Author Question: The nurse explains that benefits of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 include ... (Read 14 times)

Mimi · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse explains that benefits of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 include (Select all that apply.)

a. being able to learn from the mistakes of others.
b. finding trends amenable to quality improvement.
c. financial rewards to facilities that reduce errors.
d. having data that can be aggregated into trends.
e. tax breaks if facilities show quality improvement.

Question 2

A newly hired graduate nurse is asking the preceptor why the facility uses a standardized template for change-of-shift reports. The preceptor explains that this template is used to

a. decrease communication failures at a risky time.
b. decrease reports containing frivolous information.
c. ensure all nurses get the same patient information.
d. make it easier for nurses to remember what to say.

blakeserpa · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, B, D
One of the benefits that this act provides is being able to learn from others' mistakes through sharing of information.
With information available, trends can be identified that can be resolved through program or process improvement activities.
Having a large pool of data means that trends can be identified.
This act does not provide financial rewards to facilities.
The act does not provide for tax breaks.

Answer to Question 2

A
Communication failures are the leading cause of patient injury and death, and change-of-shift or handoff reports are a time when communication failures often occur.
Eliminating frivolous information from shift reports would certainly be beneficial, because nurses are more likely to listen to reports that are to the point, but this is not the main reason for standardizing shift report.
Using a standardized handoff report does ensure that nurses all get the same information about their patients, but this is secondary to minimizing the chance of a communication failure during a high-risk time.
A minor benefit of using a standardized reporting format is that it makes it easier for nurses to remember what to say, but this is secondary to minimizing the chance of a communication failure during a high-risk time.