NURS 196 FINAL Questions With Correct Answers

Safe care should be an inherent part of every nursing: a. recommendation b. treatment c. intervention d. all of these answers - right answer--d The definition of patient safety as defined by the QSEN Institute includes all of the following EXCEPT: a. minimizing risk of harm to patients and providers b. comprehensive data review c. individual performance d. system effectiveness - right answer--b The IOM considers quality of care to be: a. expensive b. a luxury c. inseparable from patient safety d. a low priority - right answer--c Since the late 1900s until now, the overall changes associated with patient safety would best be described as: a. significantly improved b. significantly worse c. better in some areas and worse in others d. none of these answers - right answer--c The mission of the AHRQ is to: a. eliminate wasted resources and optimize research data b. provide technological advances that support safe care c. provide evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable d. produce evidence to make healthcare safer, while maintaining quality and cost effectiveness - right answer--c The Joint Commission: (select all) a. does not track sentinel events b. tracks mandatory reports of adverse events c. tracks voluntary reports of sentinel events d. tracks root causes of sentinel events - right answer--c, d For the purposes of successful nurse communication, specific sentinel event data is being isolated