NURS 2725: IHI Questions With 100% ALL DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
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Health care practitioners communicate and share complete and unbiased information with
patients and families in ways that are affirming and useful. Patients and families receive timely,
Information sharing
complete and accurate information in order to effectively participate in care and decision-
making.
1. respect and dignity
2. information sharing
Four Core Concepts of Patient-Centered Care
3. participation
4. collaboration
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,You are a social worker in a medical intensive care B)
unit. Part of your job is to meet all patients and
families within 24 hours of admission to hear any
concerns they may have about the plan of care.
This morning, you see that Mr. Porter was
admitted last night. He is a 64-year-old man with
liver disease and acute pneumonia.
As you enter his room, you should:
A) Make sure no friends or family members are
present, so you can ask confidential questions.
B) Knock and be sure to introduce yourself to
everyone in the room, including explaining your
role on the care team.
C) Go in for the first time with the physician, so
that you will have maximum credibility.
D) All of the above
In the surgical intensive care unit, you are stopped C)
in the hallway by an individual who introduces
himself as the brother of one of your current
patients. He tearfully asks how his brother, who
has just woken up from surgery, is doing.
Which of the following is the most appropriate
location to give information to your patient's
brother?
A) The hallway where you met him
B) The crowded family waiting area
C) The patient's room
D) The cafeteria, where you can both get a
beverage
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, You're a primary care provider who is seeing a C)
new patient for the first time. One way to
demonstrate respect for the patient would be to:
A) Use scientific language so that the patient
understands that you are knowledgeable.
B) Make a joke with the patient about how
brusque the nurses in the clinic can be, so the
patient feels more relaxed.
C) Wash your hands before touching the patient
so that infections are less likely to spread.
D) Interrupt the patient if he goes on too long so
that other patients are not kept waiting.
In the surgical intensive care unit, you are stopped C)
in the hallway by an individual who introduces
himself as the brother of one of your current
patients. He tearfully asks how his brother, who
has just woken up from surgery, is doing.
What should you do?
A) Promptly give him the information he requests
and allay his fears.
B) Inform him that you can only give information
to your patient's spouse.
C) Confirm the individual's identity and ask your
patient if it is okay to share information with him.
D) Promptly take him to see your patient.
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