Level: Foundational
Difficulty: Easy
Subtopic: Research question and PICO
NCLEX: The quality-improvement nurse reviewing fall-rate data is being evaluated for evidence-based practice and researc…
Statistics or evidence-based practice Management of Care
Case Study
The quality-improvement nurse reviewing fall-rate data is being evaluated for evidence-based practice and research question and pico. Assessment data include a dashboard shows catheter-associated infection rates above the benchmark for 2 months. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?
Question
A. A stable, long-standing finding that matches the expected care plan.
B. The new finding that a dashboard shows catheter-associated infection rates above the benchmark for 2 months.
C. A comfort request with unchanged vital signs and no new symptoms.
D. Routine data unchanged from the prior assessment.
B. The new finding that a dashboard shows catheter-associated infection rates above the benchmark for 2 months.
C. A comfort request with unchanged vital signs and no new symptoms.
D. Routine data unchanged from the prior assessment.
Rationale
Correct answer: B. The new finding that a dashboard shows catheter-associated infection rates above the benchmark for 2 months.
Rationale: Follow-up items test whether the nurse recognizes cues that are new, acute, or inconsistent with stability and need prompt nursing action.
Hint: Apply ABCs, client stability, and NCSBN clinical judgment steps before choosing an intervention.
Rationale: Follow-up items test whether the nurse recognizes cues that are new, acute, or inconsistent with stability and need prompt nursing action.
Hint: Apply ABCs, client stability, and NCSBN clinical judgment steps before choosing an intervention.