Quality Assurance & Improvement Flashcards
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A resuscitation team frequently fails to achieve adequate ventilation during cardiac arrest because of poor mask seal. From a QI perspective, what is the BEST corrective action?
Answer: Provide targeted bag-mask ventilation skill stations with direct feedback
Skill stations with direct feedback allow providers to identify and correct specific technique errors such as poor mask seal.
Which indicator would a QI coordinator use to assess whether post-cardiac arrest care quality has improved following a new protocol implementation?
Answer: Rates of targeted temperature management initiation within 6 hours of ROSC
Timely initiation of targeted temperature management after ROSC is a key post-arrest care metric reflecting protocol adherence and care quality.
What is the PRIMARY purpose of benchmarking in an ECC quality program?
Answer: Comparing performance against national standards or high-performing peers to identify improvement opportunities
Benchmarking compares institutional performance against external standards or best-performing organizations to identify gaps and set improvement targets.
During review of in-hospital cardiac arrest data, a QI team notes that the average time from arrest recognition to first compression is 90 seconds. What is the recommended target per AHA guidelines?
Answer: Compressions should begin immediately, ideally within 30 seconds of recognition
AHA guidelines recommend that CPR begin as soon as cardiac arrest is recognized, with a target of within 30 seconds to maximize perfusion.
Which resuscitation QI measure specifically assesses whether chest compressions allow full chest recoil between compressions?
Answer: Leaning rate or incomplete recoil rate
The leaning or incomplete recoil rate tracks how often rescuers fail to allow full chest recoil, which impairs venous return and coronary perfusion.
A hospital introduces mandatory real-time CPR feedback during all in-hospital cardiac arrests. After 6 months, compression depth improves significantly. This exemplifies which QI principle?
Answer: Performance feedback drives behavioral change and skill improvement
Real-time feedback leverages the principle that timely, objective performance data enables providers to self-correct and improve skills.
Which of the following best describes the role of a 'resuscitation champion' in a hospital ECC quality program?
Answer: A trained clinician who leads debriefs, monitors metrics, and promotes CPR quality culture on their unit
A resuscitation champion serves as a local leader who drives CPR quality, conducts debriefs, and sustains a culture of continuous improvement on their unit.