Nur’s 1871 CSCC Final Exam 1
Questions and All Correct Answers
2025-2026.
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? - Answer Treatment error
In an agency with a culture of safety, when an error or patient safety issue is identified, the
individual who reports the problem knows which information? - Answer Near misses in
healthcare are used to improve care
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? - Answer Care coordination
A defining characteristic of high reliability organizations (HROs) is sensitivity to operations.
Which of the following is a manifestation of this characteristic? - Answer Process anomalies
and outliers are quickly identified
Which phrase indicates that reporting of errors is valued and is free of reprisal or personal risk?
- Answer Just culture
What is the primary benefit to classifying errors as either active or latent? - Answer More
accurate identification of the part of the system needing improvement
Which of the following concepts would a nurse think has the strongest link to safety? (Select all
that apply.) - Answer Communication, Quality, Regulation, and Teamwork
A patient states that everything has been going great; however, the nurse observe the patient
biting his nails and fidgeting. What type of communication does the nurse recognize from the
patient's actions and statements? - Answer Paralinguistic
Which of the following communication terms can be applied to this statement: How messages
are received and interpreted would include personal states such as mood disturbance,
environmental stimuli related to the setting of the communication, and contextual variables? -
Answer Metacommunication
, Which therapeutic communication technique is being used in this nurse-client interaction?
Patient: "My father was abusive often." Nurse: "Your father was an abusive man?." - Answer
Restatement
"Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all" is the mission statement of which
professional group? - Answer American Nurses Association
What group is primarily protected under the laws that regulate nursing practice? - Answer
The public
Professionalism exemplars related to leadership include which attribute? - Answer Influential
The ability to receive and interpret stimuli has nursing implications that are a priority in what
human need? - Answer Safety
A patient voices an understanding of instructions about furosemide (Lasix) when he makes
which statement? - Answer "If I notice ringing in my ears, I will call the doctor."
The nurse is surveying the assisted living facility regarding safety features for patients with
sensory deficits. Which are the most appropriate accommodations? - Answer Fire and smoke
alarms with both sound and flashing lights
The nurse is reviewing the health history from of a 69-year-old. Which finding would alert the
nurse that there is a problem that needs referral to the health care provider? - Answer I can't
see as far over to the side
To assess the functioning of the trigeminal and facial nerves (cranial nerves V and VII), the nurse
should: - Answer Shine a light into the patient's pupil.
Which nursing diagnoses for patients with sensory perceptual variances may be included in a
plan of care? - Answer Risk for injury, impaired mobility and Altered nutrition that is less
than the body requirements
The nurse is speaking to a group of teenagers about the risk associated with tanning. Which
information should the nurse include when teaching this group? - Answer Try to stay out of
the sun between the hours of 10 AM and 2 PM (regular time).
Questions and All Correct Answers
2025-2026.
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? - Answer Treatment error
In an agency with a culture of safety, when an error or patient safety issue is identified, the
individual who reports the problem knows which information? - Answer Near misses in
healthcare are used to improve care
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? - Answer Care coordination
A defining characteristic of high reliability organizations (HROs) is sensitivity to operations.
Which of the following is a manifestation of this characteristic? - Answer Process anomalies
and outliers are quickly identified
Which phrase indicates that reporting of errors is valued and is free of reprisal or personal risk?
- Answer Just culture
What is the primary benefit to classifying errors as either active or latent? - Answer More
accurate identification of the part of the system needing improvement
Which of the following concepts would a nurse think has the strongest link to safety? (Select all
that apply.) - Answer Communication, Quality, Regulation, and Teamwork
A patient states that everything has been going great; however, the nurse observe the patient
biting his nails and fidgeting. What type of communication does the nurse recognize from the
patient's actions and statements? - Answer Paralinguistic
Which of the following communication terms can be applied to this statement: How messages
are received and interpreted would include personal states such as mood disturbance,
environmental stimuli related to the setting of the communication, and contextual variables? -
Answer Metacommunication
, Which therapeutic communication technique is being used in this nurse-client interaction?
Patient: "My father was abusive often." Nurse: "Your father was an abusive man?." - Answer
Restatement
"Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all" is the mission statement of which
professional group? - Answer American Nurses Association
What group is primarily protected under the laws that regulate nursing practice? - Answer
The public
Professionalism exemplars related to leadership include which attribute? - Answer Influential
The ability to receive and interpret stimuli has nursing implications that are a priority in what
human need? - Answer Safety
A patient voices an understanding of instructions about furosemide (Lasix) when he makes
which statement? - Answer "If I notice ringing in my ears, I will call the doctor."
The nurse is surveying the assisted living facility regarding safety features for patients with
sensory deficits. Which are the most appropriate accommodations? - Answer Fire and smoke
alarms with both sound and flashing lights
The nurse is reviewing the health history from of a 69-year-old. Which finding would alert the
nurse that there is a problem that needs referral to the health care provider? - Answer I can't
see as far over to the side
To assess the functioning of the trigeminal and facial nerves (cranial nerves V and VII), the nurse
should: - Answer Shine a light into the patient's pupil.
Which nursing diagnoses for patients with sensory perceptual variances may be included in a
plan of care? - Answer Risk for injury, impaired mobility and Altered nutrition that is less
than the body requirements
The nurse is speaking to a group of teenagers about the risk associated with tanning. Which
information should the nurse include when teaching this group? - Answer Try to stay out of
the sun between the hours of 10 AM and 2 PM (regular time).
