NURS 163 Week 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 VERIFIED A GUARANTEED
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NURS 163 Week 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GUARANTEED
Concept of Safety
NPSF
Two Dimensions of Safety
*KNOWLEDGE* The nurses role in safety in the healthcare system
*KNOWLEDGE* What the nurse does in his/her individual practice
*SKILLS* The nurses role in safety in the healthcare ...
Ans: prevention of healthcare errors and the elimination or mitigation of patient injury
caused by healthcare errors
2). Npsf
Ans: National Patient Safety Foundation
3). Two dimensions of safety
Ans: -what the nurse does individually (nurse personally furthers edu)
-the healthcare system (rules for practice that they have in place and education provided
for the nurses help on behalf of the institution)
4). *knowledge* the nurses role in safety in the healthcare system
Ans: -enhancing technology
-bar codes
-electronic physicians orders
-focusing on why instead of who (Just Culture)
5). *knowledge* what the nurse does in his/her individual practice
Ans: -only use approved abbreviations
-6 rights of med admin
-scanning bar codes
-reviewing unknown meds
-effective communication
-hand washing/gloves
6). *skills* the nurses role in safety in the healthcare system
7). *skills* what the nurse does in his/her individual practice
Ans: -effective communication
-prevent hazards in room
-predict/manage harmful situations
-review national pt safety goals
8). *attitudes* the nurses role in safety in the healthcare system
Ans: -collaboration across the healthcare team
-value role
-Just Culture
9). *attitudes* what the nurse does in his/her individual practice
Ans: -maintain a positive attitude
-bedside report
-interdisciplinary rounding
10). Drug testing methods
Ans: -most testing is preformed on people who are healthier, younger, and have been
exposed to fewer medical interventions
11). Geropharmacology
Ans: -the study of how older adults respond to medications
12). Risks related to physiological changes of aging
Ans: -adverse drug event (any injury from the use of a drug)
-more important to consider physiologic age than chronological age
-more physiological changes, greater risk of altered response
13). Pharmokinetics
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