Exam 5: Quality and Safety Education Strategies

The nurse manager meets with the nursing staff to discuss the latest quality improvement findings. During this meeting the manager emphasizes the value of each nurse in keeping the patients free from harm. Which Crew Resource Management principle is the nurse manager demonstrating?

The nurse manager is evaluating the success of the Transforming Care at the Bedside program implemented on a patient care area. Which would the nurse manager identify as being a desirable outcome of patient-centered care?

The staff nurse is using the SBAR process to report a patient care situation. What would be included as background for the process?

The nurse manager is reviewing the assertion cycle to be used by staff to improve assertive communication. Place in order the steps of this cycle beginning with the first step to the last.Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down.Choice A) Reach a decision B) State the problem C) Propose an action D) Express your concern E) Get the person's attention Correct

The nurse manager is identifying areas in which excessive waste occurs on a patient care area. Which areas would the nurse manager include on this list? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

The nurse manager is evaluating the performance of a new graduate nurse who has been participating in the transition to practice program. What strengths would the nurse manager most likely assess in the new graduate nurse? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

During interdisciplinary rounds a patient states confusion regarding the purpose of prescribed medications. Which action would support quality patient care?

The nurse manager observes a staff nurse initiating actions to resolve a conflict between a physician and another nurse. Which category of teamwork and collaboration criterion did the staff nurse exemplify?

After working for a month in the transition to practice program a group of new graduate nurses are asked to identify gaps in their basic nursing education. Which gaps will the nurses most likely identify? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

The school of nursing curriculum committee is planning strategies to implement the Institute of Medicine's Health Professions Education quality competencies within the nursing courses. Which strategies will be of particular importance for the committee to include? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

The nurse is utilizing the 6.0.-second situation assessment tool to determine which patient to see first after morning report. Which patient would be considered the most critical?

The Quality Improvement committee is studying the amount of time nurses spend on unproductive activities. Which action would improve a continuous flow of work and reduce the waste of nurses' time?

A staff nurse identifies the need to use critical language to address a dangerous patient event. Which statements would be included in this language? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

The preceptor provides a graduate nurse with a tool to self-assess the nurse's knowledge on teamwork and collaboration. Which criteria would be included on this tool?

A committee of school of nursing instructors is meeting to discuss quality and safety strategies to include in the curriculum. Which strategies will the instructors most likely include? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

The staff nurse observes that another nurse is behind in providing care to assigned patients. Which action exemplifies mutual support?