Exam 20: Patient Safety

A newly hired graduate nurse is asking the preceptor why the facility uses a standardized template for change-of-shift reports.The preceptor explains that this template is used to

The nursing manager understands that the phrase "active failure" in regard to patient safety means a(n)

The nurse explains that benefits of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 include (Select all that apply. )

A nurse is explaining to a student that SBAR is a type of

A nursing executive wishes to implement a new policy based on initial National Patient Safety Goals 2002 to eliminate wrong patient,wrong site,and wrong procedure.Which action by the executive would best meet one of the goals?

The nurse knows that the purpose of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)is to

A nursing manager wants to investigate the best practice research on a specific patient safety issue.The best action by the nursing manager would be to

A nurse manager in a hospital receives Joint Commission sentinel event alerts.When one is received that concerns a process that occurs in the manager's facility,the best action by this manager is to

In the 2000 Institute of Medicine's milestone report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System,how many patients were estimated to die each year as a result of errors occurring in a hospital setting?