Question

Chapter 22 Quality Patient Care Complete the following Critical Thinking Exercises 1. Identify three quality improvement activities that are being used in the facility where you have clinical or where you work(LPNS) 2. Develop a plan for quality improvement using the IOM report recommendations. 3. How does the QSEN initiative improve quality and safety in health care? 4. Identify provisions in the Affordable Care Act that improve the quality of care. 5. How do patient satisfaction survey findings affect quality of care?

Answer 1

The quality initiatives are

A.prevention of healthcare associated Infections but developung bundles of care for par8ents with various invasive lines like CAUTI Cather Associated Urinary Tract Infection prevention bundle,VAP prevention bundle,CLABSI prevention bundle SSI prevention bundle .

B.Fall prevention by assessing the patient who is at risk for fall,fall prevention education to patients and relatives ,antiskid floor,emergency call bell in washrooms,shorter length of uniform pants

C.use of su4gical safety checklist to assure right patient,right site,rt surgery.

2.according to the IOM recommendations we should have adequate ratio of nurse to patient to reduce the turn around time and delays .use of inventory to prevent misuse of stock .

3.qsen is a body that provides education to nurses about safe patient practices and improved quality care .the when initiative helps to develop competent nurses in the field of quality .The nurse will be confident and knowledgeable to provide safe and quality care to patients the nurse will know the rationale behind every quality initiative which will help her to train and encourage her peers in providing safe and quality care

4 affordable care act has helped people of all strata of society access quality healthcare which was once focused only to the elite group.i insurance companies are forced to provide all the expense of hospitalization so that the individual will seek quality health care without thinking of the money .

5.feedback is always a smart tool to assess the effectiveness or the outcome of nursing care to patients .patient satisfaction Surveya will help us in understanding the gaps of nursing care and corrective and preventive action can be taken