NUR 170 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ Root Cause Analysis.
Answer: Happens after a sentinel event to find the cause of a
sentinel event.
◉ Quality Assurance.
Answer: Keeps track of sentinel events, and works to educate staff
on how to avoid them
◉ Mandatory Reporting.
Answer: Child or elder abuse, gun violence or burns, penetration
wounds, infectious disease, coworkers under the influence. You have
the suspicion of it, but not the evidence to back it up. You are not
entitled to do your own investigation
*Ensure you are following your institution/facility's chain of
command when reporting*
◉ Six Aims of Healthcare (Quality Improvement).
Answer: Safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, equitable
Pearson, pg 2858
,◉ Electronic Medical Record.
Answer: Focuses on diagnosis and treatment. Stays within a clinical
setting
◉ Electronic Health Record.
Answer: Gives broader view on a patient's health. Designed to be
viewed in multiple disciplines, and provides patients with more
comprehensive management of health
◉ Good Faith Immunity.
Answer: Healthcare workers are protected from civil or criminal
liabilities when they report suspected child abuse in good faith.
◉ Is mandatory reporting a violation of HIPAA?.
Answer: NO. Mandatory reporting may force the healthcare provider
to reveal protected health information to the person doing the
investigation (diagnosis, patient's name, age, address, etc.) and is not
a considered a violation of HIPAA.
◉ Negligence.
Answer: A nurse fails to implement safety measures for a client
, Ex. A nurse does not follow safety measures for a client at risk for
falls, and the patient falls as a result
◉ Malpractice.
Answer: Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards.
When a nurse makes errors that is not up to nursing standards
Ex. Failing to do the 7 rights of medicine administration and gives
the patient the incorrect dose of a med
◉ Difference between practicing medicine and nursing?.
Answer: Medicine follows the medical model, while nursing looks at
patients as a whole (holistic) and sees how things impact their lives
◉ Who gathers the data of the mandatory reporting/sentinel events
and puts it into national patient safety goals?.
Answer: The Joint Commission
◉ Quality Assurance Nurses.
Answer: Keep track of sentinel events and help build how they are
going to educate the staff.
◉ Evidence Based Practice.
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ Root Cause Analysis.
Answer: Happens after a sentinel event to find the cause of a
sentinel event.
◉ Quality Assurance.
Answer: Keeps track of sentinel events, and works to educate staff
on how to avoid them
◉ Mandatory Reporting.
Answer: Child or elder abuse, gun violence or burns, penetration
wounds, infectious disease, coworkers under the influence. You have
the suspicion of it, but not the evidence to back it up. You are not
entitled to do your own investigation
*Ensure you are following your institution/facility's chain of
command when reporting*
◉ Six Aims of Healthcare (Quality Improvement).
Answer: Safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, equitable
Pearson, pg 2858
,◉ Electronic Medical Record.
Answer: Focuses on diagnosis and treatment. Stays within a clinical
setting
◉ Electronic Health Record.
Answer: Gives broader view on a patient's health. Designed to be
viewed in multiple disciplines, and provides patients with more
comprehensive management of health
◉ Good Faith Immunity.
Answer: Healthcare workers are protected from civil or criminal
liabilities when they report suspected child abuse in good faith.
◉ Is mandatory reporting a violation of HIPAA?.
Answer: NO. Mandatory reporting may force the healthcare provider
to reveal protected health information to the person doing the
investigation (diagnosis, patient's name, age, address, etc.) and is not
a considered a violation of HIPAA.
◉ Negligence.
Answer: A nurse fails to implement safety measures for a client
, Ex. A nurse does not follow safety measures for a client at risk for
falls, and the patient falls as a result
◉ Malpractice.
Answer: Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards.
When a nurse makes errors that is not up to nursing standards
Ex. Failing to do the 7 rights of medicine administration and gives
the patient the incorrect dose of a med
◉ Difference between practicing medicine and nursing?.
Answer: Medicine follows the medical model, while nursing looks at
patients as a whole (holistic) and sees how things impact their lives
◉ Who gathers the data of the mandatory reporting/sentinel events
and puts it into national patient safety goals?.
Answer: The Joint Commission
◉ Quality Assurance Nurses.
Answer: Keep track of sentinel events and help build how they are
going to educate the staff.
◉ Evidence Based Practice.
