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UHS TJC National Safety Patient Goals
Questions with Correct Answers for Specific
Exam Mail
What is one of the most important things you can do to help reduce the risk
of health care-associated infections?
Ans: Complying with hand hygiene guidelines
You are the preceptor for a new nurse orienting to the operating room. You
are instructing her regarding management of medications/solutions on and
off the sterile field and will be sure to emphasize (select all that apply)
Ans: label each medication or solution as soon as it is prepared unless it is
immediately administered
if the person adminstering the medication or solution is not the person who
prepared it a two person verbal and visual verification must occur
immediately dispose of any unlabeled medications or solutions
Which individuals would be appropriate for a two-person verification process
prior to administering a blood transfusion?
Ans: One laboratory person who prepared the blood and an available staff
person on the unit where the patient is going to receive the blood
When marking a procedure site, which of the following is most appropriate?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: Using a marking method that is unambiguous and sufficiently
permanent to be visible after skin preparation and draping
Which of the following is an example of a procedure that requires a "time
out"? (select all that apply)
Ans: Pacemaker implantation
Chest tube insertion
Bronchoscopy
Central venous catheter placement
What is an appropriate method of verifying a patient's identity?
Ans: Have the patient state his/her name and date of birth and compare it
to his/her wristband.
Which of the following is among the top 5 most frequently reported types of
hospital sentinel events?
Ans: Suicides
Which of the following practices reduces the likelihood of catheter-
associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)?
Ans: Limiting indwelling urinary catheter use and duration to situations
necessary for patient care
Pretest - Stuvia US
UHS TJC National Safety Patient Goals
Questions with Correct Answers for Specific
Exam Mail
What is one of the most important things you can do to help reduce the risk
of health care-associated infections?
Ans: Complying with hand hygiene guidelines
You are the preceptor for a new nurse orienting to the operating room. You
are instructing her regarding management of medications/solutions on and
off the sterile field and will be sure to emphasize (select all that apply)
Ans: label each medication or solution as soon as it is prepared unless it is
immediately administered
if the person adminstering the medication or solution is not the person who
prepared it a two person verbal and visual verification must occur
immediately dispose of any unlabeled medications or solutions
Which individuals would be appropriate for a two-person verification process
prior to administering a blood transfusion?
Ans: One laboratory person who prepared the blood and an available staff
person on the unit where the patient is going to receive the blood
When marking a procedure site, which of the following is most appropriate?
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 2
Ans: Using a marking method that is unambiguous and sufficiently
permanent to be visible after skin preparation and draping
Which of the following is an example of a procedure that requires a "time
out"? (select all that apply)
Ans: Pacemaker implantation
Chest tube insertion
Bronchoscopy
Central venous catheter placement
What is an appropriate method of verifying a patient's identity?
Ans: Have the patient state his/her name and date of birth and compare it
to his/her wristband.
Which of the following is among the top 5 most frequently reported types of
hospital sentinel events?
Ans: Suicides
Which of the following practices reduces the likelihood of catheter-
associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)?
Ans: Limiting indwelling urinary catheter use and duration to situations
necessary for patient care
Pretest - Stuvia US
