Nur 1290 exam 2 stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Quality - Answer Meeting expectations in the delivery of clinically effective, efficient and affordable health care services Sentinel Event - Answer -Unexpected occurrence involving serious injury or death -Different than medical error EX) patient committing suicide when admitted for diabetes Main cause of sentinel events - Answer COMMUNICATION Quality Assurance - Answer Provision of services that meet an appropriate standard; maintaining a high quality of care by constantly measuring ...

Define Political Advocacy and Involvement - Answer The process of influencing the allocation of scarce resources How many patients die per year due to medical errors? - Answer 98,000 Define quality - Answer meeting customers' expectations in the delivery of clinically effective, efficient and affordable health care services What are 4 goals of Healthy People 2020? - Answer 1. Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death. 2. Ach...

Dobutamine - Answer This drug promotes ANS action and is found in the cardiac unit. (Adrenergic Agonist) Headaches, angina, increased urinary output, and hypertension - Answer Side effects of adrenergic agonists Epinephrine - Answer Promotes ANS action and is generally used for anaphylaxis. (Adrenergic Agonist) Midodrine - Answer Promotes ANS action and is generally used to treat orthostatic hypotension in the elderly BP/HR, urinary output, and necrosis caused by IV infiltration - An...

BON - Answer Protects the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Disciplines RNs and LPNs of unsafe practice NLC - Answer Allows nurses to practice in compact states without obtaining additional lisenses. Works frim compact state to compacr state Foreign nursing - Answer International council of nurses or the nursing regulatory board of the country in which nurses wishes to practice grant privileges Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools - Answer Organization that ensures that nurses ...