What information obtained from hospital data collection can be ...

[jayhills49]

What information obtained from hospital data collection can be used for staffing purposes?
 
  a. Patient satisfaction
  b. Staff competency
  c. Best practice
  d. Use of agency nurses

Question 2

Core measures identified by The Joint Commission include standard orders regarding care and data collection for
 
  a. infection rates.
  b. community-acquired pneumonia admission rates.
  c. rates of smokers admitted with acute my-ocardial infarction.
  d. rates of smokers admitted with hyperten-sion.

[nanny]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Staff competency is data that provide information about provider staffing. Patient satisfaction provides data about patient care. Best practice provides data about research. Use of agency nurs-es provides data for administrative purposes.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Infection rates are required of all institutions by both federal and state health care regulating agencies. The other options are not required by TJC.