NU 730
Systems Based Practice
Midterms (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is a key principle of systems-based
practice in healthcare?
a) Individual patient care
b) Interprofessional collaboration
c) Personal accountability
d) Independent decision-making
- Correct ANS: b) Interprofessional collaboration
©2024/2025
, - Rationale: Systems-based practice emphasizes the
importance of interprofessional collaboration to improve patient
outcomes and healthcare delivery.
2. Which of the following is a common tool used to assess the
quality of healthcare systems?
a) SWOT analysis
b) Root cause analysis
c) Fishbone diagram
d) Balanced scorecard
- Correct ANS: d) Balanced scorecard
- Rationale: The balanced scorecard is a strategic planning
and management tool used to assess the quality and performance
of healthcare systems.
3. Which of the following is an example of a systems-based
practice intervention to reduce hospital readmissions?
a) Increasing nurse-to-patient ratios
b) Implementing discharge planning protocols
c) Enhancing individual patient education
d) Reducing healthcare costs
- Correct ANS: b) Implementing discharge planning
protocols
©2024/2025
, - Rationale: Discharge planning protocols are systems-based
interventions that help ensure continuity of care and reduce
hospital readmissions.
4. Which of the following is a key component of the Institute for
Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Triple Aim framework?
a) Reducing healthcare costs
b) Increasing healthcare provider salaries
c) Enhancing patient autonomy
d) Promoting individual healthcare provider recognition
- Correct ANS: a) Reducing healthcare costs
- Rationale: The IHI Triple Aim framework focuses on
improving patient experience, improving population health, and
reducing healthcare costs.
5. Which of the following is a primary goal of systems-based
practice in healthcare?
a) Enhancing individual provider performance
b) Improving patient safety and quality of care
c) Increasing healthcare provider autonomy
d) Reducing the need for interprofessional collaboration
- Correct ANS: b) Improving patient safety and quality of
care
©2024/2025
Systems Based Practice
Midterms (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is a key principle of systems-based
practice in healthcare?
a) Individual patient care
b) Interprofessional collaboration
c) Personal accountability
d) Independent decision-making
- Correct ANS: b) Interprofessional collaboration
©2024/2025
, - Rationale: Systems-based practice emphasizes the
importance of interprofessional collaboration to improve patient
outcomes and healthcare delivery.
2. Which of the following is a common tool used to assess the
quality of healthcare systems?
a) SWOT analysis
b) Root cause analysis
c) Fishbone diagram
d) Balanced scorecard
- Correct ANS: d) Balanced scorecard
- Rationale: The balanced scorecard is a strategic planning
and management tool used to assess the quality and performance
of healthcare systems.
3. Which of the following is an example of a systems-based
practice intervention to reduce hospital readmissions?
a) Increasing nurse-to-patient ratios
b) Implementing discharge planning protocols
c) Enhancing individual patient education
d) Reducing healthcare costs
- Correct ANS: b) Implementing discharge planning
protocols
©2024/2025
, - Rationale: Discharge planning protocols are systems-based
interventions that help ensure continuity of care and reduce
hospital readmissions.
4. Which of the following is a key component of the Institute for
Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Triple Aim framework?
a) Reducing healthcare costs
b) Increasing healthcare provider salaries
c) Enhancing patient autonomy
d) Promoting individual healthcare provider recognition
- Correct ANS: a) Reducing healthcare costs
- Rationale: The IHI Triple Aim framework focuses on
improving patient experience, improving population health, and
reducing healthcare costs.
5. Which of the following is a primary goal of systems-based
practice in healthcare?
a) Enhancing individual provider performance
b) Improving patient safety and quality of care
c) Increasing healthcare provider autonomy
d) Reducing the need for interprofessional collaboration
- Correct ANS: b) Improving patient safety and quality of
care
©2024/2025
