INFORMATICS ATI PROCTORED TEST
BANK COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS EXPERT REVIEW
RESOURCE
⩥ A nurse is assisting a quality improvement team that is using the Plan-
Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model to address an increase in pressure injuries
on a medical unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse
identify as an example of the "Do" step of the PDSA model?
Answer: Implementing a new evidence-based practice protocol
⩥ A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about incident reports. The
nurse should include that which of the following situations requires an
incident report?
Answer: A nurse administers the wrong medication to a client.
⩥ A nurse is explaining National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) to a
newly licensed nurse. The nurse should include that which of the
following is a goal addressed in the NPSGs?
Answer: Improving staff communication
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who has suction equipment in their room.
The client asks the nurse, "Why do you check my suction equipment
,every day even though I am not using it?" Which of the following
statements should the nurse make?
Answer: "It is part of the quality assurance plan of the unit."
⩥ A nurse is reviewing a health care facility's policy that states to use a
gauze dressing over IV insertion sites. After completing a literature
review, the nurse discovers that evidence-based practice (EBP) indicates
to use a transparent dressing over IV sites. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take next?
Answer: Recommend changing the procedure to the policy and
procedure committee.
⩥ A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about types of research
studies. The nurse should include that which of the following is an
example of a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?
Answer: A study arbitrarily assigning people who smoke into either an
experimental group or a control group to determine the effects of a new
therapy to reduce smoking
⩥ A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about the
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
(HCAHPS) tool. Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
Answer: The HCAHPS tool is issued to measure client satisfaction about
health care service.
,⩥ A nurse is assisting on a quality improvement committee to decrease
the number of client falls occurring at night. After identifying the
problem, which of the following is the next step the nurse should take?
Answer: Complete a literature review.
⩥ A nurse is a member of a committee that is using evidence-based
practice (EBP) to decrease the incidence of central line infections. The
nurse should identify that which of the following interventions is part of
the implementation step of EBP?
Answer: Incorporating the new practice into client care
⩥ A nurse is discussing quality measurement with a newly licensed
nurse. The nurse should include that medication reconciliation is an
aspect of which of the following parts of quality measurement?
Answer: Process
⩥ A nurse is assisting with using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model
to decrease client falls in a long-term care facility. The nurse should
identify that developing guidelines to decrease falls is included in which
of the following steps of the PDSA model?
Answer: Plan
⩥ A nurse is assisting with developing a quality improvement (QI) plan
to reduce the incidence of medication errors in an acute care unit. The
, nurse should recognize that which of the following actions is included in
the identifying step of the QI process?
Answer: Recognizing a need for a change
⩥ A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about sentinel events. The
nurse should include that which of the following situations is a sentinel
event?
Answer: A nurse infused an incompatible blood product to a client.
⩥ A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about quality core measures.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Answer: Quality core measures are a standard of care for treatment.
⩥ A nurse is discussing clinical pathways with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Answer: Clinical pathways use evidence-based practice guidelines for
health care delivery.
⩥ A nurse is reviewing the impact low health literacy has for clients with
a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following information should the
nurse include?
Answer: Increase in mortality rate
BANK COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS EXPERT REVIEW
RESOURCE
⩥ A nurse is assisting a quality improvement team that is using the Plan-
Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model to address an increase in pressure injuries
on a medical unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse
identify as an example of the "Do" step of the PDSA model?
Answer: Implementing a new evidence-based practice protocol
⩥ A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about incident reports. The
nurse should include that which of the following situations requires an
incident report?
Answer: A nurse administers the wrong medication to a client.
⩥ A nurse is explaining National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) to a
newly licensed nurse. The nurse should include that which of the
following is a goal addressed in the NPSGs?
Answer: Improving staff communication
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who has suction equipment in their room.
The client asks the nurse, "Why do you check my suction equipment
,every day even though I am not using it?" Which of the following
statements should the nurse make?
Answer: "It is part of the quality assurance plan of the unit."
⩥ A nurse is reviewing a health care facility's policy that states to use a
gauze dressing over IV insertion sites. After completing a literature
review, the nurse discovers that evidence-based practice (EBP) indicates
to use a transparent dressing over IV sites. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take next?
Answer: Recommend changing the procedure to the policy and
procedure committee.
⩥ A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about types of research
studies. The nurse should include that which of the following is an
example of a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?
Answer: A study arbitrarily assigning people who smoke into either an
experimental group or a control group to determine the effects of a new
therapy to reduce smoking
⩥ A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about the
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
(HCAHPS) tool. Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
Answer: The HCAHPS tool is issued to measure client satisfaction about
health care service.
,⩥ A nurse is assisting on a quality improvement committee to decrease
the number of client falls occurring at night. After identifying the
problem, which of the following is the next step the nurse should take?
Answer: Complete a literature review.
⩥ A nurse is a member of a committee that is using evidence-based
practice (EBP) to decrease the incidence of central line infections. The
nurse should identify that which of the following interventions is part of
the implementation step of EBP?
Answer: Incorporating the new practice into client care
⩥ A nurse is discussing quality measurement with a newly licensed
nurse. The nurse should include that medication reconciliation is an
aspect of which of the following parts of quality measurement?
Answer: Process
⩥ A nurse is assisting with using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model
to decrease client falls in a long-term care facility. The nurse should
identify that developing guidelines to decrease falls is included in which
of the following steps of the PDSA model?
Answer: Plan
⩥ A nurse is assisting with developing a quality improvement (QI) plan
to reduce the incidence of medication errors in an acute care unit. The
, nurse should recognize that which of the following actions is included in
the identifying step of the QI process?
Answer: Recognizing a need for a change
⩥ A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about sentinel events. The
nurse should include that which of the following situations is a sentinel
event?
Answer: A nurse infused an incompatible blood product to a client.
⩥ A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about quality core measures.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Answer: Quality core measures are a standard of care for treatment.
⩥ A nurse is discussing clinical pathways with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Answer: Clinical pathways use evidence-based practice guidelines for
health care delivery.
⩥ A nurse is reviewing the impact low health literacy has for clients with
a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following information should the
nurse include?
Answer: Increase in mortality rate
