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Quality in the practice of respiratory care encompasses which of the following?
- (all of the above)
- -personnel performing
- -equipment used
- -method or manner in which care is provided
- -level of experience of respiratory care providers
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Who is professionally responsible for the clinical function of the respiratory care department?
medical director
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What is the most essential aspect of providing quality respiratory care?
- -care is being provided as indicated
- -care is delivered competently and appropriately
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The medical director of resp care is responsible for all the following EXCEPT:
establishment of safety and equipment effectiveness standards
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What is the chief reason that respiratory care protocols were developed and are currently being used in hospitals throughout N America?
enhance proper allocation of respiratory care services
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Which of the following factors is important in determining the quality of care delivered by a respiratory therapist?
- -education
- -experience
- -training
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For the CRT credential, what does the letter "T" stand for?
therapist
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Respiratory care education programs are reviewed by which committee to ensure quality?
(CoARC) Committee for Accreditation of Respiratory Care
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The word "credentialing" in general refers to what?
recognition of an individual in the profession
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What term is used to describe the process in which a government agency gives an individual permission to practice an occupation?
licensure
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What agency is responsible for credentialing respiratory therapists?
NBRC
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What org is responsible for credentialing respiratory therapists?
NBRC
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Which of the following is/are characteristics of a respiratory care professional?
- (all of the above)
- -participates in continuing education activities
- -obtains professional credentials
- -adheres to a code of ethics
- -completes an accredited education program
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What does "P" stand for in HIPAA?
portability
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Responsibility for the technical direction of a respiratory care department lies with whom?
department manager
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The responsibilities of a respiratory care dpt mngr include all of the following EXCEPT:
regulate medications delivered by resp care staff (cuz the FDA regulates drugs)
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Which of the following is a key element of a respiratory care protocol program?
- (all of the above)
- -strong, committed medical direction
- -collaborative environment among health care providers
- -responsiveness to address and correct problems
- -capable therapists
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Which of the following is an essential element of a comprehensive protocol program?
carefully structured assessment tool and care plan form
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What voluntary accrediting agency monitors quality in respiratory care dpts?
JCAHO
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Current JCAHO standards for accreditation emphasize which of the following?
continual quality improvement
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To monitor correctness of respiratory care plans, which of the following should be used?
care plan auditors and case study exercises
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Resp care plans may be monitored by which of the following?
- (all of the above)
- -experienced care plan auditors
- -computerized case study exercises
- -patient scenarios
- -comparison of therapist's patient assessment with the department's "gold standard" assessment
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What system has the federal government developed to evaluate the quality of care given to Medicare beneficiaries?
peer review organizations (PROs)
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Hospital restructuring and redesign have involved all the following EXCEPT:
nursing unit having its own admitting and medical laboratory facilities
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The effectiveness of the patient-focused care model has been limited by which of the following?
expense of relocating radiology, pharmacy, and laboratory services to nursing units
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What is one advantage that has been shown of respiratory protocols?
decr in the overordering of respiratory care services
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What term is used in current health care that refers to an organized strategy of delivering care to a large group of individuals?
disease management
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Treatment based on careful review of available literature is known as:
evidence-based medicine
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What term is used to describe the work done by a researcher who reviews numerous studies on a single topic and gives more weight to the more rigorous ones before making recommendations?
meta-analysis
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