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A nurse is teaching new nurses how to optimize post-hospital discharge outcomes for patients. Which of the following actions should the nurses take?
 
  A. Perform a discharge assessment before patients leave the hospital.
  B. Perform a home health visit before the patient is discharged to assess if it is a safe environment to return to.
  C. Order mandatory home health visits for all patients who have been hospitalized.
  D. Have standardized discharge instructions for patients to follow when they return home.

Question 2

A nurse is looking to develop a new policy to address the rising rate of central line infections in their medical ICU.
 
  The nurse speaks with the nurse manager about utilizing the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) approach, instead of simply developing new ICU protocols. Which of the following is not a benefit of using this system?
  A. New protocols can be tested before implementing them throughout the hospital ICUs.
  B. The staff can work with manufacturers of the medical equipment to determine how the central line trays can be arranged more efficiently.
  C. They can figure out what works on the large scale fairly quickly.
  D. The nurses can figure out what other processes need to be addressed with the new policy changes.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C



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