As part of nursing management of a critically ill patient,orders are written to keep the head of the bed elevated at 30 degrees,awaken the patient from sedation each morning to assess readiness to wean from mechanical ventilation,and implement oral care protocols every 4 hours.These interventions are done as a group to reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia.This group of evidence-based interventions is often called a
A) bundle of care.
B) clinical practice guideline.
C) patient safety goal.
D) quality improvement initiative.

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A group of evidence-based interventions done as a whole to improve outcomes is termed a bundle of care.This is an example of the ventilator bundle.Oftentimes these bundles are derived from clinical practice guidelines and are monitored for compliance as part of quality improvement initiatives.At some point,these may become part of patient safety goals.

As Part of Nursing Management of a Critically Ill Patient,orders