(January 2009). The sympathetic nervous system is one of the two main divisions of the autonomic nervous system, the other being the parasympathetic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system functions to regulate the body's unconscious actions.The sympathetic nervous system's primary process is to stimulate the body's fight-or-flight response. It is, however, constantly active at a basic level to maintain homeostasis.he autonomic nervous system functions to regulate the body's unconscious actions. The sympathetic nervous system's primary process is to stimulate the body's fight-or-flight response.
HCAHPS (pronounced H-caps), also known as the CAHPS Hospital Survey, is a survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring patients' perceptions of their hospital experience.
Supplemental Items for the Clinician & Group Survey. The Clinician & Group Survey includes a variety of optional, supplemental items that survey sponsors may add to questionnaires for adults and children. The CAHPS team is currently updating all supplemental items for use with the Clinician & Group Survey 3.0. Major item sets: Included among the supplemental items are four major item sets designed for the Clinician & Group Survey: CAHPS Cultural Competence Item Set.