Question

Review Questions 1. List the four core processes involved in the care of, treatment of, and services to patients. 2. Select one of the NPSGs for long-term care or for hospitals, and construct the process improvement plan a PI team would use to improve their outcome on the NPSG goal. 3. The descriptions of medical interventions for specific diagnoses in which treatment regimens and the patient's progress are evaluated based on nationally accepted standards of care for each diagnosis is called a. Clinical practice standards b. Clinical guidelines c. Clinical pathways d. Clinical standards 4. A graphic tool used to communicate established standards of patient care for specific diagnoses is called a. Clinical practice standards b. Clinical guidelines c. Clinical care pathways d. Clinical standards 5. Assess how tailoring care around patient preferences is changing the way healthcare is being delivered and how this impacts patient care outcomes.

Answer 1

ANS.1. The four core processes involved in the care, treatment and services of the patients are -

• to access the needs of the patient
• planning of care, treatment, and services.
• then providing care, treatment, and services
• at last, coordinate all of them.

ANS. 3. Clinical guidelines are the description of medical interventions for specific diagnosis in which treatment regimes and the patient's progress are evaluated based on nationally accepted standards of care for each diagnosis.

ANS. 4. A graphic tool used to communicate established standards of patient care for specific diagnoses is called Clinical pathways.