Leadership Week 12 Questions for
Final Exam and Answers Updated
2026
ACpatientCarrivesConCtheCMotherCBabyCunit.CTheCpatient'sCnurseCisCgivenCreport.CTheCnurse
findsCoutCthatCtheCpatientChasCnoCantenatalCrecordsCandCthereCareCnoCsignsCofCprenatalCc
are.
EveryClabCneededCexceptCforCtheCHIVClabCwasCdrawn.CItCisCstandardCcareConCtheCunitCtoCi
ncludeCanCHIVClab
onCaCmotherCwithCnoCprenatalCcareCorCantenatalCrecords.CTheCnurseCthenCdiscoversCthatCt
heCpatientChas
beenCbreastfeedingConCtheCLaborCandCDeliveryCunit.CTheCHIVClabCisCdrawnCbyCtheCMother
CBabyCnurseCand
showsCthatCtheCpatientCisCHIVCpositive.CNowCtheCbabyChasCbeenCexposedCtoCHIVCthroughC
breastfeeding.
WhatChasCoccurred?
A.CLibel
B.CQuasi-IntentionalCTort
C.CMalpractice
D.CNegligenceC-
CAnswerA.CTheCnurseChasCnotCwrittenCaCfalseCstatement,CsoCthisCcannotCbeCcorrect.Cp.C40
B.CThisCnurseChasCcommittedCaCwrongfulCact,CbutCforCitCtoCbeCconsideredCQuasi-
IntentionalCTort,CtheCnurse
wouldChaveCcommittedCaCwrongfulCactCthroughCspeechCsuchCasCslanderCorClibel.Cp.C37
C.CThisCisCtheCcorrectCanswer.CTheCnurseChadCaCprofessionalCdutyCtoCperformCtheCstandard
CcareCforCthisCpatient,CandCtheCnurseCdidCnotCdoCso.CThisCresultedCinCtheChospitalCbeingCs
ued,CthereforeCthisCoccurrenceCendedCinCmalpractice.Cp.C37
D.CThisCoccurrenceCisCnotCnegligenceCbecauseCthisCwasCaCprofessionalCmatterCnotCanCordin
aryCone,CandCthisCresultedCinCtheChospitalCbeingCsued.Cp.C37
,DragConlyCtheCexamplesCfromCtheCleftCboxCthatCmatchCtoCtermsCinCtheCrightCboxCtoCtheCr
ightCbox.
SlanderCandCLibelC(basicallyCaskingCwhichCofCtheCfollowingCareCslanderCandClibel?)
A.CACnurseCaccusesCanotherCnurseCofChavingCanCopioidCaddiction,CwhichCturnsCoutCtoCbeCf
alse.
B.CACnurseCdislikesCanotherCnurse,CsoCsheCmakesCupCaCwrittenCreportConCthatCnurse.
C.CACnurseCphysicallyCrestrainsCaCnonviolentCpatient
D.CACnurseCwillCnotCletCaCpatientCleaveCAMA.C-
CAnswerA.CThisCisCcorrect.CThisCfallsCunderCslanderCbecauseCthisCisCaCfalseCstatementCputC
againstCanotherCnurseCinCtheCformCofCspeech.Cp.C40
B.CThisCisCcorrect.CThisCfallsCunderClibelCbecauseCthisCisCaCfalseCwrittenCreportConCanother
Cnurse.Cp.C40
C.CThisCanswerCisCnotCcorrect.CItCfallsCunderCfalseCimprisonmentCbecauseCtheCpatientCisCbei
ngCrestrainedCbutCtheyCareCnonviolent.Cp.C41
D.CThisCanswerCisCnotCcorrect.CItCfallsCunderCfalseCimprisonmentCbecauseCtheCpatientCwants
CtoCleave,CandCtheCnurseCisCnotCallowingCthemCtoCleave.Cp.C41
TheC"ICPASSCtheCBATON"CmethodCofCcommunicationCincludesCwhichCofCtheCfollowing?CSelec
tCallCthatCapply.
A.CSafetyCConcerns
B.CSetting
C.CActions
D.CReadback
,E.COwner
F.CProcedureC-CAnswerCorrectCAnswers:CA,CC,CE
Rational:CSimpleCDefinitionCfromCtextbook.CChapterC7CPageC110,CTableC7-3.
OnCtheC8thChourCofCyourCshift,CyouCfindCyourselfCcaughtCupConCyourCtasks.CYourCpatientsC
areCsleeping,Cmedicated,Cclean,CandCsafe.CTwoCofCyourCfellowCnursesCseemCtoCbeCrunningC
behindConCbasicCcareCneedsCofCtheirCclients.CNameC3CwaysCtoCbeCanCeffectiveCteamCplayer
CinCthisCscenario.C(InC100CwordsCorCless.)C-
CAnswer"ICcouldCofferCmyCassistance,CengageCinCactiveClisteningCbyClisteningCtoCtheCnurse's
Cneeds,CandCparticipateCinCchangingCaCclient."
CorrectCanswersCcouldCinclude:CCommunicatingCeffectivelyCwithCtheCotherCnursesC(whatCcan
CIChelpCwith?),CengagingCinCactiveClisteningC(Mr.CJonesCneeds...),CactivelyCparticipatingC(chan
gingCaCpatient,CassistingCinCADLs),CofferingCassistance,CcoordinatingCcareCinCaCtimelyCmanner
C(actingCasCaCproblemCsolver),CbeingCcourteousCtoCtheCnurses.
Rationale:CYouCareCusingCanyCofCtheCTenCQualitiesCofCBeingCanCEffectiveCTeamCPlayerCinCthi
sCscenario.CChapterC7,CpageC112,CBoxC7-5.
ACpatientCwasCadmittedCtoCtheCintensiveCcareCunitCdueCtoCheroinCuseCandCsuicidalCintentio
n.CTheCpatientCwasCagitatedCandCpunchedCtheCnurseCtheCnurseCwhileCsheCwasCgivingCIVCm
edication.CThisCcausedCtheCnurseCtoCfallCbackwardsCandChitCherCheadConCtheCfloor.CTheCnu
rseChadCtoCbeCadmittedCtoCtheChospitalCbecauseCsheCsufferedCaChemorrhageCinCherCbrain.
CThisCeventCisCanCexampleCof:
A.CSentinel
B.CNever
C.CNearCMiss
D.CNoCHarmCEventC-
CAnswer~Rationale:C"Sentinel"CisCcorrect.CSource:CChapterC11,CpageC166CSection(s)CErrorCIde
ntification.C"ACsentinelCeventCisCanCunexpectedCoccurrenceCinvolvingCdeathCorCseriousCphysic
alCorCpsychologicalCinjuryCtoCaCstaffCmemberCorCaCpatient."CInCthisCcase,CitCisCaCphysicalCa
ssaultConCaCstaffCmemberCwhichCneedsCimmediateCinvestigationCandCintervention.CItCcaused
CdamageCthatCcouldCpossiblyCendCinCpermanentCneurologicalCdamageCorCdeath.CTherefore,Ci
tCcanChaveCaCseriousCadverseCoutcomeCmakingCitCaCsentinelCevent.
, **(seeCnote)CTheCotherCchoicesCareCincorrect.CBeneficence-
CrefersCtoCgoodCbeingCdoneCtoCbenefitCothers,CthisCincludesChealthcareCprovidersCpossiblyC
withholdingCinformation,Ctherefore,CkeepingCthemCfromCmakingCaCdecision.CInCthisCexample,
CallCtheCnecessaryCinformationCisCprovided.CJustice-
CrefersCtoCtreatingCeveryoneCtheCsameCregardlessCofCtheirCgender,CsexualCorientation,Cdiseas
e,CorCsocialCstandingCasCstatedCinCtheCtext.CThisCinvolvesCtheCfairCallocationCofCresources,C
notCtheCpatient'sCdecisionConCaCmatter.CFidelityC-
CAlthoughCitChasCtoCdoCwithCloyalty,CinCthisCcase,CfidelityCwouldCnotCapply.CInCfidelity,Cyou
CareCtakingCresponsibilityCforCyourCactionsCandCfulfillingCtheCcommitmentsCyouCmadeCtoCth
eCpatient.
QualityCImprovement'sCgoalCinCtoday'sChealthcareCisCtoCprovideCpatientsCwithCtheChighestCq
ualityCandCsafetyChealthcareCavailable,CListCtheCmainCcomponentsCofCtheCQICprocessCusedCt
oCinsureCtheseCgoals?CSATA
A.CContinuouslyCcollectingCdata
B.CEvaluatingCtheCcost
C.CAnalyzingCandCevaluatingCtheCdata
D.CIdentifyingCtheCindicators
E.CImplementingCtheCChangesC-
CAnswerRationale:C"A,CC,CD,C&CE"CareCcorrect.CSource:CChapterC11,CpageC170,CSectionC(QI)
CQualityCimprovement.CQICisCaCdataCdrivenCapproach,CcommonCsafetyCindicatorsCareCusedCt
oCevaluateCtheCqualityCofCcareC(2018,Cp.C170).
**(seeCnote)CTheCotherCchoiceCisCincorrect.CCostCisCnotCaCcomponentCofCtheCQICprocessCa
sCexplainedCinCinCthisCnursingCprocess.
SATA
TheCmanagementCteamCinCtheCEDCisCplanningCtoCholdCanCinformationCsessionConCwaysCtoC
preventCviolentCbehavior.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCareCwaysCtoCpreventCviolentCbehavior?CSA
TA
A.CRecognizeCbehaviorsCthatCcanCleadCtoCviolenceCsuchCasCthreateningCbodyClanguageCorCex
pressionCofCanger
B.CTakeCprecautionsCwithCthoseCwhoChaveCaChistoryCofCviolence
C.CTellCtheCpersonCtoCstopCbeingCviolent
D.CCallCsecurityCandCreportCtheCsituation
Final Exam and Answers Updated
2026
ACpatientCarrivesConCtheCMotherCBabyCunit.CTheCpatient'sCnurseCisCgivenCreport.CTheCnurse
findsCoutCthatCtheCpatientChasCnoCantenatalCrecordsCandCthereCareCnoCsignsCofCprenatalCc
are.
EveryClabCneededCexceptCforCtheCHIVClabCwasCdrawn.CItCisCstandardCcareConCtheCunitCtoCi
ncludeCanCHIVClab
onCaCmotherCwithCnoCprenatalCcareCorCantenatalCrecords.CTheCnurseCthenCdiscoversCthatCt
heCpatientChas
beenCbreastfeedingConCtheCLaborCandCDeliveryCunit.CTheCHIVClabCisCdrawnCbyCtheCMother
CBabyCnurseCand
showsCthatCtheCpatientCisCHIVCpositive.CNowCtheCbabyChasCbeenCexposedCtoCHIVCthroughC
breastfeeding.
WhatChasCoccurred?
A.CLibel
B.CQuasi-IntentionalCTort
C.CMalpractice
D.CNegligenceC-
CAnswerA.CTheCnurseChasCnotCwrittenCaCfalseCstatement,CsoCthisCcannotCbeCcorrect.Cp.C40
B.CThisCnurseChasCcommittedCaCwrongfulCact,CbutCforCitCtoCbeCconsideredCQuasi-
IntentionalCTort,CtheCnurse
wouldChaveCcommittedCaCwrongfulCactCthroughCspeechCsuchCasCslanderCorClibel.Cp.C37
C.CThisCisCtheCcorrectCanswer.CTheCnurseChadCaCprofessionalCdutyCtoCperformCtheCstandard
CcareCforCthisCpatient,CandCtheCnurseCdidCnotCdoCso.CThisCresultedCinCtheChospitalCbeingCs
ued,CthereforeCthisCoccurrenceCendedCinCmalpractice.Cp.C37
D.CThisCoccurrenceCisCnotCnegligenceCbecauseCthisCwasCaCprofessionalCmatterCnotCanCordin
aryCone,CandCthisCresultedCinCtheChospitalCbeingCsued.Cp.C37
,DragConlyCtheCexamplesCfromCtheCleftCboxCthatCmatchCtoCtermsCinCtheCrightCboxCtoCtheCr
ightCbox.
SlanderCandCLibelC(basicallyCaskingCwhichCofCtheCfollowingCareCslanderCandClibel?)
A.CACnurseCaccusesCanotherCnurseCofChavingCanCopioidCaddiction,CwhichCturnsCoutCtoCbeCf
alse.
B.CACnurseCdislikesCanotherCnurse,CsoCsheCmakesCupCaCwrittenCreportConCthatCnurse.
C.CACnurseCphysicallyCrestrainsCaCnonviolentCpatient
D.CACnurseCwillCnotCletCaCpatientCleaveCAMA.C-
CAnswerA.CThisCisCcorrect.CThisCfallsCunderCslanderCbecauseCthisCisCaCfalseCstatementCputC
againstCanotherCnurseCinCtheCformCofCspeech.Cp.C40
B.CThisCisCcorrect.CThisCfallsCunderClibelCbecauseCthisCisCaCfalseCwrittenCreportConCanother
Cnurse.Cp.C40
C.CThisCanswerCisCnotCcorrect.CItCfallsCunderCfalseCimprisonmentCbecauseCtheCpatientCisCbei
ngCrestrainedCbutCtheyCareCnonviolent.Cp.C41
D.CThisCanswerCisCnotCcorrect.CItCfallsCunderCfalseCimprisonmentCbecauseCtheCpatientCwants
CtoCleave,CandCtheCnurseCisCnotCallowingCthemCtoCleave.Cp.C41
TheC"ICPASSCtheCBATON"CmethodCofCcommunicationCincludesCwhichCofCtheCfollowing?CSelec
tCallCthatCapply.
A.CSafetyCConcerns
B.CSetting
C.CActions
D.CReadback
,E.COwner
F.CProcedureC-CAnswerCorrectCAnswers:CA,CC,CE
Rational:CSimpleCDefinitionCfromCtextbook.CChapterC7CPageC110,CTableC7-3.
OnCtheC8thChourCofCyourCshift,CyouCfindCyourselfCcaughtCupConCyourCtasks.CYourCpatientsC
areCsleeping,Cmedicated,Cclean,CandCsafe.CTwoCofCyourCfellowCnursesCseemCtoCbeCrunningC
behindConCbasicCcareCneedsCofCtheirCclients.CNameC3CwaysCtoCbeCanCeffectiveCteamCplayer
CinCthisCscenario.C(InC100CwordsCorCless.)C-
CAnswer"ICcouldCofferCmyCassistance,CengageCinCactiveClisteningCbyClisteningCtoCtheCnurse's
Cneeds,CandCparticipateCinCchangingCaCclient."
CorrectCanswersCcouldCinclude:CCommunicatingCeffectivelyCwithCtheCotherCnursesC(whatCcan
CIChelpCwith?),CengagingCinCactiveClisteningC(Mr.CJonesCneeds...),CactivelyCparticipatingC(chan
gingCaCpatient,CassistingCinCADLs),CofferingCassistance,CcoordinatingCcareCinCaCtimelyCmanner
C(actingCasCaCproblemCsolver),CbeingCcourteousCtoCtheCnurses.
Rationale:CYouCareCusingCanyCofCtheCTenCQualitiesCofCBeingCanCEffectiveCTeamCPlayerCinCthi
sCscenario.CChapterC7,CpageC112,CBoxC7-5.
ACpatientCwasCadmittedCtoCtheCintensiveCcareCunitCdueCtoCheroinCuseCandCsuicidalCintentio
n.CTheCpatientCwasCagitatedCandCpunchedCtheCnurseCtheCnurseCwhileCsheCwasCgivingCIVCm
edication.CThisCcausedCtheCnurseCtoCfallCbackwardsCandChitCherCheadConCtheCfloor.CTheCnu
rseChadCtoCbeCadmittedCtoCtheChospitalCbecauseCsheCsufferedCaChemorrhageCinCherCbrain.
CThisCeventCisCanCexampleCof:
A.CSentinel
B.CNever
C.CNearCMiss
D.CNoCHarmCEventC-
CAnswer~Rationale:C"Sentinel"CisCcorrect.CSource:CChapterC11,CpageC166CSection(s)CErrorCIde
ntification.C"ACsentinelCeventCisCanCunexpectedCoccurrenceCinvolvingCdeathCorCseriousCphysic
alCorCpsychologicalCinjuryCtoCaCstaffCmemberCorCaCpatient."CInCthisCcase,CitCisCaCphysicalCa
ssaultConCaCstaffCmemberCwhichCneedsCimmediateCinvestigationCandCintervention.CItCcaused
CdamageCthatCcouldCpossiblyCendCinCpermanentCneurologicalCdamageCorCdeath.CTherefore,Ci
tCcanChaveCaCseriousCadverseCoutcomeCmakingCitCaCsentinelCevent.
, **(seeCnote)CTheCotherCchoicesCareCincorrect.CBeneficence-
CrefersCtoCgoodCbeingCdoneCtoCbenefitCothers,CthisCincludesChealthcareCprovidersCpossiblyC
withholdingCinformation,Ctherefore,CkeepingCthemCfromCmakingCaCdecision.CInCthisCexample,
CallCtheCnecessaryCinformationCisCprovided.CJustice-
CrefersCtoCtreatingCeveryoneCtheCsameCregardlessCofCtheirCgender,CsexualCorientation,Cdiseas
e,CorCsocialCstandingCasCstatedCinCtheCtext.CThisCinvolvesCtheCfairCallocationCofCresources,C
notCtheCpatient'sCdecisionConCaCmatter.CFidelityC-
CAlthoughCitChasCtoCdoCwithCloyalty,CinCthisCcase,CfidelityCwouldCnotCapply.CInCfidelity,Cyou
CareCtakingCresponsibilityCforCyourCactionsCandCfulfillingCtheCcommitmentsCyouCmadeCtoCth
eCpatient.
QualityCImprovement'sCgoalCinCtoday'sChealthcareCisCtoCprovideCpatientsCwithCtheChighestCq
ualityCandCsafetyChealthcareCavailable,CListCtheCmainCcomponentsCofCtheCQICprocessCusedCt
oCinsureCtheseCgoals?CSATA
A.CContinuouslyCcollectingCdata
B.CEvaluatingCtheCcost
C.CAnalyzingCandCevaluatingCtheCdata
D.CIdentifyingCtheCindicators
E.CImplementingCtheCChangesC-
CAnswerRationale:C"A,CC,CD,C&CE"CareCcorrect.CSource:CChapterC11,CpageC170,CSectionC(QI)
CQualityCimprovement.CQICisCaCdataCdrivenCapproach,CcommonCsafetyCindicatorsCareCusedCt
oCevaluateCtheCqualityCofCcareC(2018,Cp.C170).
**(seeCnote)CTheCotherCchoiceCisCincorrect.CCostCisCnotCaCcomponentCofCtheCQICprocessCa
sCexplainedCinCinCthisCnursingCprocess.
SATA
TheCmanagementCteamCinCtheCEDCisCplanningCtoCholdCanCinformationCsessionConCwaysCtoC
preventCviolentCbehavior.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCareCwaysCtoCpreventCviolentCbehavior?CSA
TA
A.CRecognizeCbehaviorsCthatCcanCleadCtoCviolenceCsuchCasCthreateningCbodyClanguageCorCex
pressionCofCanger
B.CTakeCprecautionsCwithCthoseCwhoChaveCaChistoryCofCviolence
C.CTellCtheCpersonCtoCstopCbeingCviolent
D.CCallCsecurityCandCreportCtheCsituation
