RNSG 1125 Final Exam Questions with 100%
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Safety- identification of safety risks for patients
2 patient identifiers
Standard precautions
A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other
body fluids are infectious.
National patient safety goals
-Improve accuracy of client identification.
-Improve effectiveness of communication
among caregivers.
-Improve safety of using medications.
-Reduce risk of health-care-associated infections.
-Identify client safety risks inherent in its
patient population.
Communication
Process of interaction between people where symbols are used to create, exchange and
interpret messages about ideas, emotions, and mind states
Communication- antecedents
-Cognition
-Intact Nervous System
, -Intact Interpretation
-Perceptions
Communication- attributes
Encoding and decoding of messages
Basic communication
Sender - Receiver
Source (encoder)
term used in communication theory to specify the one who prepares and sends a message to
the receiver
Receiver (decoder)
term used in communication theory that specifies the person or object to which the message
is directed
Risk factors for ineffective communication
Factors influencing communication include level of development, gender, sociocultural
differences, roles and responsibilities, space and territoriality, physical, mental, and
emotional state, and environment
Communication barriers
Visually impaired, hearing impaired, cognitively impaired, physical barrier, unconscious,
does not speak english
SBAR communication
Correct Answers
Safety- identification of safety risks for patients
2 patient identifiers
Standard precautions
A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other
body fluids are infectious.
National patient safety goals
-Improve accuracy of client identification.
-Improve effectiveness of communication
among caregivers.
-Improve safety of using medications.
-Reduce risk of health-care-associated infections.
-Identify client safety risks inherent in its
patient population.
Communication
Process of interaction between people where symbols are used to create, exchange and
interpret messages about ideas, emotions, and mind states
Communication- antecedents
-Cognition
-Intact Nervous System
, -Intact Interpretation
-Perceptions
Communication- attributes
Encoding and decoding of messages
Basic communication
Sender - Receiver
Source (encoder)
term used in communication theory to specify the one who prepares and sends a message to
the receiver
Receiver (decoder)
term used in communication theory that specifies the person or object to which the message
is directed
Risk factors for ineffective communication
Factors influencing communication include level of development, gender, sociocultural
differences, roles and responsibilities, space and territoriality, physical, mental, and
emotional state, and environment
Communication barriers
Visually impaired, hearing impaired, cognitively impaired, physical barrier, unconscious,
does not speak english
SBAR communication
