Research utilization encompasses the ____. a. Collection of ...

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Research utilization encompasses the ____.
 
  a. Collection of study data
  b. Critique of study results
  c. Determination of statistical tests
  d. Development of a study

Question 2

Sentinel event alerts are published by TJC to do which of the following?
 
  a. Allow facilities to learn from sentinel events that have occurred in other facili-ties and incorporate recommendations for prevention into their policies.
  b. Notify hospitals that if a sentinel event occurs during an alert, the hospital will be subject to withdrawal of Medicare and Medicaid certification and reimbursement.
  c. Prevent a near-miss from occurring.
  d. Assist hospitals to find national standar-dized performance measures to benchmark themselves against other similar hospitals.

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Answer to Question 1

B
Research utilization encompasses the critique of research studies, synthesis of findings, determi-nation of applicability of findings, review for application with implementation of scientific find-ings in practice, evaluation of the practice change, and dissemination of scientific knowledge.

Answer to Question 2

A
Sentinel event alerts are published by TJC to review the lessons learned from those facilities that had experienced these sentinel events. The hope is that other hospitals will incorporate the recommendations into their policy to avoid making similar errors.