NSG 3180 Unit 1 Questions and
Answers| 100% VERIFIED|
A 16 year old trauma victim arrives in the ED with a life-threatening condition
and requires emergency surgery. The nurse knows that:
a. a parent/guardian must give consent
b. the patient can give consent if she provides proof of emancipation
c. the patient must first be evaluated for competency before obtaining consent
d. surgery can be performed without consent - ----ANS:d. surgery can be
performed without consent
A nurse attends an in-service aimed to educate staff about reporting hospital
errors. The nurse demonstrates understanding when listing which of the
following as being NOT consistent with creating a culture of safety?
a. creating a way to advise and compensate harmed patients
b. supporting care providers after adverse events
c. ensuring the negative consequences of disclosing errors serve as a guide
d. installing a nonpunitive reporting system - ----ANS:c. ensuring the negative
consequences of disclosing errors serve as a guide
A nurse is required to provide all information specific to a prescribed
treatment, and offer the chance to ask questions or share concerns before
requesting a signature on a consent form to which client?
a. a physically disabled 30 year old
b. a 17 year old child with a sudden life-threatening injury
c. an emancipated minor
d. an adult who fell and fractured a femur whose blood alcohol level is 0.13% -
----ANS:a physically disabled 30 year old
A nurse manager is teaching a group of nurses about patient safety. The
nurse manager teaches the nurses that safety is defined as "avoidance,
prevention, and amelioration of adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from
the process of health care itself. What is the source of this definition?
a. Hippocratic oath
,b. National Patient Safety Foundation
c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing
d. American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics - ----ANS:b. National Patient
Safety Foundation
A nurse manager reminds staff that if an adverse event occurs, everyone's
focus needs to be on:
a. how the aviation industry would handle things
b. correcting system flaws to avoid future events
c. the fact that only a tiny fraction of unsafe care incidents are reported
d. determining what staff members made the error - ----ANS:b. correcting
system flaws to avoid future events
A nurse manager sets a goal to establish a new safety culture on a hospital
unit. The nurse manager recognizes that basic components in establishing a
new safety culture include:
a. support of effective health care teamwork
b. encouragement of individualism
c. discouragement of new concepts
d. promotion of a hierarchial system - ----ANS:a. support of effective health
care teamwork
A nurse recognizes that strategies for clear, accurate communication to
promote patient safety include which of the following:
a. establishing a safe environment
b. maintaining a climate of closed communication
c. using unique interdisciplinary communication tools
d. using communication tools that promote vague communication - ----ANS:a.
establishing a safe environment
A nurse values autonomy and self-determination as well as the preservation of
life. This is an example of:
a. conceptions of the ideal
b. cognitive dissonance
c. operative values
d. commitment - ----ANS:b. cognitive dissonance
, A patient with schizophrenia has been stabilized on long-acting haloperidol, an
antipsychotic medication that is administered by injection every 3 weeks. The
physician switches the medication to seroquel, a new antipsychotic med that
is administered twice a day. The patient complains that he cannot afford the
new medication and will not be able to remember to take it. The physician
replies, "I can't help that; I have to treat you the way I think is best." The
patient's nurse may experience:
a. paternalism
b. cognitive dissonance
c. nonmaleficence
d. moral distress - ----ANS:d. moral distress
A preoperative assessment shows that a patient's hemoglobin level is
dropping. The anesthetist orders 3 units of blood to be administered. The
nurse administers the first unit before discovering that the patient is a
Jehovah's Witness, as documented in the record. This scenario is referred to
using what phrase?
a. professional conduct
b. a negligent act
c. physical abuse
d. breaching patient confidentiality - ----ANS:b. a negligent act
A specific, structured list of actions to be performed in a specific clinical setting
whose contents are based on evidence. Following this ensures that key steps
will not be omitted or important information missed due to fatigue, pressure,
distraction, or other factors - ----ANS:Checklists
A student nurse is learning about how to reduce errors and increase safety.
The nursing instructor recognizes that further teaching is warranted when the
student nurse states which of the following:
a. "when communicating with patients, I will be clear."
b. "I will be timely in my communication with patients"
c. "I will promote communication with patients that is ambiguous"
d. "When communicating with patients, I will ensure the patient understood" -
----ANS:c. "I will promote communicating with patients that is ambiguous"
Answers| 100% VERIFIED|
A 16 year old trauma victim arrives in the ED with a life-threatening condition
and requires emergency surgery. The nurse knows that:
a. a parent/guardian must give consent
b. the patient can give consent if she provides proof of emancipation
c. the patient must first be evaluated for competency before obtaining consent
d. surgery can be performed without consent - ----ANS:d. surgery can be
performed without consent
A nurse attends an in-service aimed to educate staff about reporting hospital
errors. The nurse demonstrates understanding when listing which of the
following as being NOT consistent with creating a culture of safety?
a. creating a way to advise and compensate harmed patients
b. supporting care providers after adverse events
c. ensuring the negative consequences of disclosing errors serve as a guide
d. installing a nonpunitive reporting system - ----ANS:c. ensuring the negative
consequences of disclosing errors serve as a guide
A nurse is required to provide all information specific to a prescribed
treatment, and offer the chance to ask questions or share concerns before
requesting a signature on a consent form to which client?
a. a physically disabled 30 year old
b. a 17 year old child with a sudden life-threatening injury
c. an emancipated minor
d. an adult who fell and fractured a femur whose blood alcohol level is 0.13% -
----ANS:a physically disabled 30 year old
A nurse manager is teaching a group of nurses about patient safety. The
nurse manager teaches the nurses that safety is defined as "avoidance,
prevention, and amelioration of adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from
the process of health care itself. What is the source of this definition?
a. Hippocratic oath
,b. National Patient Safety Foundation
c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing
d. American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics - ----ANS:b. National Patient
Safety Foundation
A nurse manager reminds staff that if an adverse event occurs, everyone's
focus needs to be on:
a. how the aviation industry would handle things
b. correcting system flaws to avoid future events
c. the fact that only a tiny fraction of unsafe care incidents are reported
d. determining what staff members made the error - ----ANS:b. correcting
system flaws to avoid future events
A nurse manager sets a goal to establish a new safety culture on a hospital
unit. The nurse manager recognizes that basic components in establishing a
new safety culture include:
a. support of effective health care teamwork
b. encouragement of individualism
c. discouragement of new concepts
d. promotion of a hierarchial system - ----ANS:a. support of effective health
care teamwork
A nurse recognizes that strategies for clear, accurate communication to
promote patient safety include which of the following:
a. establishing a safe environment
b. maintaining a climate of closed communication
c. using unique interdisciplinary communication tools
d. using communication tools that promote vague communication - ----ANS:a.
establishing a safe environment
A nurse values autonomy and self-determination as well as the preservation of
life. This is an example of:
a. conceptions of the ideal
b. cognitive dissonance
c. operative values
d. commitment - ----ANS:b. cognitive dissonance
, A patient with schizophrenia has been stabilized on long-acting haloperidol, an
antipsychotic medication that is administered by injection every 3 weeks. The
physician switches the medication to seroquel, a new antipsychotic med that
is administered twice a day. The patient complains that he cannot afford the
new medication and will not be able to remember to take it. The physician
replies, "I can't help that; I have to treat you the way I think is best." The
patient's nurse may experience:
a. paternalism
b. cognitive dissonance
c. nonmaleficence
d. moral distress - ----ANS:d. moral distress
A preoperative assessment shows that a patient's hemoglobin level is
dropping. The anesthetist orders 3 units of blood to be administered. The
nurse administers the first unit before discovering that the patient is a
Jehovah's Witness, as documented in the record. This scenario is referred to
using what phrase?
a. professional conduct
b. a negligent act
c. physical abuse
d. breaching patient confidentiality - ----ANS:b. a negligent act
A specific, structured list of actions to be performed in a specific clinical setting
whose contents are based on evidence. Following this ensures that key steps
will not be omitted or important information missed due to fatigue, pressure,
distraction, or other factors - ----ANS:Checklists
A student nurse is learning about how to reduce errors and increase safety.
The nursing instructor recognizes that further teaching is warranted when the
student nurse states which of the following:
a. "when communicating with patients, I will be clear."
b. "I will be timely in my communication with patients"
c. "I will promote communication with patients that is ambiguous"
d. "When communicating with patients, I will ensure the patient understood" -
----ANS:c. "I will promote communicating with patients that is ambiguous"
