Exam 43: Safety

Aspects of safety culture that contribute to a culture of safety in a health care organization include

A staff nurse reports a medication error,failure to administer a medication at the scheduled time.An appropriate response of the charge nurse would be

The strategy to avoid medication errors endorsed by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)to differentiate products with look-alike names is referred to as

A sentinel event refers to an event that

The nurse is caring for a patient experiencing an allergic reaction to a bee sting who has an order for BenaDRYL.The only medication in the patient's medication bin is labeled BenaZEPRIL.The nurse contacts the pharmacy for the correct medication to avoid what type of error?

Essential elements of a standard order set to verify a medication order include

Prior to drug administration the nurse reviews the seven rights,which include right patient,right medication,right time,right dose,right education,right documentation,and right

To promote safety,the nurse manager sensitive to point of care (sharp end)and systems level (blunt end)exemplars works closely with staff to address the point of care exemplars such as

To promote a safety culture,the nurse manager preparing the staff schedule considers the anticipated census in planning the number and experience of staff on any given shift.The human factor primarily addressed with this consideration is/are