ATI LPN
Patient Safety Exam Questions Questions
Question 1 of 4
The major difference between 'Quality Assurance QA' and 'Quality improvement QI' is that QI focuses on
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Quality Improvement emphasizes enhancing processes and systems.
Question 2 of 4
During the profiling process, it was found that a surgeon's wound infection rate is 29% of operated patients. Further investigation of which of the following data will provide the most useful information in determining the cause of this surgeon's relatively infection high rate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Prophylactic antibiotic use is directly linked to surgical site infection rates.
Question 3 of 4
Clinical guidelines
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Guidelines integrate care across settings.
Question 4 of 4
Quality and technical performance refers to how well current scientific medical knowledge and technology are combined in a given situation to produce the best possible outcome. This joined combination is usually assessed in terms of:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Quality is judged by appropriateness of interventions and diagnostic accuracy/timeliness, not interpersonal relationships.