Deck 13: Providing Patient Value While Achieving Quality, Safety, and Cost-Effectiveness

Question 1

Generally, it is believed that when quality improves, cost is reduced. What statements would you make to defend this position?

Answer 1

Providing a high quality of care leads to improved patient outcomes. Poor staffing can lead to reduction in quality. Using evidence-based practice in patient care improves both quality and safety, thus reducing costs.

Question 2

Identify the basic factors that affect the cost of quality.

Answer 2

Nurse staffing, percentage of RN staff, use of evidence-based practice, and providing safe and effective care all affect the cost of quality.

Question 3

How can you as a nurse or nursing manager influence the cost of quality?

Answer 3

A nurse manager can improve the RN ratio, which can reduce costs and increase quality of care. Incorporating evidence-based practice can dramatically increase the quality of care provided. >

Question 4

In order to be patient centered in our work, we must actively listen to what health care services our patients want and what has value to them.
How do you as a nurse engage in active listening with a patient?

Question 5

Write one component of a nursing care plan that illustrates personalized care.

Question 6

Define evidence-based practice and explain its relevance to nursing.

Question 7

Give an example of how you use evidence-based practice in your daily work.

Question 8

What are the benefits and the barriers that you see in the implementation of evidence-based practice within your organization?

Question 9

Patient safety is of utmost importance in healthcare. As professionals, we need to encourage the reporting of any errors or untoward incidents.
As a nursing leader, how would you go about fostering a "blame-free" environment to encourage and foster the reporting of errors or incidents?

Question 10

As a health care team member, how would you go about fostering a "blame-free" environment to encourage and foster the reporting of errors or incidents?