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National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)The _____ (four words) address areas of patient safety concerns identified
annually by The Joint Commission that, if rectified, may have the most positive
impact on improving patient care and outcomes
health informatics
The use of health information technology to improve the quality, efficiency or
delivery of health care is referred to as the field of _____ (two words).
Telehealth
The use of technology to deliver healthcare, health information, or health
education at a distance, is called _____. Quite useful in home health care.
Pay for performance
_____ (three words) is health insurance model that reimburses health care
providers for either meeting or exceeding metrics that demonstrate cost-efficient
and high quality care.
Joint Commission
The _____ (two words) is a nonprofit organization that accredits hospitals and
health care organizations. It publishes the NPSGs.
patient satisfaction
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) partnered with the
CMS, to launch the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems (HCAHPS) which measures an important metric, _____. (two words)
Triple Aim
,The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) advocates that effective health
care systems must effect the _____, which includes improving population
health, improving the patient care experience, and reducing per capita costs.
TeamSTEPPS
_____ is an evidence-based curriculum developed by
AHRQ that is based on the assumption that if teamwork improves, quality and
safety will also improve.
American Nurses Association (ANA)
The profession of nursing has a distinct disciplinary body of knowledge,
education, and specialty standards of practice; social contract; and code of
ethics. The ____ (three words) publishes the Nursing Standards of Practice and
Code of Ethics.
discharge planning
____ (two words) is a collaborative process and an essential component of
facilitating the transition of the patient from the acute care to the community or
home care setting or other health care facility. It begins upon the patient's
admission to the hospital.
acute
The word [ acute / chronic ] implies a curable and relatively short disease
course.
chronic
The word [ acute / chronic ] implies a long disease course that may be incurable.
The focus is on care, not cure.
interface model
The ______ (two words) recognizes that disability exists at the meeting point
between medical diagnosis and environmental factors. Nurses can be advocates
for the removal of barriers to health care and examine how society and health
care professionals may exacerbate discrimination against people with
disabilities.
disability
, A person with a _____ is one who 1) has a physical or mental impairment
that limits life activities; 2) has a record of such impairment; 3) is regarded as
having the impairment.
reasonable accommodations
The American Disabilities Act of 1990 mandates that people with disabilities
have access to job opportunities and to the community without discrimination
based on having a disability. “______” (two words) must be provided for
transportation and to facilitate employment of a person with a disability.
Medicaid
______ provides coverage of home and community-based services to people
with disabilities and long-term illnesses to enable them to lead meaningful lives
in their families and communities.
people-first
"The patient with diabetes," "the person with a disability" and "women with
disabilities" are examples of ____ (two-words) language.
foot drop
When the patient is supine in bed, padded splints or protective boots are used
to keep the patient's feet at right angles to the legs to prevent a condition called
_____. (two words)
Nurse Practice Act (NPA)
Statutory laws which describe and define the legal boundaries of nursing
practice within each state. The ______ (3 words) of each state defines the scope
of nursing practice and expanded nursing roles, sets educational requirements
for nurses, and distinguishes between nursing and medical practice.
regulatory law
The requirement to report incompetent or unethical nursing conduct to the State
Board of Nursing is an example of ____ (two words).
common law
Judicial decisions made by courts when individual legal cases are decided are
examples of ____ (two words).
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