MATCHING Health Care Providers Often Confuse Evidence-Based Practices, Research, and Performance

question 10

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
Health care providers often confuse evidence-based practices, research, and performance or quality improvement activities. They each contribute to the improvement of patient care in different ways. Match the description below with the type of activity it most closely represents.

-1. Performance improvement

• A)The nurse implements a set of guidelines to reduce falls after an extensive review of the literature.
• B)The nurse investigates a new falls reduction strategy and measures its ability to reduce falls.
• C)The nurse implements a process in her unit to ensure all patients receive a falls risk evaluation upon admission.

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Definitions:

HR

An acronym for Heart Rate, which is the number of times the heart beats per minute, an important indicator of cardiovascular health.

Right Atrium

The right upper chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body.

Pulmonary Trunk

A large blood vessel that carries blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

Superior Vena Cava

A major vein in the human body that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium.