Unit 1 Flashcards
Risk management
Involvement when untoward events occurs that may pose a financial risk or law suit
Continuous Quality Improvement
(CQI)
A process of evaluating outcomes of care to ensure each patient receives high quality care
The joint commission national patient safety goals
Improve patient safety; goals focus on problems and how to solve them
American Nurses Association scope of standards
(ANA)
Describes who, what, where, when, how; authorized statements by which nursing profession describes responsibility for which practitioners are accountable; nursing process + professional performance
American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Model
(ANCC)
Attract and retain top talent; improve care, safety, and satisfaction; foster collaborative care; advance nursing standards and practice; grow business and financial success; forces of magnetism
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Improve heath & healthcare world-wide; RRT, EBP for MI, central line bundle, prevent surgical site infections, ventilator bundle; improve capability, patient & family centered care, patient safety, quality/cost/value, triple aim populations (1) Heath of population (2) enhancing experience and outcome of patient (3) reducing cost
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ)
Develop clinical guidelines that incorporate acceptable ways to care for disease: include specific diagnostic & treatment options based on evidence from systematic review & published literature