Quality Assurance & Improvement Flashcards
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An ECC quality review finds that survival rates are higher when a rapid response team intervenes before cardiac arrest. This finding supports which QI strategy?
Answer: Prevention through early recognition and intervention
Intervening before cardiac arrest through rapid response systems reduces the incidence of in-hospital arrest and improves survival rates.
Which tool is MOST useful for visualizing trends in resuscitation performance metrics over time in a QI program?
Answer: Run chart or statistical process control chart
Run charts and SPC charts display data over time, enabling QI teams to identify trends, shifts, and variation in performance metrics.
What does it mean when a resuscitation event is classified as 'Utstein style' reporting?
Answer: Standardized data collection using internationally agreed-upon definitions for cardiac arrest outcomes
Utstein-style reporting is a standardized template for collecting and reporting cardiac arrest data to allow meaningful comparisons across institutions.
A QI team wants to reduce variability in resuscitation team performance across hospital units. Which strategy is MOST effective?
Answer: Standardizing resuscitation protocols and conducting unit-level simulation drills
Standardized protocols combined with unit-level drills reduce performance variability by ensuring consistent knowledge and practice across all areas.
After implementing a new CPR feedback device program, survival rates improve from 18% to 26%. Which phase of the PDSA cycle does analyzing this outcome represent?
Answer: Study
The 'Study' phase involves analyzing the results of the implemented change to determine whether it achieved the desired outcome.
Which resuscitation outcome measure is considered the GOLD STANDARD for ECC quality programs?
Answer: Survival to hospital discharge with favorable neurological outcome
Survival to hospital discharge with favorable neurological function (CPC 1–2) is the gold-standard outcome measure for ECC program quality.
A QI audit reveals that bystander CPR is performed in only 30% of witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in a community. What QI initiative would MOST directly address this gap?
Answer: Expanding community CPR training and public awareness campaigns
Community CPR education increases bystander CPR rates, which are a major determinant of survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.