Deck 17: Ensuring Quality and Effective Management of Risk

Question 1

Incidents or errors caused by latent conditions are known as:

A) System failures
B) Cluster failures
C) Human error
D) Cluster errors

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Automated devices for recording blood pressure are more reliable than manual methods:

A) When the blood pressure is in normal range
B) When the blood pressure is not in normal range
C) When the patient is nervous
D) Manual methods are the most reliable

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The role and function of the Nursing and Midwifery Council is to:

A) Protect nurses and midwives
B) Protect the public
C) Regulate nurses
D) Regulate health care assistants

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The purpose of a risk assessment is to:

A) Avoid potential injury or harm to a patient
B) Prevent health care professionals from being sued
C) Ensure evidence-based care is delivered
D) Follow hospital protocol

Question 5

Registered nurses are accountable to:

A) Their employer
B) The patient
C) The NMC
D) All the above

Question 6

According to the NMC Code all registered nurses are required to:

A) complete the necessary training before carrying out a new role
B) only undertake a new role if you are competent
C) watch your supervisor carrying out a new role before performing it yourself
D) complete the necessary documentation before carrying out a new role

Question 7

What is the role of a student nurse in raising concerns about practice?

A) Remain quiet as you are inexperienced
B) Act without delay if you believe that there is a risk to patient safety or public protection
C) Report it to a doctor
D) Tell the patient and their family immediately that you believe a mistake has been made

Question 8

What is the central aim of clinical governance in health care?

A) To make sure nurses gain promotion in their role
B) To monitor nurses' performance
C) To improve quality and safety
D) To ensure the uniform policy is appropriately followed

Question 9

Who can you raise a concern to?

A) Clinical supervisor
B) University tutor or lecturer if you are a student
C) Lead nurse or lead midwife
D) All the above

Question 10

We refer to other useful sources of data to help us identify risk, including:

A) Incident reports
B) Audit reports
C) Patient complaints and feedback
D) All the above

Question 11

Demonstrate ………. leadership in the establishment and maintenance of SAFE nursing…………

Question 12

Use appropriate risk assessment……..tools to identify …….and …..risks.

Question 13

Engage with, and evaluate, the ………………that underpins ………………. nursing practice.
Identify ……..practice and respond ……………to ensure a safe …………………………..