NSG 100 EXAM 2 | UPDATED ACTUAL | COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
• Adverse event -✓✓ANSWER: unintended harm by an act of wrong doing or
omission rather than harm occurring as a result of disease
• Adverse event examples -✓✓ANSWER: Patient fall
Medication errors
Surgical site infections
• Near miss -✓✓ANSWER: error that could have harmed a patient but did not as a
result of chance, or was caught before damage occurred
• Sentinel event -✓✓ANSWER: unexpected occurrence involving death or serious
injury
• Factors that influence a safe healthcare environment -✓✓ANSWER:
Organizational culture of safety
Communication
Teamwork
Staff Training
Competency
• Just Culture -✓✓ANSWER: refers to a culture where staff are willing to come
forward with information about errors so everyone can learn from mistakes
,• Rights of Medication Administration -✓✓ANSWER: Right patient
Right medication
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right documentation
• SBAR -✓✓ANSWER: Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
• What factors can influence safety in a healthcare setting? -✓✓ANSWER: lack of
communication
lack of proper documentation
lack of knowledge/skills
human factors, i.e. nurse fatigue
• National Patient Safety Goals -✓✓ANSWER: Identify patients correctly
Use medicines safely
Prevent infection
Improve health care equity
Prevent mistakes in surgery
, • Common sources of medication errors -✓✓ANSWER: Distractions
Incorrect dosage
Poor documentation
• The role of the nurse in creating a culture of safety -✓✓ANSWER: -Providing
safe and evidence-based care
-Maintaining clinical competency through continuing education
-Advocate for safe environments
-Reporting near-miss events
• Risk factors for fetal mortality -✓✓ANSWER: maternal obesity
maternal smoking
hypertension or diabetes
congenital anomalies
infections
placenta/cord problems
intrauterine growth retardation
• Causes of infant mortality -✓✓ANSWER: Congenital anomalies
SIDS
Unintentional injuries
Abuse/neglect
• Newborn screenings for birth defects not visible -✓✓ANSWER: Hearing
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
• Adverse event -✓✓ANSWER: unintended harm by an act of wrong doing or
omission rather than harm occurring as a result of disease
• Adverse event examples -✓✓ANSWER: Patient fall
Medication errors
Surgical site infections
• Near miss -✓✓ANSWER: error that could have harmed a patient but did not as a
result of chance, or was caught before damage occurred
• Sentinel event -✓✓ANSWER: unexpected occurrence involving death or serious
injury
• Factors that influence a safe healthcare environment -✓✓ANSWER:
Organizational culture of safety
Communication
Teamwork
Staff Training
Competency
• Just Culture -✓✓ANSWER: refers to a culture where staff are willing to come
forward with information about errors so everyone can learn from mistakes
,• Rights of Medication Administration -✓✓ANSWER: Right patient
Right medication
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right documentation
• SBAR -✓✓ANSWER: Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
• What factors can influence safety in a healthcare setting? -✓✓ANSWER: lack of
communication
lack of proper documentation
lack of knowledge/skills
human factors, i.e. nurse fatigue
• National Patient Safety Goals -✓✓ANSWER: Identify patients correctly
Use medicines safely
Prevent infection
Improve health care equity
Prevent mistakes in surgery
, • Common sources of medication errors -✓✓ANSWER: Distractions
Incorrect dosage
Poor documentation
• The role of the nurse in creating a culture of safety -✓✓ANSWER: -Providing
safe and evidence-based care
-Maintaining clinical competency through continuing education
-Advocate for safe environments
-Reporting near-miss events
• Risk factors for fetal mortality -✓✓ANSWER: maternal obesity
maternal smoking
hypertension or diabetes
congenital anomalies
infections
placenta/cord problems
intrauterine growth retardation
• Causes of infant mortality -✓✓ANSWER: Congenital anomalies
SIDS
Unintentional injuries
Abuse/neglect
• Newborn screenings for birth defects not visible -✓✓ANSWER: Hearing
