Author Question: When providing care to patients, nurses use evidence-based practice to avoid urinary tract ... (Read 169 times)

crobinson2013 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

When providing care to patients, nurses use evidence-based practice to avoid urinary tract infections whenever the insertion of a urinary catheter is performed by:

a. A UAP.
b. An RN.
c. An LPN.
d. A senior nursing student.

Question 2

The term quality assurance has been replaced with: __________.

a. quality improvement
b. quality management
c. risk management
d. patient safety

briezy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

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A There is no evidence to support the use of this staff member in inserting urinary catheters to avoid urinary tract infections.
B Research supports the use of only RNs to insert urinary catheters to avoid uri-nary tract infections.
C There is no evidence to support the use of this staff member in inserting urinary catheters to avoid urinary tract infections.
D There is no evidence to support the use of this staff member in inserting urinary catheters to avoid urinary tract infections.

Answer to Question 2

a

a. Correct: In health care, the term quality assurance has been replaced by the term quality improvement because quality assurance suggests we can assure quality and, while we cannot do this, we can improve it.
b. Incorrect: In health care, the term quality assurance has been replaced by the term quality improvement, not quality management.
c. Incorrect: In health care, the term quality assurance has been replaced by the term quality improvement, not risk management.
d. Incorrect: In health care, the term quality assurance has been replaced by the term quality improvement, not patient safety.