An ICU team reviews their CLABSI rate of 3.5 per 1000 catheter days against a national benchmark of less than 1. What quality improvement methodology ...

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An ICU team reviews their CLABSI rate of 3.5 per 1000 catheter days against a national benchmark of less than 1. What quality improvement methodology uses repeated small-scale tests of change?

Accepted Answer

Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles - small iterative tests: Plan the change, Do on a small scale, Study the results, Act on learning; rapid cycles allow progressive refinement before full implementation

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Root cause analysis only

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Publish an audit report only

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Blame individuals

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Change nothing

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): PDSA Cycles

An ICU team reviews their CLABSI rate of 3.5 per 1000 catheter days against a national benchmark of less than 1. What quality improvement methodology uses repeated small-scale tests of change?