Exam 1: Risk and Threats to Safe Quality Care in Hospital Settings

When reviewing interventions planned for a patient's care the nurse ensures that safety is addressed. What is a characteristic of a safe intervention?

The health care organization is investigating ways to reduce the number of medication errors. Which action has been identified as a strategy to dramatically reduce medication errors?

The nurse manager is reviewing a plan created to improve the quality of patient care. What would be included as the focus of this plan? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

The hospital administrator is reviewing the log of sentinel events prior to the next Joint Commission site survey. What is the purpose of tracking sentinel events in the organization?

The nurse manager, reviewing the Institute of Medicine document Crossing the Quality Chasm, recognizes what as being the first component of quality?

The organization administrator is analyzing demographics of patients admitted to the organization for care. What characteristic is consistently being seen amount newly admitted patients?

The staffing coordinator is determining which nursing staff to reassign to other care areas to supplement a staffing shortage. Which care area would maximize the skills of an adult critical care nurse while safely providing patient care?

The nurse manager is notified about an error that occurred in patient care. Why will the manager perform a root cause analysis of this error?

The nurse is reviewing actions implemented to address quality of care issues. Which action is a direct response to the Institute of Medicine publications on quality patient care?

The staff on a patient care area is conducting a root cause analysis to address why incorrect intravenous fluids are being administered to patients. In which order will this analysis be performed? (Place in order the steps from first to last.) Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down.Choice A) Ancillary information B) Contributing factors C) Lessons learned D) Causal analysis E) Discovery F) The event

During a health history a patient discusses ongoing issues with maintaining a healthy weight. What is the significance of body weight in relation to health?

An organization is planning strategies to ensure the safety of their patients while receiving care. Which strategies would be consistent with those of the Institute of Medicine to ensure a safe healthcare system? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

The department of nursing is planning ways to create the ideal work environment for the staff. Which action would support this plan?

The nurse manager is identifying methods to improve the quality of care for a patient care area. Which actions would help the nurse manager achieve this outcome? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

The nurse manager is planning to change the nurse-patient ratio on a care area. Which strategy would support an ideal work environment?

The nurse is reviewing the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing to learn what needs to be done to ensure the delivery of safe, patient-centered care across all settings. On what would the nurse focus to achieve this level of quality care? Standard Text: Select all that apply.