NURS 317 Exam 1 questions and Answers
List the 2019 national patient safety goals
- Identify patients correctly
- Improve staff communication
- Use medicines safely
- Use alarms safely
- Prevent infection
- Identify patient safety risks
- Prevent mistakes in surgery
Define scope of practice
A scope of practice defines the legal range of services that professionals in a given field can
provide, the setting in which those services can be provided, and the guidelines or parameters
that must be followed.
What are the four categories of safety risks in a health care agency?
- Falls
- Patient Inherent Accidents: patient self induced
- Procedure Related Accidents: improper application of procedures
- Equipment Related Accidents: result from equipment malfunctions
What are the four main things patients want from their health care?
- Safety
- Outcomes
,- Respect
- Access
What can you do as a provider to improve patient safety?
- follow protocols
- speak up
- listen to you patients, colleagues, and mentors
- take care of yourself
Define patient-centered care
providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and
values and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions
define evidence based practice (EBP)
a process that best promotes the delivery of optimal health care through the integration of the
best current evidence, clinical expertise, and patient/family values
define never events
never events are health care situations that arise that are serious PREVENTABLE, and NOT
EXPECTED to occur in a hospital
Give an example of a never event
pressure ulcers
Define Sentinel Event
, an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk
thereof
Give an example of a sentinel event
If a fall happens it isa never event, however if the patient develops an internal bleed and dies
from it then it becomes a sentinel event
What was Florence Nightingale's role in nursing?
she is considered the founder of modern nursing because she transformed nursing into a
profession. She was the first theorist of nursing.
Describe dependent nursing actions
dependent nursing actions come straight from the direction of a provider
Describe independent nursing actions
Independent nursing actions are part of the nursing practice and process and are based off of the
nurses expertise
Describe interdependent nursing actions
interdependent nursing actions are collaborating care with other members of the healthcare team
like a consult
Define domain
the perspective or territory of a profession or discipline. Nursing domain gives nurses a
comprehensive perspective that allows you to identify and treat patient's healthcare needs in all
healthcare settings.
List the 2019 national patient safety goals
- Identify patients correctly
- Improve staff communication
- Use medicines safely
- Use alarms safely
- Prevent infection
- Identify patient safety risks
- Prevent mistakes in surgery
Define scope of practice
A scope of practice defines the legal range of services that professionals in a given field can
provide, the setting in which those services can be provided, and the guidelines or parameters
that must be followed.
What are the four categories of safety risks in a health care agency?
- Falls
- Patient Inherent Accidents: patient self induced
- Procedure Related Accidents: improper application of procedures
- Equipment Related Accidents: result from equipment malfunctions
What are the four main things patients want from their health care?
- Safety
- Outcomes
,- Respect
- Access
What can you do as a provider to improve patient safety?
- follow protocols
- speak up
- listen to you patients, colleagues, and mentors
- take care of yourself
Define patient-centered care
providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and
values and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions
define evidence based practice (EBP)
a process that best promotes the delivery of optimal health care through the integration of the
best current evidence, clinical expertise, and patient/family values
define never events
never events are health care situations that arise that are serious PREVENTABLE, and NOT
EXPECTED to occur in a hospital
Give an example of a never event
pressure ulcers
Define Sentinel Event
, an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk
thereof
Give an example of a sentinel event
If a fall happens it isa never event, however if the patient develops an internal bleed and dies
from it then it becomes a sentinel event
What was Florence Nightingale's role in nursing?
she is considered the founder of modern nursing because she transformed nursing into a
profession. She was the first theorist of nursing.
Describe dependent nursing actions
dependent nursing actions come straight from the direction of a provider
Describe independent nursing actions
Independent nursing actions are part of the nursing practice and process and are based off of the
nurses expertise
Describe interdependent nursing actions
interdependent nursing actions are collaborating care with other members of the healthcare team
like a consult
Define domain
the perspective or territory of a profession or discipline. Nursing domain gives nurses a
comprehensive perspective that allows you to identify and treat patient's healthcare needs in all
healthcare settings.
