NUR 4590 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST VERSION 2024-
2025 ACTUAL 110 QUESTION AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS RATED A GRADE.
A nursing quality improvement supervisor is proposing to enhance the
current quality improvement program. One of the most important themes
that a nursing quality improvement supervisor should consider is✔✔
ANSWER✔✔collaboration between health care teams
To provide the best care to every patient every day through integrated
clinical practice, education, and research is an example of a(n):✔✔
ANSWER✔✔mission statement.
Hospitals must submit specific quality performance data regarding Medicare
patients or risk✔✔ ANSWER✔✔decreased payments
Responding to a code called in the psychiatric unit where she works, a staff
nurse finds that a patient has committed suicide. The staff nurse correctly
identifies this as✔✔ ANSWER✔✔sentinel event
Which comment by the nurse manager would indicate that the hospital
places a high value on patient safety?✔✔ ANSWER✔✔We encourage
patients and families to participate in their care
,Which of the following responses from the nurse manager is consistent with
a culture that promotes patient safety?✔✔ ANSWER✔✔We report any
medical error or near-miss to help us find the root cause of the problem.
Sentinel Event Alerts are published by TJC to do which of the following?✔✔
ANSWER✔✔Allow facilities to learn from sentinel events that have occurred
in other facilities and incorporate recommendations for prevention into their
policies.
. Mercy Hospital compares its surgical site infection rate to General Heart
Hospital, which is known as a best-in-class hospital for its surgical site
infection rates. Mercy Hospital studies General Heart Hospital's methods for
reducing surgical site infection rates and uses that information to improve its
own performance. This quality performance method is called:✔✔
ANSWER✔✔benchmarking
A clearly recognizable process of providing care that has an evidence base
demonstrating that it reduces the likelihood of harm is:✔✔ ANSWER✔✔a
patient safety practice.
The industry-based model for quality management and measurement whose
premise is that operational waste needs to be eliminated is:✔✔
ANSWER✔✔Lean Enterprise.
Which of the following is an example of a nurse-sensitive indicator?✔✔
ANSWER✔✔Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers
, Which of the following factors influences the structure of an
organization?✔✔ ANSWER✔✔. Number of employees
Within nursing practice, the use of advanced practice roles is an example
of✔✔ ANSWER✔✔specialization
The nursing chief executive officer (CEO) works in a major rehabilitation and
subacute facility network. Her span of control refers to the number of:✔✔
ANSWER✔✔nurses and non-nurses reporting to her
A nurse manager is responsible for a unit consisting of 40 nurses who report
to two clinical supervisors. In addition, there are 10 support staff who report
to an administrative supervisor. The subordinates reporting to this manager
are known as which dimension of organizational design✔✔
ANSWER✔✔Span of control
. A staff nurse has been working in the neonatal critical care unit for 10
years. She believes that a professional nurse is a lifelong learner. Many staff
members come to her for clinical problem solving and advice. This nurse
has✔✔ ANSWER✔✔informal power
An organizational chart with one line of management and one line of staff
reflects which of the following types of organizational structures?✔✔
ANSWER✔✔Flat structure
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