Research/Quality Improvement/P&P’s Flashcards
What are the 6 competency categories for quality and safety education for nurses?
Patient centred care Quality improvement Safety Teamwork and collaboration Evidence based practice Informatics
What is research?
A systemic inquiry or investigation
What is quality improvement?
A method of creating a change to a current process and measuring the effectiveness of that change
Ex. Lean six sigma
What is evidence based practice?
Continuous integration of best valid research with clinical expertise
Goal to improve patient health and outcomes
What is PICO?
Population
Implementation
Comparison
Outcome
Evidence based study
Ex: pre-op wash
What are AORN guidelines?
Based off evidence
Contain recommendations for patient care
Ex. Forced air warming decreasing SSI’s
4 domains of standards of practice?
Behavioural responses
Patient safety
Physiologic responses
Health care system
Why are policies and procedures created and implemented?
Protection of:
Patient
Personnel
Organization
What does standardizing care provide?
Consistency of care across an organization
Sources for policies and procedures?
Regulatory agencies
Accreditation agencies
Specialty association recommendations
Where does the AORN get policies and procedures?
Centres for Medicare and Medicaid services (government)
The joint commission (agency)
What is a standard of care?
Actions of a reasonable and prudent professional in the same or similar circumstance
What are the standards of Perioperative nursing?
Statements on how the nurse should practice
Meeting patient needs
What do the AORN standards focus on?
Providing nursing care
Performing professional activities
Identifying what the nurse should not do when caring for patients
Where do policies and procedures come from?
Government regulations
- centre for Medicare and Medicaid services
Accrediting body regulations
- the joint commission
AORN guidelines
-recommendations for faculties
