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Question 1

The Magnet Program doesn’t dictate

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a specific way of doing things. Instead you have to take it upon yourself to explain why your system is good

Question 2

The Synergy Model

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• Comprehensive approach to care

- starts with a philosophical approach to care that drives the way care is delivered

Question 3

Clinical Nurse Leader

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This new role is designed to help staff solve problems and improve the quality of care delivered on a clinical unit.

Question 4

Functional Nursing: 3 Advantages

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• Efficient
• Assistive personnel can be trained to perform specific tasks.
• Cost-effective

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Functional Nursing: 3 Disadvantages

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• Communication disrupted
• Maybe too much focus on tasks instead of big picture
• Frustrating for the nurse

Question 6

Care Delivery Model: Team Nursing: 3 Advantages

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• Cost-effective
• Decisions made at the “grass roots” level, often by staff caring for the patient
• Improved patient satisfaction

Question 7

Care Delivery Model: Team Nursing: 3 Disadvantages

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• Relies heavily on have a good team leader
• Need adequate staff with the right skill mix
• Potential for fragmentation of care

Question 8

A goal of Nursing Case Management: Improved ___ ___

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patient outcomes

Question 9

A goal of Nursing Case Management: Decreased

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length of stay

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A goal of Nursing Case Management: Interfaces with ___ ___

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multiple disciplines

Question 11

3 things that the Nurse Case Manager is responsible for

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• Make sure the patient has access to services
• Monitor how much they are using the resources
• Monitor the outcomes

Question 12

understand that Nurse Case Managers will have a

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manager/leader (they’re not on their own)

Question 13

Disease Management is a model of care for

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people with chronic illnesses

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Disease Management Model of care: 3 traits

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1. Emphasize self-care
2. Use best practice
3. Outpatient follow up

Question 15

HPPD

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Hours per Patient Day

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UOS

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Unit of Service

Question 17

Patient falls
Skin breakdown
Length of stay

are examples of

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Clinical/Service indicators that are used to determine how effective the staffing is

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NHPPD
Overtime
Vacancy rate

are examples of

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Human Resource indicators that are used to determine how effective the staffing is

Question 19

The goal of dealing with staffing issues is to use

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available data to improve outcomes

Question 20

Key Points for Manager: Ability to deliver safe and effective care while

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maintaining employee satisfaction

Question 21

Societal Factors Influencing the Use of Research: Rising

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cost of health care

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Societal Factors Influencing the Use of Research: Quality

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improvement initiatives

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Societal Factors Influencing the Use of Research: Pressures to

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avoid errors

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Research definition

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systematic inquiry to validate knowledge or produce new knowledge

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3 examples of Foundations for Practice Improvement

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• Preop teaching
• Preventing falls
• Preventing ulcers

Question 26

Research Utilization

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using research to make a change in practice

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Evidence-Based Practice includes consideration of

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patients’ preferences

Question 28

Requirements for the development of an evidence-based practice include: A clearly

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written clinical question

Question 29

Requirements for the development of an evidence-based practice include: thorough

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search of the literature

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Requirements for the development of an evidence-based practice include: Placing evidence in the context of

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patient, family, and community values

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EBP: One distinction from research utilization, which focuses on using a SPECIFIC research finding in practice, is that EBP

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focuses on solving a clinical problem with a research-based solution.

So EBP is more broad

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Another difference between EBP and RU is that evidence-based practice includes consideration of

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patients’ preferences

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The best strategies for getting staff members to use a new evidence-based protocol

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Translation of Research into Practice

Question 34

Steps in Evidence-Based Practice: (first step) Asking

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the relevant clinical question

Question 35

Steps in Evidence-Based Practice: (second step after you asked your question) Searching

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for the best evidence

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Steps in Evidence-Based Practice: (After you searched for your evidence)

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Critically appraising evidence

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Steps in Evidence-Based Practice: (4th step) Integrating

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Integrating evidence with clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values in making a practice decision or change

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Steps in Evidence-Based Practice: The thing that’s always the last step

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Evaluating

Question 39

PICO

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Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome

Question 40

Diffusion of Innovations: 5 Stages

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Knowledge (you learned the info)
Persuasion 
Commitment 
Implementation
Confirmation

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Active in seeking new information. Organization’s visionaries.

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Innovators

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Organization’s opinion leaders who learn about an innovation and apply it to their practice. Can be effective in communicating the value of an innovation.

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Early adopters

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Won’t bring forth an innovation but will readily adopt it when brought forth by others.

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Early majority

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Skeptics who don’t adopt something unless pressure is applied. May be part of a backlash.

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Late majority

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Most secure in holding on to the past. Most comfortable when an idea can’t fail.

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Laggards

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Stetler’s Research Utilization Model (5 steps)

PVDAE

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Prepare
Validate
decision making
application
Evaluation

Question 47

Collaboration in EBP: 3 things

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Get people involved
Partner with institutions
Publicize your results