Clinical Audit in Pharmacy Practice
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What is the primary goal of clinical audit?

  • To improve the quality of care and patient safety (correct)
  • To reduce healthcare costs
  • To punish healthcare professionals for medical errors
  • To increase the workload of healthcare professionals

    • What is the purpose of the clinical audit cycle?

  • To evaluate the performance of healthcare professionals
  • To identify and address gaps in care (correct)
  • To reduce the number of audits conducted
  • To improve patient satisfaction

    • What is the relationship between clinical governance and clinical audit?

  • Clinical audit is a subset of clinical governance (correct)
  • They are unrelated concepts
  • Clinical governance is a subset of clinical audit
  • Clinical audit replaces clinical governance

    • What is the main objective of an audit?

    <p>To verify compliance with requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of quality subgroups in clinical governance?

    <p>To monitor and improve the quality of care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of meetings in public in clinical governance?

    <p>To allow the public to participate in decision-making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of patients diagnosed with a myocardial infarction who receive oral aspirin 300mg within 4 hours of admission to A&E?

    <p>95%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the yellow book given to patients prescribed warfarin?

    <p>To educate patients on warfarin therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary source of data collection in clinical audits?

    <p>Medical records</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>To improve clinical practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the dataset that provides information on prescribing data in England?

    <p>PACT</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the average number of influenza vaccines provided per community pharmacy in 2018/2019?

    <p>150</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data is available in community pharmacy records?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of patients prescribed warfarin who receive a yellow book at their first clinic appointment?

    <p>80%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of data analysis in clinical audits?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of using routinely collected data in clinical audits?

    <p>Reduces data collection time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the frequency of clinical audits required for pharmacy contractors?

    <p>Two per year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a topic for a clinical audit?

    <p>Flu vaccination for people with diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of a prescribing audit?

    <p>Prescribing patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of setting a standard of care in a clinical audit?

    <p>To establish a benchmark for patient care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of elderly patients were prescribed NSAIDs with Heart Failure as a recorded diagnosis in the example audit?

    <p>3.7%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of patients prescribed warfarin by the warfarin clinic are expected to have a record of receiving a yellow book at their first clinic appointment?

    <p>80%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended approach for prescribing NSAIDs in elderly patients with cardiovascular disease?

    <p>Use ibuprofen or naproxen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>To identify areas for improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the data analysis stage in the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>To compare practice with standard</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it essential to present the data in a comparable format to the standard?

    <p>To identify areas for improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of the example audit?

    <p>NSAIDs are being prescribed inappropriately in elderly patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expected outcome of implementing changes to the current practice in the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>An improvement in patient care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of 'elderly' in the example audit?

    <p>Patients over 75 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of the pharmacist in clinical audit?

    <p>To participate in prescribing audits and service audits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the source of the data for the example audit?

    <p>GP computer records</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>To improve patient care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 're-audit' stage in the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>To ensure that improvements have occurred</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data is typically collected during the data collection stage of the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>Quantitative data on patient outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason for conducting a clinical audit?

    <p>To identify areas for improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expected outcome of meeting the standard in clinical audit?

    <p>An improvement in patient care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to ISO 19011:2018, what is an audit?

    <p>A process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)?

    <p>To eliminate variations in processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is clinical audit?

    <p>A quality improvement process that reviews care against explicit criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of setting a standard of care in a clinical audit?

    <p>To define what constitutes 'best care'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of a good standard of care in a clinical audit?

    <p>It is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound (SMART)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of re-audit in a clinical audit cycle?

    <p>To sustain improvement in patient care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>A cycle of deciding on a topic, setting a standard, collecting data, analyzing data, making recommendations, implementing changes, and re-auditing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of data analysis in a clinical audit?

    <p>To compare practice with the standard of care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of oversight inspection procedures?

    <p>To monitor standards of clinical care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in clinical audit?

    <p>To set national priorities for clinical audit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of elderly patients prescribed NSAIDs with Cardiovascular Disease was recorded in Standard A?

    <p>20%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the percentage of elderly patients prescribed NSAIDs who were prescribed ibuprofen or naproxen in the re-audit?

    <p>57.9%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>Quality improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the practice pharmacist in the safe use of NSAIDs in elderly patients?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of implementing changes in the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>To improve patient outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of elderly patients prescribed NSAIDs with Heart Failure that was recorded in Standard D?

    <p>0%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the clinical audit guide?

    <p>To support quality improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the pharmacist in the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of re-audit in the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>To evaluate the effectiveness of changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between clinical audit and quality improvement?

    <p>Clinical audit is a component of quality improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of setting a standard of care in the clinical audit cycle?

    <p>To establish a benchmark for practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

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