PRC Quality Control & Process Improvement 3

Question 1

In process improvement for a PRC clinic, a fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram is used to:

Accepted Answer

Identify potential causes of a quality problem such as inconsistent treatment results

Answer

The fishbone diagram is a root cause analysis tool that organizes potential causes of a problem into categories for systematic review.

Question 2

Which metric best reflects the clinical effectiveness of a PRC treatment program at the population level?

Accepted Answer

Percentage of patients achieving defined repositioning criteria at discharge

Answer

Percentage of patients meeting repositioning criteria at discharge is a direct, clinically meaningful outcome measure for program effectiveness.

Question 3

A PRC clinic implements a new home exercise protocol. To evaluate its impact using a process measure (vs. outcome measure), the clinic should track:

Accepted Answer

Percentage of patients completing home exercises as prescribed each week

Answer

Process measures capture whether the intervention is being delivered as intended, distinct from outcome measures that capture clinical change.

Question 4

When reviewing a control chart for patient repositioning scores, data points outside the control limits most likely indicate:

Accepted Answer

A special cause that warrants investigation

Answer

Points outside control limits signal special cause variation, which is non-random and requires investigation to determine the underlying reason.

Question 5

Continuing education requirements in PRC recertification primarily serve which quality function?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring clinicians maintain current, evidence-based knowledge and skill competency

Answer

Recertification continuing education ensures ongoing competency and alignment with evolving evidence and PRI methodology standards.

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