ASSESSMENT 3 L&M EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What are recent examples of National Patient Safety Goals as identified by the Joint
Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)? (Select all that apply.)
-Prevent falls in our elderly population
-Reduce blood transfusion reactions
-Identify patients correctly
-Identify patient safety risks
-Improve staff communication
-Use medications safely - ANS -Identify patients correctly
-Identify patient safety risks
-Improve staff communication
-Use medications safely
What would the new nurse identify as an example of evidence-based practice (EBP) in action on
a medical-surgical nursing unit?
-A group of staff from the dietary department and the med-surg unit, organized by the Director
of Nursing, meeting monthly to address the issue of cold food.
-The evening charge nurse posting an "article of the month" in the staff breakroom.
-Implementation of a new telemetry monitoring system with all staff attending in-services.
-The nurse manager working with the dietary manager to share patient concerns about cold
food. - ANS -A group of staff from the dietary department and the med-surg unit, organized
by the Director of Nursing, meeting monthly to address the issue of cold food.
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,The nursing student recalls that evidence-based practice (EBP) is defined as:
-Nursing care based on historical nursing tradition and history
-A problem-solving approach to clinical practice based on best practices
-Scholarly inquiry into the nursing and medical research literature
-Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and economically sound manner - ANS -A
problem-solving approach to clinical practice based on best practices
Before developing a procedure on prevention of falls in elderly patients, a nurse reviews all
current research-based literature on this topic. What type of nursing will be practiced based on
this review?
-Standards of care practice
-Expert practice
-Data-driven practice
-Evidence-based practice - ANS -Evidence-based practice
The new graduate is hoping to get his first job in a hospital that has a shared governance
organizational structure. What describes shared governance?
-The governance of a unit occurs by unit councils who make recommendations to the nurse
manager.
-A process by which the Chief Nursing Office consults with all nurse managers before making
patient care delivery decisions.
-The governance of the hospital is shared among board members, nurses, providers, and
management, which emphasizes the empowerment of nurses.
-A process by which nurse managers from all units in the hospital work together to implement
the same processes to assure that all staff are treated equally. - ANS -The governance of the
hospital is shared among board members, nurses, providers, and management, which
emphasizes the empowerment of nurses.
The new graduate nurse recalls that when looking at a model for evidence-based practice, what
is the final step of the process?
-Evaluation of the new practice change
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, -Implementation of the new practice
-Submitting a description of the new practice change for publication
-Including the practice change in all the unit policies - ANS -Evaluation of the new practice
change
A nurse manager was reviewing patient care data to determine opportunities to improve the
quality of patient care. The nurse manager identified that many clients were being admitted to
the unit without a required allergy arm band. The nurse manager, working with a unit-based
committee of nurses and nursing assistants, developed a plan including goals, objectives, and a
timeline to address this problem. This is an example of which approach?
-Patient and family-centered care initiative
-Six-Sigma approach
-Risk management project
-Performance improvement project - ANS -Performance improvement project
The new nurse recalls that which strategies promote evidence-based practice? (Select all that
apply.)
-Continue to use older and outdated practices if requested by the patient and family.
-Interact with other disciplines to bring nursing evidence to the table.
-Collaborate with other nurses locally and globally.
-Use sources that are only authored by nurses to stay true to nursing practice.
-Use and encourage use of multiple sources of evidence. - ANS -Interact with other
disciplines to bring nursing evidence to the table.
-Collaborate with other nurses locally and globally.
-Use and encourage use of multiple sources of evidence.
The nurse is planning care with the family of an older adult who is recuperating on a rehab unit
for injuries sustained in a fall due to postural hypotension. As part of a quality improvement
(QI) project to reduce the number of the falls on this rehab unit, what will be most effective in
preventing falls in this client?
-Instruct the client to sit, obtain balance, dangle legs, and rise slowly.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What are recent examples of National Patient Safety Goals as identified by the Joint
Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)? (Select all that apply.)
-Prevent falls in our elderly population
-Reduce blood transfusion reactions
-Identify patients correctly
-Identify patient safety risks
-Improve staff communication
-Use medications safely - ANS -Identify patients correctly
-Identify patient safety risks
-Improve staff communication
-Use medications safely
What would the new nurse identify as an example of evidence-based practice (EBP) in action on
a medical-surgical nursing unit?
-A group of staff from the dietary department and the med-surg unit, organized by the Director
of Nursing, meeting monthly to address the issue of cold food.
-The evening charge nurse posting an "article of the month" in the staff breakroom.
-Implementation of a new telemetry monitoring system with all staff attending in-services.
-The nurse manager working with the dietary manager to share patient concerns about cold
food. - ANS -A group of staff from the dietary department and the med-surg unit, organized
by the Director of Nursing, meeting monthly to address the issue of cold food.
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,The nursing student recalls that evidence-based practice (EBP) is defined as:
-Nursing care based on historical nursing tradition and history
-A problem-solving approach to clinical practice based on best practices
-Scholarly inquiry into the nursing and medical research literature
-Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and economically sound manner - ANS -A
problem-solving approach to clinical practice based on best practices
Before developing a procedure on prevention of falls in elderly patients, a nurse reviews all
current research-based literature on this topic. What type of nursing will be practiced based on
this review?
-Standards of care practice
-Expert practice
-Data-driven practice
-Evidence-based practice - ANS -Evidence-based practice
The new graduate is hoping to get his first job in a hospital that has a shared governance
organizational structure. What describes shared governance?
-The governance of a unit occurs by unit councils who make recommendations to the nurse
manager.
-A process by which the Chief Nursing Office consults with all nurse managers before making
patient care delivery decisions.
-The governance of the hospital is shared among board members, nurses, providers, and
management, which emphasizes the empowerment of nurses.
-A process by which nurse managers from all units in the hospital work together to implement
the same processes to assure that all staff are treated equally. - ANS -The governance of the
hospital is shared among board members, nurses, providers, and management, which
emphasizes the empowerment of nurses.
The new graduate nurse recalls that when looking at a model for evidence-based practice, what
is the final step of the process?
-Evaluation of the new practice change
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, -Implementation of the new practice
-Submitting a description of the new practice change for publication
-Including the practice change in all the unit policies - ANS -Evaluation of the new practice
change
A nurse manager was reviewing patient care data to determine opportunities to improve the
quality of patient care. The nurse manager identified that many clients were being admitted to
the unit without a required allergy arm band. The nurse manager, working with a unit-based
committee of nurses and nursing assistants, developed a plan including goals, objectives, and a
timeline to address this problem. This is an example of which approach?
-Patient and family-centered care initiative
-Six-Sigma approach
-Risk management project
-Performance improvement project - ANS -Performance improvement project
The new nurse recalls that which strategies promote evidence-based practice? (Select all that
apply.)
-Continue to use older and outdated practices if requested by the patient and family.
-Interact with other disciplines to bring nursing evidence to the table.
-Collaborate with other nurses locally and globally.
-Use sources that are only authored by nurses to stay true to nursing practice.
-Use and encourage use of multiple sources of evidence. - ANS -Interact with other
disciplines to bring nursing evidence to the table.
-Collaborate with other nurses locally and globally.
-Use and encourage use of multiple sources of evidence.
The nurse is planning care with the family of an older adult who is recuperating on a rehab unit
for injuries sustained in a fall due to postural hypotension. As part of a quality improvement
(QI) project to reduce the number of the falls on this rehab unit, what will be most effective in
preventing falls in this client?
-Instruct the client to sit, obtain balance, dangle legs, and rise slowly.
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