Nursing Class of 2024
Adverse event - Correct Answer Unintended harm by way of commission or omission
Near Miss Event - Correct Answer No harm done (by way of chance) or by very quick intervention. Must
be reported. Usually leads to changes in policy or procedures to lessen the chances of reoccurrence.
Sentinel Event - Correct Answer An unexpected event causing death or near-death injury. Must be
reported.
Serious Reportable Event - Correct Answer An error so serious it should never happen. (results in death
by patient accident or faculty accident)
Types of Errors - Correct Answer Diagnostic, treatment, preventative, communication, technology.
Seven Rights of Medication Administration - Correct Answer Right Assessment; Right Medication; Right
Dose; Right Patient; Right Route; Right Time; Right Documentation
Leading cause of sentinel events in healthcare - Correct Answer errors in communication
ISBARR - Correct Answer Identify; Situation; Background; Assessment; Recommendations; Read back
order
Nursing Process - Correct Answer Assessment/Data collection
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Assessment/Data collection - Correct Answer The initial assessment of client by nurse, does a general
examination followed by a focused examination.
,Subjective Data - Correct Answer Data obtained by the patient themselves, something someone else
says about patient, or something someone says the patient told them.
Objective Data - Correct Answer Data obtained by the nurse's observations or another person's
observation.
Diagnosis/Analysis - Correct Answer Recognize patterns or trends.
Compare the data with expected standards or reference ranges.
Arrive at conclusions to guide nursing care.
Nurse-initiated intervention - Correct Answer Nurse perfoms intervention by her own decision and is
responsible for whatever happens.
Provider-initiated intervention - Correct Answer Interventions that are implemented because of a
provider's prescription or family's protocol.
Collaberative Interventions - Correct Answer Interventions performed by the nurse and other members
of the healthcare team.
Nursing Care Plan - Correct Answer End-product of the planning step. The NCP is what gets
implemented by the nurse for quick identification of problems, expected/patient outcomes, and
interventions.
Implementation - Correct Answer During this step nurses perform nursing actions, delegate tasks,
supervise other healthcare staff, and document care and client responses to the NCP.
Evaluation - Correct Answer Nurses evaluate client's response to interventions and form a clinical
judgement about the extent to which clients have met goals/outcomes.
Factors that lead to lack of goal achievement - Correct Answer Incomplete databases, unrealistic client
outcomes, nonspecific interventions, inadequate time for client to achieve goals.
, Critical thinking - Correct Answer thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions.
Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
Basic Critical Thinking - Correct Answer the nurse trusts experts and thinks concretely based on the
rules. This type of critical thinking results from limited nursing knowledge and experience, as well as
inadequate experience.
Complex Critical Thinking - Correct Answer Nurse begins to express autonomy by analyzing and
examining data to determine the best alternative. This type of critical thinking results from an increase in
nursing knowledge, experience, intuition, and more flexible attitudes.
Commitment (critical thinking) - Correct Answer Nurse makes choices without help from others and
takes full responsibility for actions. This type of critical thinking results from and expert level of
knowledge, experience, developed intuition, and flexible attitudes.
Knowledge - Correct Answer basic nursing education; use of evidence-based practice; continuing
education courses; advanced degrees and certifications.
Experience - Correct Answer Decision-making ability derived from observations followed by active
reflection. Understands clinical situations, recognizes and analyses cues for relevance; incorporates
experience into intuition.
Confidence - Correct Answer feeling sure of abilities
Independence - Correct Answer Analyzes ideas for logical reasoning
Fairness - Correct Answer Objective, nonjudgemental
Responsibility - Correct Answer Adheres to standards of practice
Risk-taking - Correct Answer taking calculated chances in finding better solutions to problems
Adverse event - Correct Answer Unintended harm by way of commission or omission
Near Miss Event - Correct Answer No harm done (by way of chance) or by very quick intervention. Must
be reported. Usually leads to changes in policy or procedures to lessen the chances of reoccurrence.
Sentinel Event - Correct Answer An unexpected event causing death or near-death injury. Must be
reported.
Serious Reportable Event - Correct Answer An error so serious it should never happen. (results in death
by patient accident or faculty accident)
Types of Errors - Correct Answer Diagnostic, treatment, preventative, communication, technology.
Seven Rights of Medication Administration - Correct Answer Right Assessment; Right Medication; Right
Dose; Right Patient; Right Route; Right Time; Right Documentation
Leading cause of sentinel events in healthcare - Correct Answer errors in communication
ISBARR - Correct Answer Identify; Situation; Background; Assessment; Recommendations; Read back
order
Nursing Process - Correct Answer Assessment/Data collection
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Assessment/Data collection - Correct Answer The initial assessment of client by nurse, does a general
examination followed by a focused examination.
,Subjective Data - Correct Answer Data obtained by the patient themselves, something someone else
says about patient, or something someone says the patient told them.
Objective Data - Correct Answer Data obtained by the nurse's observations or another person's
observation.
Diagnosis/Analysis - Correct Answer Recognize patterns or trends.
Compare the data with expected standards or reference ranges.
Arrive at conclusions to guide nursing care.
Nurse-initiated intervention - Correct Answer Nurse perfoms intervention by her own decision and is
responsible for whatever happens.
Provider-initiated intervention - Correct Answer Interventions that are implemented because of a
provider's prescription or family's protocol.
Collaberative Interventions - Correct Answer Interventions performed by the nurse and other members
of the healthcare team.
Nursing Care Plan - Correct Answer End-product of the planning step. The NCP is what gets
implemented by the nurse for quick identification of problems, expected/patient outcomes, and
interventions.
Implementation - Correct Answer During this step nurses perform nursing actions, delegate tasks,
supervise other healthcare staff, and document care and client responses to the NCP.
Evaluation - Correct Answer Nurses evaluate client's response to interventions and form a clinical
judgement about the extent to which clients have met goals/outcomes.
Factors that lead to lack of goal achievement - Correct Answer Incomplete databases, unrealistic client
outcomes, nonspecific interventions, inadequate time for client to achieve goals.
, Critical thinking - Correct Answer thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions.
Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
Basic Critical Thinking - Correct Answer the nurse trusts experts and thinks concretely based on the
rules. This type of critical thinking results from limited nursing knowledge and experience, as well as
inadequate experience.
Complex Critical Thinking - Correct Answer Nurse begins to express autonomy by analyzing and
examining data to determine the best alternative. This type of critical thinking results from an increase in
nursing knowledge, experience, intuition, and more flexible attitudes.
Commitment (critical thinking) - Correct Answer Nurse makes choices without help from others and
takes full responsibility for actions. This type of critical thinking results from and expert level of
knowledge, experience, developed intuition, and flexible attitudes.
Knowledge - Correct Answer basic nursing education; use of evidence-based practice; continuing
education courses; advanced degrees and certifications.
Experience - Correct Answer Decision-making ability derived from observations followed by active
reflection. Understands clinical situations, recognizes and analyses cues for relevance; incorporates
experience into intuition.
Confidence - Correct Answer feeling sure of abilities
Independence - Correct Answer Analyzes ideas for logical reasoning
Fairness - Correct Answer Objective, nonjudgemental
Responsibility - Correct Answer Adheres to standards of practice
Risk-taking - Correct Answer taking calculated chances in finding better solutions to problems
