The strategic development department of the hospital has gathered ...

[RYAN BANYAN]

The strategic development department of the hospital has gathered data on length of stay, condition severity levels, and standards of practice for stroke patients, total hip replacement pa-tients, and total knee replacement patients.
 
  Data are being compared with other hospital data, national databases, and professional organization guidelines for the care of these types of patients. This practice or strategy is referred to as: a. analogizing.
  b. benchmarking.
  c. comparing.
  d. data exchanging.

Question 2

The nursing education department is revising its orientation curriculum for nurse externs. A consultant has been hired to revise the program completely.
 
  When the curriculum is completed, most of the prior curriculum and activities are found to be the same. This is an example of which of the following decision-making distortions? a. Anchoring trap
  b. Confirming evidence trap
  c. Framing trap
  d. Status quo trap

[Edwyer]

Answer to Question 1

B
Benchmarking provides a frame of reference whereby an institution can compare itself with other institutions with similar qualities, with guidelines established by professional organizations, or with national database information.

Answer to Question 2

D
Status quo trap is the strong bias to choose alternatives that perpetuate the status quo, keeping the situation or environment as it has always been.