errors

21
Q

Med supply system in hospitals

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Unit dosing
Calculation
Bar-code medication administration BCMA

22
Q

When to check meds

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When reaching for package
After retreival against the MAR
Before giving

23
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Maintaining a safe environment with drugs

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NEVER leave drugs unattended
Nurse who prepares a med, should administer it, and document it
Calculation proficiency
Monitor pt after giving