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What is the key difference between research and audit?

  • Research aims to measure performance against current best practice, while audit aims to identify best practice
  • Research involves retrospective review of patients’ records, while audit involves continuous improvement of care
  • Research involves sustained and reanalyzed improvements, while audit involves adding new knowledge
  • Research aims to identify best practice, while audit aims to measure performance against current best practice (correct)

    • What does the audit process aim to achieve?

  • To review patients' records retrospectively
  • To compare what occurs in practice with the standards set by a particular organisation (correct)
  • To add new knowledge to the existing standards
  • To identify best practice

    • What is the purpose of the audit cycle?

  • To sustain and reanalyze improvements through repeated audits (correct)
  • To identify best practice
  • To add new knowledge to the existing standards
  • To compare what occurs in practice with the standards set by a particular organisation

    • What might an audit designed to assess practice involve?

    <p>Retrospective review of patients’ records to find out what percentage of patients received care in line with the policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might be a hospital's policy that could be assessed through an audit?

    <p>A target of 90% of patients in hospital longer than 4 days should be receiving deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of an audit?

    <p>To compare practice with organizational standards and improve care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the purpose of audit differ from research?

    <p>Audit measures performance against current best practice, while research identifies best practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of the auditing process?

    <p>Continuous with sustained improvements and reanalysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might be the focus of an audit designed to assess practice in a hospital?

    <p>Reviewing patient records to assess adherence to a specific policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the audit cycle?

    <p>To ensure sustained improvements and reanalysis of care practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

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