A nursing manager is concerned about professional sanctions that ...

[ahriuashd]

A nursing manager is concerned about professional sanctions that might result if several near-miss episodes are reported to a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) under the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
 
  The chief nurse executive explains to the manager that under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, a. certain critical errors or near misses can be penalized under law.
  b. PSOs only provide safety initiative information data to the AHRQ.
  c. state legislatures are able to sanction facilities under the 2005 Act.
  d. this information is confidential and protected from legal action.

Question 2

The nurse knows that the primary purpose of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 was to
 
  a. create a government agency that tracks all patient safety problems.
  b. encourage sharing of information to promote a culture of safety.
  c. mandate patient safety programs and prescribe penalties for errors.
  d. require hospitals create quality improvement initiatives for safety.

[jomama]

Answer to Question 1

D
PSOs maintain strict confidentiality, and their work products are protected against legal action. This helps encourage reporting and a culture of safety.
Saying that certain critical errors or near misses can be penalized under law does not address the manager's concern.
Information about errors and near-miss episodes is handled through PSOs.
Saying that state legislatures are able to sanction facilities under the 2005 Act does not address the manager's concern.

Answer to Question 2

B
The primary purpose of this act was to encourage health care institutions to share information related to safety issues in a safe environment. This allows for trends to be identified that can be mitigated through safety programs and process improvement, thus creating a culture of safety.
The primary purpose of this act was not to create a new government agency to track safety problems.
The primary purpose of this act was to create a safe environment in which information can be shared to help create a culture of safety, not to penalize those who commit errors.
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement act of 2005 does not require quality improvement initiatives.

[ahriuashd]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[jomama]

Great! Please up vote