Patient Chart Audits Provide the Nurses with Information That Impacts

question 4

Multiple Choice

Patient chart audits provide the nurses with information that impacts the future outcomes of patient care. What should the nurses do with this information?

• A)Use the information to create an action plan to address any negative findings.
• B)Nothing.
• C)Submit it to the agency's accrediting body.
• D)Place it in a file to compare with the next set of audits.

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Definitions:

Rational Emotive Therapy

A form of cognitive-behavioral therapy that focuses on identifying irrational beliefs, challenging these beliefs, and replacing them with more rational ones to facilitate emotional well-being.

Drug Therapy

A type of treatment involving the prescription and use of medications to treat illness and improve health.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic responses or anxiety through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation coupled with relaxation or coping techniques.

Repressed Feelings

Emotions that an individual suppresses or hides, often unconsciously, which might affect their mental health and behavior.