A Nurse Is Using a Concurrent Audit to Review Documentation

question 19

Multiple Choice

A nurse is using a concurrent audit to review documentation following home health visits.Why is this type of audit most appropriate in this situation?

• A) It is less costly than a retrospective audit.
• B) It represents the total picture of care that the client receives.
• C) It provides more accurate data for planning corrective action.
• D) It identifies problems at the time that care is given.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that uses rewards and punishments to modify behavior.

Trials Pairing

The method of associating two or more elements together in experimental research to study their combined effect.

Months Old

A measurement of time, specifically the number of months that have passed since an individual's birth.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually evoked by the first stimulus alone.