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jayhills49

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on: Jul 8, 2018
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.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
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.


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