NUR 2206 Latest Exam 1 Questions
and All Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
What is patient safety? - Answer prevention, reduction, reporting, and analysis of errors
To Err is Human - Answer challenged the healthcare system to focus on medical errors
false: a nurse should avoid restraints - Answer true or false: a nurse should always resort to
using restraints
Why is patient safety important? - Answer •REDUCES THE RISK FOR ILLNESS & INJURY
•REDUCE LENGTH OF STAY (LOS)
•PROMOTES PATIENT WELL-BEING
•PROTECTS THE STAFF
TeamSTEPPS - Answer Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety
SBAR - Answer Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
(a part of TeamSTEPPS)
Medical error - Answer the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the
use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - Answer a federal agency established to
improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for Americans
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) - Answer An organization devoted to safe
medication practices and the prevention of errors
Institute of Medicine (IOM) - Answer Non-governmental, independent, and nonprofit
organization that provides unbiased, expert advice to governmental and private decision-
makers, as well as the public.
,Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN) 6 competencies - Answer patient-centered
care, teamwork/collaboration, EBP, quality improvement, safety, informatics
work arounds - Answer o taking shortcuts from the expectations to achieve the same result
in an easier/faster method
o these often occur as a result of poorly designed processes or equipment in a facility
dangerous abbreviations - Answer o certain abbreviations can mean different things than
intended which can decrease patient safety and harm the pt
KSAs - Answer knowledge, skills, attitudes
Adverse Event (AE) - Answer injury caused by medical care
Adverse Drug Event (ADE) - Answer adverse event involving medication use (allergic reaction,
side effects not expected)
Sentinel Event - Answer adverse event that causes death or serious harm to patient; usually
event is not expected/anticipated (fall and break a hip)
Medication Errors - Answer preventable event related to mistake in prescribing, dispensing,
and/or administering medications
Root Cause Analysis - Answer process of identifying the cause and factors contributing to
adverse events; identifying underlying problems that increase the likelihood of errors while
avoiding focusing mistakes by individuals
Reporting of Errors - Answer Blame-free, non-punitive reporting systems aimed at
decreasing errors and improving quality care and patient safety
Communication - Answer Interprofessional communication (IPC) and SBAR
Organizational error reporting systems - Answer data from errors is shared with the team
Culture of Safety and Sammer Article - Answer - Talks about how safety has seven
subcultures
1. Leadership
, 2. Teamwork
3. Evidence-based
4. Communication
5. Learning
6. Just
7. Patient-centered
- Talks about how the entire healthcare team is in charge of patient safety
- Preventable medical errors are responsible for A LOT of deaths and the best
Rounding - Answer pain, potty, position; check on patients frequently
Huddles - Answer group meetings before and during shift
Peer checking - Answer help out your peers
Checklists - Answer safety strategy to ensure completing every task
Mnemonics - Answer help remember tasks and eliminate errors
60 second situational awareness - Answer what to look for when you first walk into the
patient's room (IV lines, clutter, call button, etc.)
Safety enhancing techniques - Answer bar coding, computer provider order entry (CPOE),
smart pumps, automatic alerts
Culture of safety key elements - Answer leadership, environment, communication
just culture - Answer blame free environment to encourage error reporting
I'M SAFE (TeamSTEPPS checklist) - Answer illness, meds, stress, alcohol/drugs, fatigue,
eating/elimination; checklist for you to evaluate your ability to safely care for patients
a. Rescue the patient - Answer When a fire occurs in a patient's room, which of the following
would be the nurse's priority action?
a. Rescue the patient.
b. Extinguish the fire.
and All Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
What is patient safety? - Answer prevention, reduction, reporting, and analysis of errors
To Err is Human - Answer challenged the healthcare system to focus on medical errors
false: a nurse should avoid restraints - Answer true or false: a nurse should always resort to
using restraints
Why is patient safety important? - Answer •REDUCES THE RISK FOR ILLNESS & INJURY
•REDUCE LENGTH OF STAY (LOS)
•PROMOTES PATIENT WELL-BEING
•PROTECTS THE STAFF
TeamSTEPPS - Answer Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety
SBAR - Answer Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
(a part of TeamSTEPPS)
Medical error - Answer the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the
use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - Answer a federal agency established to
improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for Americans
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) - Answer An organization devoted to safe
medication practices and the prevention of errors
Institute of Medicine (IOM) - Answer Non-governmental, independent, and nonprofit
organization that provides unbiased, expert advice to governmental and private decision-
makers, as well as the public.
,Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN) 6 competencies - Answer patient-centered
care, teamwork/collaboration, EBP, quality improvement, safety, informatics
work arounds - Answer o taking shortcuts from the expectations to achieve the same result
in an easier/faster method
o these often occur as a result of poorly designed processes or equipment in a facility
dangerous abbreviations - Answer o certain abbreviations can mean different things than
intended which can decrease patient safety and harm the pt
KSAs - Answer knowledge, skills, attitudes
Adverse Event (AE) - Answer injury caused by medical care
Adverse Drug Event (ADE) - Answer adverse event involving medication use (allergic reaction,
side effects not expected)
Sentinel Event - Answer adverse event that causes death or serious harm to patient; usually
event is not expected/anticipated (fall and break a hip)
Medication Errors - Answer preventable event related to mistake in prescribing, dispensing,
and/or administering medications
Root Cause Analysis - Answer process of identifying the cause and factors contributing to
adverse events; identifying underlying problems that increase the likelihood of errors while
avoiding focusing mistakes by individuals
Reporting of Errors - Answer Blame-free, non-punitive reporting systems aimed at
decreasing errors and improving quality care and patient safety
Communication - Answer Interprofessional communication (IPC) and SBAR
Organizational error reporting systems - Answer data from errors is shared with the team
Culture of Safety and Sammer Article - Answer - Talks about how safety has seven
subcultures
1. Leadership
, 2. Teamwork
3. Evidence-based
4. Communication
5. Learning
6. Just
7. Patient-centered
- Talks about how the entire healthcare team is in charge of patient safety
- Preventable medical errors are responsible for A LOT of deaths and the best
Rounding - Answer pain, potty, position; check on patients frequently
Huddles - Answer group meetings before and during shift
Peer checking - Answer help out your peers
Checklists - Answer safety strategy to ensure completing every task
Mnemonics - Answer help remember tasks and eliminate errors
60 second situational awareness - Answer what to look for when you first walk into the
patient's room (IV lines, clutter, call button, etc.)
Safety enhancing techniques - Answer bar coding, computer provider order entry (CPOE),
smart pumps, automatic alerts
Culture of safety key elements - Answer leadership, environment, communication
just culture - Answer blame free environment to encourage error reporting
I'M SAFE (TeamSTEPPS checklist) - Answer illness, meds, stress, alcohol/drugs, fatigue,
eating/elimination; checklist for you to evaluate your ability to safely care for patients
a. Rescue the patient - Answer When a fire occurs in a patient's room, which of the following
would be the nurse's priority action?
a. Rescue the patient.
b. Extinguish the fire.
