fundamentals review questions # 2

The three elements of nursing competency described in the Quality and Safety for Nurses (QSEN) initiative are knowledge, skill, and which other element?

Attitude

Which statement by the nursing student indicates the understanding of the precautions needed in the provision of care fir a child who has Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

"I will put on gloves if I am going to be in contact with bodily fluids"

Which statement made by the nurse indicates a need for further teaching when educating staff about integrating The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals into a behavior health unit?

"We should use one client identifier before giving medication"

In which situation would formal patient education courses or classes be the most appropriate strategy?

Address needs common to a group

Which interrelated concept regarding patient attributes and preferences should the nurse take into consideration when providing patient education?

Adherence

The nurse has provided patient education on diabetes. What opportunity should be provided for the patient in order for the nurse to evaluate the goal of awareness of long-term effects of diabetes?

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To promote safety, the nurse manager sensitive to point-of-care (sharp-end) and systems-level (blunt-end) exemplars works closely with administrators to address which organizational system exemplar?

Care Coordination

Which concepts should a nurse consider to have the strongest links to technology and informatics? (Select all that apply.

Clinical Judgment Ethics Leadership Safety

Which are consequences for a staff nurse related to the use of health informatics?

Clinical decision support tools

Which concepts should a nurse recognize have the strongest link to safety? (Select all that apply.)

Communication Quality Regulation Teamwork

Which category of isolation would the nurse implement for a client who is positive for Clostridium Difficile?

Contact Precaution

Which statement would the nurse need to explain the purpose of standard precaution to the nursing assistant on a surgical unit?

Decrease the risk of transmitting unidentified pathogens

When discussing the purposes of nursing healthcare informatics with a staff nurse during orientation, a nurse educator should be concerned if the nurse orientee stated that which is a primary purpose of informatics?

Develop a data management system

A toddler is admitted with a temperature of 103.5, a runny nose, and a productive cough. Respiratory secretion specimens are sent for culture and sensitivity tests and standard precautions are followed until the results are known. Which other standard precautions would the nurse implement? (SATA)

Droplet Contact Airborne

A patient comes into the emergency room with severe pain. Which route of administration would be the fastest to relieve the pain?

IV

When an error or patient safety issue is identified in an agency with a culture of safety, what does the individual who reports the problem know?

Near misses in health care are used to improve care

Who are the members of the panel that identifies the new National Patient Safety Goals? (SATA)

Nurses Risk Managers Pharmacist

The specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice is known as which specialty?

Nursing informatics

Which action demonstrated by the new graduate demonstrates patient-centered- care?

Provides food according to the clients preferences

To address a goal of improving the health of populations, a nurse is most likely to use which domain of informatics?

Public health/population informatics

Which safety consideration is the nurse following when obtaining the clients family history and checking for a medical alert bracelet?

Risk for an adverse event

Which client need would the nurse prioritize while providing care for an older adult client with dementia?

Safety

Which factors are the most important for the nurse to consider when delegating responsibilities?

Staff members education level and expertise

A facility's administration has concerns about the effectiveness of staff nurses related to patient education. What should be the nurse manager's first action in addressing this concern?

Survey nurses about patient teaching

A patient tells the nurse about plans to do research about the patient's diagnosis and potential treatment on the Internet. What is the nurse's most appropriate initial response?

Teach about evaluation of Internet resources.

What is the organization that is responsible for patient safety goals?

The Joint Commission

What are examples of client information that cannot be used as an identifier?

room number

A student nurse receives an order for diazepam to be given intravenously. Diazepam tablets are available. The student nurse crushes a tablet and mixes it with sterile water for injection. The instructor notes that the solution is cloudy and asks to see the medication vial. When the student produces the vial of sterile water for injection and the instructor stops the medication from being given, what type of error is prevented?

Treatment Error