Which of the following are elements of quality health care in Donabedian's Theory of Quality Health Care?

A. Health

B. Subjects of Care

C. Providers of Care

D. All of the above

Which of the following is not a nursing-sensitive outcome?

A. Communication between health care providers

B. Establishing medical protocols for treatment

C.  Evaluating effectiveness of decubitus-prevention protocol

D.  Identifying medication errors

Which of the following variables is not a common component of nursing-sensitive outcomes?

A.  Assignment and staff mix

B.  Health status of patients

C.  Medical Interventions

D.  Patient outcomes

A researcher wants to study the risk of preterm labor among pregnant women.  The most appropriate type of statistical analysis to use is the:

A. cost benefit

B. geographical

C. latent transition

D. multilevel

The first large-scale study conducted to examine factors influencing patien outcomes was the ____.

A. MEDTEP

B. MOS

C. PORTs

D. Small area analysis

B

Which agency did the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) develop a partnership with to fund outcomes research of importanct to nursing?

A. AHRQ

B. AMA

C. MEDTEP

D. PORTs

A database that containe reviews of published and unpublished studies is:

A. CINAHL

B. Cochrane Collection

C. MEDLINE

D. PsychLit