Author Question: Quality management requires that healthcare services be well planned and delivered in a manner that ... (Read 78 times)

jrubin · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

Quality management requires that healthcare services be well planned and delivered in a manner that ensures good care. Adequate staff and support services, such as nursing care, must be available.

Quality control and quality assurance frequently look at the process and outcome of care. Based on this information, what is meant by the process of care? A) Relates to the outcome of care
B) Relates to how care is provided
C) Relates to the result of care
D) Relates to outcome-based care

Question 2

The endocrine system has close interrelationships with other body systems. Nonendocrine glands and organs secrete hormones. Based on this information, the nurse tells the client that which other structures or organs produce specific hormones?

1 . Brain
2 . Heart
3 . Liver
4 . Kidneys
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4

cswans24 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Quality control and quality assurance focus on delivery of care. The process of care is important, as is the outcome. Process relates to how care is given. Outcome relates to the result, which is also known as outcome-based care.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Other structures in the body, such as the heart, liver, kidneys, and digestive system, also produce specific hormones.