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Professional Nursing EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS||100% GUARANTEED PASS||UPDATED 2026/2027 SYLLABUS||ALREADY A+ GRADED||NEWEST VERSION What is an Sentinel event? - ANSWER A preventable event that results in serious injury or death Ex: Giving medication to wrong patient, which kills them What is a Root Cause Analysis? - ANSWER Examining errors, figuring out what happened How do you analyze Root Cause Analysis as said by the Joint Commission? - ANSWER -What happened? -Why did it happen? -What were the most proximate factors? Ex: Human, equipment, interruptions, distractions -Which systems and processes underlie those proximate factors? Ex: Human resources, leadership, communication What is Just Culture? - ANSWER A culture of safety and a blame-free work environment What are some safety issues for nursing staff? - ANSWER Needle sticks Infections Ergonomics (lifting) Violence What are the National Patient Safety Goals? - ANSWER -Improve the accuracy of patient identification -Improve the effectiveness of communication around caregivers -Improve the safety of using medications -Improve the system of clinical alarm systems (alarm fatigue) -Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections -The hospital identifies safety risks inherent in its patient population What is the Joint Commission focused on? - ANSWER -Evaluate organizations and accredit them -Committed to CQI (Continued Quality Improvement) -Survey and visits -Standards (Environment of care and outcomes) What are National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators? - ANSWER Examine performance based on clearly defined criteria, report cards What does Benchmarking mean? - ANSWER Evaluating or checking something by comparison with another institution What are Standards of Care? - ANSWER Minimum requirements that must be met in a certain situation, apart of policy Ex: Patient comes in with MI Chapter 6: Law and Ethics - ANSWER What does the Nurse Practice Act do? - ANSWER -Defines practice professional nursing -Sets educational and other requirements for licensure -Determines legal titles -Provides for disciplinary action What is the MAIN goal of the Nurse Practice Act? - ANSWER Protect the public's health, safety, and welfare What is the primary purpose of the Ohio Board of Nursing? - ANSWER Actively safeguard the health of the public through the effective regulation of nursing care Who makes up the Ohio Board of Nursing? - ANSWER 8 RNs: Advanced practice nurse Staff nurse Educator Dialysis expert 4 LPNs Who may call themselves nurses? - ANSWER RNs and LPNs only (with a current licensure) What is the NCLEX? - ANSWER National nursing examination to obtain licensure What is Licensure by Endorsement? - ANSWER RNs may practice in different states without repeating the licensing examination (must pay fee and submit proof of licensure in another state) What are Compact states? - ANSWER Allows RNs to have one license yet practice in other compact member states, does not require application, has been adopted by 24 states

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Professional Nursing EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS||100% GUARANTEED
PASS||UPDATED 2026/2027
SYLLABUS||ALREADY A+
GRADED||<<NEWEST VERSION>>
What is an Sentinel event? - ANSWER ✓ A preventable event that results in
serious injury or death
Ex: Giving medication to wrong patient, which kills them

What is a Root Cause Analysis? - ANSWER ✓ Examining errors, figuring out
what happened

How do you analyze Root Cause Analysis as said by the Joint Commission? -
ANSWER ✓ -What happened?
-Why did it happen?
-What were the most proximate factors?
Ex: Human, equipment, interruptions, distractions
-Which systems and processes underlie those proximate factors?
Ex: Human resources, leadership, communication

What is Just Culture? - ANSWER ✓ A culture of safety and a blame-free work
environment

What are some safety issues for nursing staff? - ANSWER ✓ Needle sticks
Infections
Ergonomics (lifting)
Violence

What are the National Patient Safety Goals? - ANSWER ✓ -Improve the accuracy
of patient identification
-Improve the effectiveness of communication around caregivers

, -Improve the safety of using medications
-Improve the system of clinical alarm systems (alarm fatigue)
-Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections
-The hospital identifies safety risks inherent in its patient population

What is the Joint Commission focused on? - ANSWER ✓ -Evaluate organizations
and accredit them
-Committed to CQI (Continued Quality Improvement)
-Survey and visits
-Standards (Environment of care and outcomes)

What are National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators? - ANSWER ✓
Examine performance based on clearly defined criteria, report cards

What does Benchmarking mean? - ANSWER ✓ Evaluating or checking
something by comparison with another institution

What are Standards of Care? - ANSWER ✓ Minimum requirements that must be
met in a certain situation, apart of policy
Ex: Patient comes in with MI

Chapter 6: Law and Ethics - ANSWER ✓

What does the Nurse Practice Act do? - ANSWER ✓ -Defines practice
professional nursing
-Sets educational and other requirements for licensure
-Determines legal titles
-Provides for disciplinary action

What is the MAIN goal of the Nurse Practice Act? - ANSWER ✓ Protect the
public's health, safety, and welfare

What is the primary purpose of the Ohio Board of Nursing? - ANSWER ✓
Actively safeguard the health of the public through the effective regulation of
nursing care

Who makes up the Ohio Board of Nursing? - ANSWER ✓ 8 RNs:
Advanced practice nurse

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