NURS 325 MIDTERM 2026
EXPERT VERIFED ACE THE
TEST
Nursing Metaparadigm - ANSWER ✔✔most abstract level of
knowledge that guides how nurses think, act, and deliver care
Nursing Metaparadigm Core Concepts - ANSWER ✔✔Person:
recipient of nursing care
Environment: context in which health relationships take place
Health: state of well-being as defined by the person
Nursing: actions characteristics and knowledge base of the nurse
, IOM Report - ANSWER ✔✔advocated health team collaborative care
as a key means of delivering complex care, particularly for management
of chronic illness; called for a transformed healthcare system
Miscommunication accounts for what percentage of medical errors? -
ANSWER ✔✔60%-70%
Safety - ANSWER ✔✔prevention of harm to the patient
Patient Safety (WHO definition) - ANSWER ✔✔the prevention of
errors and adverse effects to patients associated with healthcare
When asked to identify which profession was responsible for patient
safety, 90%-96% of all disciplines said who was responsible? -
ANSWER ✔✔Nurses ;-;
Why is patient safety both a complex system issue and an individual
responsibility? - ANSWER ✔✔because there's systemic flaws like
lack of standardized procedures, fragmented communications, and
organizational barriers; and because nurses have the critical role of
catching errors before they reach the patient
Why do handoffs have an increased risk for error? - ANSWER
✔✔frequent interruptions, inconsistent report format, and omission of
key info
EXPERT VERIFED ACE THE
TEST
Nursing Metaparadigm - ANSWER ✔✔most abstract level of
knowledge that guides how nurses think, act, and deliver care
Nursing Metaparadigm Core Concepts - ANSWER ✔✔Person:
recipient of nursing care
Environment: context in which health relationships take place
Health: state of well-being as defined by the person
Nursing: actions characteristics and knowledge base of the nurse
, IOM Report - ANSWER ✔✔advocated health team collaborative care
as a key means of delivering complex care, particularly for management
of chronic illness; called for a transformed healthcare system
Miscommunication accounts for what percentage of medical errors? -
ANSWER ✔✔60%-70%
Safety - ANSWER ✔✔prevention of harm to the patient
Patient Safety (WHO definition) - ANSWER ✔✔the prevention of
errors and adverse effects to patients associated with healthcare
When asked to identify which profession was responsible for patient
safety, 90%-96% of all disciplines said who was responsible? -
ANSWER ✔✔Nurses ;-;
Why is patient safety both a complex system issue and an individual
responsibility? - ANSWER ✔✔because there's systemic flaws like
lack of standardized procedures, fragmented communications, and
organizational barriers; and because nurses have the critical role of
catching errors before they reach the patient
Why do handoffs have an increased risk for error? - ANSWER
✔✔frequent interruptions, inconsistent report format, and omission of
key info
