Leadership, Management, and Teamwork Flashcards
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What is the role of the Care Quality Commission (CQC)?
Answer: To inspect, monitor, and regulate health and social care services against quality and safety standards
The CQC is the independent regulator that inspects services against five key questions, rates them, and has enforcement powers.
A nurse identifies an outdated ward policy not reflecting current NICE guidelines. What should they do?
Answer: Raise the concern with the ward manager and suggest a policy review
Raise the concern with management, provide the NICE reference, and suggest a formal policy review.
Which clinical supervision model involves a group meeting regularly with a trained supervisor to reflect on practice?
Answer: Group clinical supervision
Group clinical supervision involves a facilitated group reflecting on practice, sharing experiences, and developing professionally.
A nursing student makes a medication error during a supervised drug round. Who is accountable?
Answer: The registered nurse mentor, who is accountable for supervision
The registered nurse mentor is accountable for supervising the student and should have identified and prevented the error.
What is the primary purpose of clinical audit?
Answer: To evaluate current practice against evidence-based standards and identify improvements
Clinical audit measures current practice against defined standards, identifies gaps, implements changes, and re-audits to demonstrate improvement.
Which of the following is classified as a 'Never Event' by NHS England?
Answer: Wrong site surgery
Wrong site surgery is a Never Event — wholly preventable because safety guidance providing strong systemic barriers should have been implemented.