Nurs 1871 CSCC Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Question: 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?
Correct Answer: Treatment error
Question: 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?-
Correct Answer: Near misses in healthcare are used to improve care
Question: 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?
Correct Answer: Care coordination
Question: A defining characteristic of high reliability organizations (HROs) is sensitivity to operations.
Which of the following is a manifestation of this characteristic?-
Correct Answer: Process anomalies and outliers are quickly identified
Question: Which phrase indicates that reporting of errors is valued and is free of reprisal or personal risk?
Correct Answer: Just culture
Question: What is the primary benefit to classifying errors as either active or latent?
Correct Answer: More accurate identification of the part of the system needing improvement
Question: Which of the following concepts would a nurse think has the strongest link to safety? (Select all
that apply.)
Correct Answer: Communication, Quality, Regulation, and Teamwork
Question: A patient states that everything has been going great; however, the nurse observe the patient
biting his nails and fidgeting. What type of communication does the nurse recognize from the patient's
actions and statements?
Correct Answer: Paralinguistic
Question: Which of the following communication terms can be applied to this statement
Correct Answer: How messages are received and interpreted would include personal states such as mood
disturbance, environmental stimuli related to the setting of the communication, and contextual variables?:
Metacommunication
Question: Which therapeutic communication technique is being used in this nurse-client interaction?
Patient
Correct Answer: "My father was abusive often." Nurse: "Your father was an abusive man?.": Restatement
Question: "Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all" is the mission statement of which
professional group?
, Correct Answer: American Nurses Association
Question: What group is primarily protected under the laws that regulate nursing practice?
Correct Answer: The public
Question: Professionalism exemplars related to leadership include which attribute?
Correct Answer: Influential
Question: The ability to receive and interpret stimuli has nursing implications that are a priority in what
human need?
Correct Answer: Safety
Question: A patient voices an understanding of instructions about furosemide (Lasix) when he makes
which statement?
Correct Answer: "If I notice ringing in my ears, I will call the doctor."
Question: The nurse is surveying the assisted living facility regarding safety features for patients with
sensory deficits. Which are the most appropriate accommodations?
Correct Answer: Fire and smoke alarms with both sound and flashing lights
Question: The nurse is reviewing the health history from of a 69-year-old. Which finding would alert the
nurse that there is a problem that needs referral to the health care provider?
Correct Answer: I can't see as far over to the side
Question: To assess the functioning of the trigeminal and facial nerves (cranial nerves V and VII), the
nurse should
Correct Answer: : Shine a light into the patient's pupil.
Question: Which nursing diagnoses for patients with sensory perceptual variances may be included in a
plan of care?
Correct Answer: Risk for injury, impaired mobility and Altered nutrition that is less than the body
requirements
Question: The nurse is speaking to a group of teenagers about the risk associated with tanning. Which
information should the nurse include when teaching this group?
Correct Answer: Try to stay out of the sun between the hours of 10 AM and 2 PM (regular time).
Question: The nurse is aware that the best way to prevent the spread of infection when changing the
dressing for a wound infected with Staphylococcus aureus?
Correct Answer: Wash hands and properly dispose of soiled dressings
Question: The nurse in the burn unit notes that the patient's skin is dry, pale, and hard. The patient denies
pain. What term would the nurse use to document the burn depth?
Correct Answer: Full-thickness skin destruction
Question: The nurse practitioner orders a wet-to-dry normal saline solution (NSS) dressing for a patient
who has a stage III pressure ulcer on the sacral area. The patient's daughter will be dressing the wound at
home. Which of the following steps should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
Correct Answer: Cleansing the wound And Managing pain
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Question: 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?
Correct Answer: Treatment error
Question: 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?-
Correct Answer: Near misses in healthcare are used to improve care
Question: 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?
Correct Answer: Care coordination
Question: A defining characteristic of high reliability organizations (HROs) is sensitivity to operations.
Which of the following is a manifestation of this characteristic?-
Correct Answer: Process anomalies and outliers are quickly identified
Question: Which phrase indicates that reporting of errors is valued and is free of reprisal or personal risk?
Correct Answer: Just culture
Question: What is the primary benefit to classifying errors as either active or latent?
Correct Answer: More accurate identification of the part of the system needing improvement
Question: Which of the following concepts would a nurse think has the strongest link to safety? (Select all
that apply.)
Correct Answer: Communication, Quality, Regulation, and Teamwork
Question: A patient states that everything has been going great; however, the nurse observe the patient
biting his nails and fidgeting. What type of communication does the nurse recognize from the patient's
actions and statements?
Correct Answer: Paralinguistic
Question: Which of the following communication terms can be applied to this statement
Correct Answer: How messages are received and interpreted would include personal states such as mood
disturbance, environmental stimuli related to the setting of the communication, and contextual variables?:
Metacommunication
Question: Which therapeutic communication technique is being used in this nurse-client interaction?
Patient
Correct Answer: "My father was abusive often." Nurse: "Your father was an abusive man?.": Restatement
Question: "Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all" is the mission statement of which
professional group?
, Correct Answer: American Nurses Association
Question: What group is primarily protected under the laws that regulate nursing practice?
Correct Answer: The public
Question: Professionalism exemplars related to leadership include which attribute?
Correct Answer: Influential
Question: The ability to receive and interpret stimuli has nursing implications that are a priority in what
human need?
Correct Answer: Safety
Question: A patient voices an understanding of instructions about furosemide (Lasix) when he makes
which statement?
Correct Answer: "If I notice ringing in my ears, I will call the doctor."
Question: The nurse is surveying the assisted living facility regarding safety features for patients with
sensory deficits. Which are the most appropriate accommodations?
Correct Answer: Fire and smoke alarms with both sound and flashing lights
Question: The nurse is reviewing the health history from of a 69-year-old. Which finding would alert the
nurse that there is a problem that needs referral to the health care provider?
Correct Answer: I can't see as far over to the side
Question: To assess the functioning of the trigeminal and facial nerves (cranial nerves V and VII), the
nurse should
Correct Answer: : Shine a light into the patient's pupil.
Question: Which nursing diagnoses for patients with sensory perceptual variances may be included in a
plan of care?
Correct Answer: Risk for injury, impaired mobility and Altered nutrition that is less than the body
requirements
Question: The nurse is speaking to a group of teenagers about the risk associated with tanning. Which
information should the nurse include when teaching this group?
Correct Answer: Try to stay out of the sun between the hours of 10 AM and 2 PM (regular time).
Question: The nurse is aware that the best way to prevent the spread of infection when changing the
dressing for a wound infected with Staphylococcus aureus?
Correct Answer: Wash hands and properly dispose of soiled dressings
Question: The nurse in the burn unit notes that the patient's skin is dry, pale, and hard. The patient denies
pain. What term would the nurse use to document the burn depth?
Correct Answer: Full-thickness skin destruction
Question: The nurse practitioner orders a wet-to-dry normal saline solution (NSS) dressing for a patient
who has a stage III pressure ulcer on the sacral area. The patient's daughter will be dressing the wound at
home. Which of the following steps should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
Correct Answer: Cleansing the wound And Managing pain
