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A student nurse receives an order for diazepam to be given intravenously.
Diazepam tablets are available. The student nurse crushes a tablet and
mixes it with sterile water for injection. The instructor notes that the solution
is cloudy and asks to see the medication vial. When the student produces
the vial of sterile water for injection and the instructor stops the medication
from being given, what type of error is prevented? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Treatment error
In an agency with a culture of safety, when an error or patient safety issue
is identified, the individual who reports the problem knows which
information? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Near misses in healthcare are used to
improve care
, To promote safety, the nurse manager sensitive to point-of-care (sharp-
end) and systems-level (blunt-end) exemplars works closely with
administrators to address which organizational system exemplar? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Care coordination
A defining characteristic of high reliability organizations (HROs) is
sensitivity to operations. Which of the following is a manifestation of this
characteristic? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Process anomalies and outliers are quickly
identified
Which phrase indicates that reporting of errors is valued and is free of
reprisal or personal risk? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Just culture
What is the primary benefit to classifying errors as either active or latent? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔More accurate identification of the part of the system
needing improvement
Which of the following concepts would a nurse think has the strongest link
to safety? (Select all that apply.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Communication, Quality,
Regulation, and Teamwork
A patient states that everything has been going great; however, the nurse
observe the patient biting his nails and fidgeting. What type of