Intro to Nursing Test 2 UTMB Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Intro to Nursing Test 2 UTMB Questions and Answers 100% Pass NPSG 01.01.01 Identify patients correctly: - The "right patient" of the 7 rights, use at least 2 ways to identify (patients name, date of birth, and patients hospital number), scan barcode Why is the NPSG Identify patients correctly important? - This stops the issue of confusion with patients that have the same name NPSG 02.03.01 Improve staff communication: - Report critical results if tests and diagnostic procedures in a timely manner Regarding the NPSG Improve staff communication, the hospital should have written procedures regarding: - The definition of critical results, by whom and to whom results should be reported, and an acceptable length of time between availability and reporting of results What does the SBAR consist of? - Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation 2Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 The "S" in SBAR should include: - Introducing yourself, some facilities have ISBAR ("I" stands for introduction), explain what is happening with the patient, and why you contacted the health care provider The "B" in SBAR should include: - Reason admitted, and medical history The "A" in SBAR should include: - Physical assessment related to the reason you called, lab values, and diagnostic test results The "R" in SBAR should include: - Ask the HCP to assess the patient, ask to have labs drawn or diagnostic tests ordered, ask to transfer to ICU, ask for a referral, and think about the reason you called HPC regarding recommendation NPSG 03.04-6.01 Improve the safety of using medications: - label all medicines, medicine containers, and other solutions before a procedure, use precaution with patients who take medicine to thin their blood (PO, subq, IV) When verifying doses with another nurse: - 2 licensed (RN or LVN/LPN) nurses should be present for administration of sub q blood thinners and insulin When documenting what medications a patient is taking: - Compare new medications to medications the patient is taking now, patient education regarding medicines the patient should take at home, and patient education regarding bringing up to date medicines at their visit 3Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 NPSG 06.01.01 Use of alarm safety is for: - Blood pressure, telemetry, SpO2, IV pumps, ventilatory, bed alarms, chair alarms, floor alarms The joint commission guidelines for alarm systems: - Reducing the harm associated with clinical alarm systems continues to be a national patient safety goal. The Joint Commission continues to encourage healthcare systems to put policies in place to decrease the burden of unnecessary alarms on staff. Establish policies and procedures for managing the alarms identified that, at a minimum, address the following: - Clinically appropriate settings for alarm signals, when alarm signals can be disabled, when alarm parameters can be changed, who in the organization has the authority to set alarm parameters (nurses!), checking individual alarm signals for accurate settings, proper