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What does QSEN say about quality? - ANSWER-if you cant measure it
you cant improve it
Goal of QSEN - ANSWER-meet the challenge of preparing future nurses
who have KSA's necessary to continuously improve the quality and
safety of the health care systems within which they work
What is QSEN? - ANSWER-Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
Collaborative efforts based on education to improve safety and quality
of healthcare systems.
Evidence Based Practice is "best practice to improve client safety and
quality care"
What is beneficence? - ANSWER-TO do good for our clients - to prevent
and remove harm, the greatest good or the least harm to clients
Name some therapeutic communication strategies when
communicating with infants and toddlers - ANSWERFace-to-face
,position bending or moving to the child's eye level maintaining eye
contact
Reassuring facial expression help in interaction with infants and toddlers
Which ethical principle is most important for being involved in informed
consent? - ANSWER-Autonomy -
Key element of management of care, including advance directives,
advocacy, client rights, HIPAA, confidentiality, and informed consent
Right to privacy and self-determination
When is it okay to disclose personal information? - ANSWER-Only in the
best interests of a client
For example: You have three kids who have all been breastfeed and are
healthy individuals. You come across a client who has a newborn and
needs advice with breastfeeding. It is okay to disclose personal
information in this case.
What are some ways to prevent adverse events due to negligence? -
ANSWER-Can be prevented by answering a call light in a timely manner
Describe emerging technology trends such as the barcode system and
health information technologies (HIT)? - ANSWER-The usage of HIT and
bar-code client name bands improves safety when they are used
properly.
,The use of HITs includes the electronic transmission of prescriptions
which involves sending medication orders directly to the pharmacy with
reductions in errors.
What is important for the nurse to know when communicating with the
Hispanic culture? - ANSWERHispanics value interpersonal family
relationships and are very affectively oriented for feelings and not prone
to asking a lot of question.
Hispanics have strong family loyalty
What is an ameliorable adverse event? - ANSWER-Events that, while not
preventable, could have been less harmful if care had been different
What is an adverse event due to negligence? - ANSWER-
Adverse events due to negligence include those due to care that fall
below the standards expected of clinicians in the community
What variable affects how a message is received in Linear and
Transactional models of communication? - ANSWER-
.
What is the major factor that contributes to the harmful error? -
ANSWER-miscommunication
, You are attempting a foley catheter and the client yells stop. What is the
best nursing action at this point? - ANSWER-(1) Stop. (2) Attempt to find
out why.
How should the nurse communicate with a client with dementia? -
ANSWER-The nurse should use the words directly applicable to the
client's daily routine, like "before lunch".
Simple conversations - yes and no questions
Clients with dementia can become anchored in the present time, space,
and humanity when touched What is therapeutic communication? -
ANSWERTherapeutic communication is defined as a dynamic interactive
process consisting of words and actions, and entered into by a clinician
and client for the purpose of achieving identified health-related goals
Its purpose is always to promote the client's personal development and
improve health outcomes
What does cultural competence include? - ANSWERRequires self-
awareness of one's own cultural values first followed by developing
knowledge and acceptance of cultural differences in others
A preschooler is having difficulty with communication.
How should the nurse address this? - ANSWER-With play. Clay, crayons,
and paper become modes of expression for important feelings and
thoughts about problems. Play is the child's language, especially
because children have major difficulties with verbalizing their feelings.