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

1, Four core principles considered as ethical are Autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence.
2, one of the National patient safety goals(NPSG)
-improve the accuracy of patient identification
Process improvement plan a PI team use as NPSG goal is to identify the patient correctly for whom the treatment or service to be intended.
3, b, clinical guidelines:
It improves the quality of care and improve clinical effectiveness for patients by implementing evidence-based practice.
clinical standards are the small number of quality statements for patient care.
Clinical practice standards to optimal patient care informed by a systematic review of evidence with alternative care.
clinical pathway is a multidisciplinary approach for patient outcomes to help the patient with specific conditions.
4, c, clinical care pathways
It is a multidisciplinary health care management tool for specific group of patients with different tasks and for different interventions made by professionals for patient care.