Healthcare Quality Improvement Models Questions • Compare and contrast models used for systematic improvement • Differentiate how, when, and why to use different improvement models; • Explain a framework for implementing improvements in complex systems; and • Identify strategies for sustaining improvement gains. Identify strategies for creating improvement project teams: • Name criteria for pursuing […]
Healthcare Safety Systems and Processes Questions Explain types of human errors and violations Differentiate between errors and variation Differentiate characteristics of high-reliability organizations, Apply principles of just culture and collective mindfulness Describe reactive and proactive patient safety improvement models Explain how managers can assist in improving patient safety.
Healthcare Cost-Quality Relationships Questions Because of possible complications at delivery, Mrs. T. is told by her doctor that she will have to give birth at South General Hospital. When Mrs. T. tells her friends what her doctor said, they are appalled and urge her to do all she can to go to Community Hospital instead. […]
Factors Driving Population Health Discuss briefly how these factors influence population health Increasing rates of chronic disease Physicians/ Nurses shortages Emerging performance standards and transparency Technological advances Increasing cost Demand for quality Aging population
Vignette 20: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) A 67-year-old male presents to the clinic along with his family with a chief complaint of having problems with his short-term memory. His family had dismissed these problems and attributed them to the aging process. Over time they have noticed changes in his behavior, along with increased confusion and difficulty completing basic tasks. He got lost driving home from the bowling alley and had to be brought home […]
Vignette Student Response Questions and Answers Vignette 22: Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) A 22-year-old male was an unrestrained front seat passenger of a car traveling at 50 miles per hour. The driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer that darted in front of the car and hit a tree. EMS on the scene noted a stellate fracture of the windshield on the passenger side. The patient was non-responsive […]
Vignette Student Response Questions and Answers Vignette 23: Cerebral Artery Vascular Accident (CVA) An 83-year-old man presents with a history of atrial fibrillation (AF), hypertension, and diabetes. His daughter, who accompanied the patient, states that yesterday the patient had a period when he could not speak or understand words, and that approximately 4 weeks prior he […]
Vignette Student Response Questions and Answers Vignette 24: Osteoarthritis (OA) A 57-year-old male construction worker comes to the clinic with a chief complaint of pain in his right hip. The pain has progressively gotten worse over the last 2 months and he has been having trouble sleeping. There is little pain in the morning, but he is a bit stiff. The pain increases […]
Vignette Student Response Questions and Answers Vignette 24: Osteoarthritis (OA) A 57-year-old male construction worker comes to the clinic with a chief complaint of pain in his right hip. The pain has progressively gotten worse over the last 2 months and he has been having trouble sleeping. There is little pain in the morning, but he is a bit stiff. The pain increases […]
Vignette Student Response Questions and Answers Vignette 25: Fibromyalgia (FM) A 34-year-old Caucasian female presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of widespread pain in her joints and muscles. She states that her skin seems sensitive and sometimes it hurts to be touched. She has had extreme fatigue for the past 4 months. She admits to being depressed and it […]
