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asan beg · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Intravenous lines being dressed using sterile technique with a 2- 2-inch gauze and occlusive sterile tape versus a transparent dressing are being evaluated for infection rates.

These data are collected and compared with current research to suggest an opportunity for improvement. This is an example of ____. a. Best practice evaluation
b. Current practice critique
c. Practice difference analysis
d. Performance gap assessment

Question 2

The purpose of a root-cause analysis (RCA) is to:

a. discipline the staff involved in the patient safety event.
b. disclose the medical error to the pa-tient/patient's family.
c. identify the person(s) responsible for committing the error.
d. identify the systems issues that led to a sentinel event.

carlsona147 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Performance gap assessment is a strategy of demonstrating an opportunity for improvement at baseline outlining current practice related to specific indicators. This is helpful in encouraging commitment for practice changes.

Answer to Question 2

D
The purpose of the RCA is to drill down to the most common cause(s) for the event and de-termine what process improvements can be made to prevent the sentinel event from occurring in the future.