Question 1

On the basis of a review of increased falls with injury and increased use of restraint during evening hours,you as the unit manager are most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Review daytime and evening staffing mixes. 
B)  Schedule continuing education for all staff members. 
C)  Review the safety of ambulation devices. 
D)  Continue your current practices and procedures.

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of nursing standards?

Accepted Answer

A)  To inform performance appraisals at the unit level. 
B)  To identify the desired level of performance. 
C)  To inform the courts in relation to negligence and malpractice cases. 
D)  To educate other health care professionals about the role of the nurse.

Question 3

What is the focus in a culture of safety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employee safety. 
B)  Investigating who is making health care errors. 
C)  Effective systems and team work 
D)  Professional nursing standards and ethical codes

Question 4

Which of the following represents a potential use of nurse-sensitive outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Informing best practices. 
B)  Accountability for nursing behaviours. 
C)  Performance appraisals. 
D)  Maintaining the status quo.

Question 5

Rose a new nursing graduate chose hospital X for its culture of safety.Which of the following attributes contribute to this culture of safety? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Trusting and open communication 
B)  Organizational learning 
C)  A system rather that an individual approach to safety 
D)  Teamwork 
E)  None of above

Question 6

As the nurse was about to administer an oral mediation,the patient states,"That pill is the wrong colour." The nurse goes back to the medication administration area to check the medication and realizes that it is indeed the wrong pill.Does this situation require the completion of an adverse event report?

Accepted Answer

A)  No; there was no actual error. 
B)  No; it was the patient who stopped an error from occurring. 
C)  Yes; an error almost occurred,and close calls are to be reported. 
D)  It is up to the nurse to decide whether to complete an adverse event report.

Exam 5: Patient Focus

On the basis of a review of increased falls with injury and increased use of restraint during evening hours,you as the unit manager are most likely to:

What is the primary purpose of nursing standards?

What is the focus in a culture of safety?

Which of the following represents a potential use of nurse-sensitive outcomes?

Rose a new nursing graduate chose hospital X for its culture of safety.Which of the following attributes contribute to this culture of safety? (Select all that apply.)