,
,
, ◦
Chaptero1 ConceptsoandoTrendsvinoHealthcare
◦ Aonewonurseoisoworkingowithoaopreceptoroonoanoinpatientomedical-
surgicalounit.oThepreceptoroadvisesotheostudentthatwhichoisvtheoprioritywheno
workingoasoaprofessionalonurse?
◦ Attendingotooholisticoclientoneeds
◦ Ensuringoclientosafety
◦ Notomakingmedicationoerrors
◦ Providingoclient-
ofocusedocareo
ANSWER:oB
◦ Alloactionsoareoappropriateoforotheoprofessionalonurse.oHowever,oensuori
ngclientosafetyisothepriority.oUptoo98,000odeathsoresultoeachoyearofromoerrorsoinohoosp
italocare,oaccordingotootheo2000oInstituteoofoMedicineoreport.oManyomoreoclientshaveosuff
eredoinjuriesoandolessvseriousooutcomes.oEveryonurseohasvtheoresponsibilityotooguardotheocli
entsosafety.
◦ DIF:oUnderstanding/ComprehensionoREF:o2Ko
EY:oPatientosafetyoMSC:oIntegratedoProcess:oNursingoProco
ess:oIntervention
◦ NOT:oClientoNeedsoCategory:oSafeoandoEffectiveoCaro
eEnvironment:oSafetyoandoInfectionoControl
◦ Aonurseoisoorientingoaonewoclientoandofamilyotootheoinpatientounit.oWhatoinfoorm
ationodoesothenurseprovideotohelptheoclientpromoteohisooroheroownsafetoy?
◦ Encourageotheo clientoandofamilyo toobeoactiveopartners.
◦ Haveotheoclientmonitorohandohygieneinocaregivers.
◦ Offerthefamilytheopportunitytoostaywithotheoclient.
◦ Tellotheoclientotooalwaysowearohisoor
heroarmband.
oANSWER:o
A
◦ Eachoactionocouldobeoimportantoforotheoclientoorofamilyotooperform.o
However,oencouragingotheclienttoobeoactiveoinohisooroherohealthocareoasoaopartneroisvo t
heomostvcritical.oTheootheroactionsoare
◦
◦ verylimitedinoscopeandodonotprovidethebroadoprotectionthao
tbeingoactiveoandoinvolvedodoes.
◦ DIF:oUnderstanding/ComprehensionoREF:o3Ko
EY:oPatientosafetyoMSC:oIntegratedoProcess:oTeaching/oLeo
arning
◦ NOT:oClientoNeedsoCategory:oSafeoandoEffectiveoCare
,
, ◦
Chaptero1 ConceptsoandoTrendsvinoHealthcare
◦ Aonewonurseoisoworkingowithoaopreceptoroonoanoinpatientomedical-
surgicalounit.oThepreceptoroadvisesotheostudentthatwhichoisvtheoprioritywheno
workingoasoaprofessionalonurse?
◦ Attendingotooholisticoclientoneeds
◦ Ensuringoclientosafety
◦ Notomakingmedicationoerrors
◦ Providingoclient-
ofocusedocareo
ANSWER:oB
◦ Alloactionsoareoappropriateoforotheoprofessionalonurse.oHowever,oensuori
ngclientosafetyisothepriority.oUptoo98,000odeathsoresultoeachoyearofromoerrorsoinohoosp
italocare,oaccordingotootheo2000oInstituteoofoMedicineoreport.oManyomoreoclientshaveosuff
eredoinjuriesoandolessvseriousooutcomes.oEveryonurseohasvtheoresponsibilityotooguardotheocli
entsosafety.
◦ DIF:oUnderstanding/ComprehensionoREF:o2Ko
EY:oPatientosafetyoMSC:oIntegratedoProcess:oNursingoProco
ess:oIntervention
◦ NOT:oClientoNeedsoCategory:oSafeoandoEffectiveoCaro
eEnvironment:oSafetyoandoInfectionoControl
◦ Aonurseoisoorientingoaonewoclientoandofamilyotootheoinpatientounit.oWhatoinfoorm
ationodoesothenurseprovideotohelptheoclientpromoteohisooroheroownsafetoy?
◦ Encourageotheo clientoandofamilyo toobeoactiveopartners.
◦ Haveotheoclientmonitorohandohygieneinocaregivers.
◦ Offerthefamilytheopportunitytoostaywithotheoclient.
◦ Tellotheoclientotooalwaysowearohisoor
heroarmband.
oANSWER:o
A
◦ Eachoactionocouldobeoimportantoforotheoclientoorofamilyotooperform.o
However,oencouragingotheclienttoobeoactiveoinohisooroherohealthocareoasoaopartneroisvo t
heomostvcritical.oTheootheroactionsoare
◦
◦ verylimitedinoscopeandodonotprovidethebroadoprotectionthao
tbeingoactiveoandoinvolvedodoes.
◦ DIF:oUnderstanding/ComprehensionoREF:o3Ko
EY:oPatientosafetyoMSC:oIntegratedoProcess:oTeaching/oLeo
arning
◦ NOT:oClientoNeedsoCategory:oSafeoandoEffectiveoCare
