QSEN/Exam Two Questions And
Quality Solutions 2024/25
QSEN - Correct Answer doing the right thing all of the time
-Quality and Safety Education for Nursing
#3 cause of death - Correct Answer "common" errors
-medication
-surgery
-diagnostics
-equipment
-transfusions
-laboratory
-systems
-environmental
-security
medication errors - Correct Answer any preventable event or activity that can cause inappropriate
medication use or patient harm
-nurse is the last line of defense
surgery errors - Correct Answer wrong site, instruments left in patient
diagnostic error - Correct Answer incorrect lab test, patient received the wrong treatment
equipment error - Correct Answer issues with pumps, vital machines etc
transfusion error - Correct Answer wrong patient, wrong type of blood, 2 licensed professionals must
sign off on it
, laboratory error - Correct Answer incorrect labeling on samples or results from lab
systems error - Correct Answer checking and double checking everything within the workplace
environmental errors - Correct Answer spills in the hallway etc
security errors - Correct Answer child abduction in the hospital, shooting, etc
what can be done to prevent all these errors? - Correct Answer QSEN
-2005
-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ)
overall goal for QSEN - Correct Answer "to address the challenges of preparing future nurses with the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the
healthcare systems in which they work."
--Do things well, and better
phase 1 QSEN development - Correct Answer -competencies defined (6)
-KSAs (knowledge skills attitudes) for each competency created
phase 2 QSEN development - Correct Answer -piloted in colleges/schools of nursing
phase 3 QSEN development - Correct Answer -continue teaching QSEN
-integrated into textbooks
-added into licensing, accreditation, and certification standards
6 competencies - Correct Answer -patient-centered care
-teamwork and collaboration
-evidence-based practice
Quality Solutions 2024/25
QSEN - Correct Answer doing the right thing all of the time
-Quality and Safety Education for Nursing
#3 cause of death - Correct Answer "common" errors
-medication
-surgery
-diagnostics
-equipment
-transfusions
-laboratory
-systems
-environmental
-security
medication errors - Correct Answer any preventable event or activity that can cause inappropriate
medication use or patient harm
-nurse is the last line of defense
surgery errors - Correct Answer wrong site, instruments left in patient
diagnostic error - Correct Answer incorrect lab test, patient received the wrong treatment
equipment error - Correct Answer issues with pumps, vital machines etc
transfusion error - Correct Answer wrong patient, wrong type of blood, 2 licensed professionals must
sign off on it
, laboratory error - Correct Answer incorrect labeling on samples or results from lab
systems error - Correct Answer checking and double checking everything within the workplace
environmental errors - Correct Answer spills in the hallway etc
security errors - Correct Answer child abduction in the hospital, shooting, etc
what can be done to prevent all these errors? - Correct Answer QSEN
-2005
-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ)
overall goal for QSEN - Correct Answer "to address the challenges of preparing future nurses with the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the
healthcare systems in which they work."
--Do things well, and better
phase 1 QSEN development - Correct Answer -competencies defined (6)
-KSAs (knowledge skills attitudes) for each competency created
phase 2 QSEN development - Correct Answer -piloted in colleges/schools of nursing
phase 3 QSEN development - Correct Answer -continue teaching QSEN
-integrated into textbooks
-added into licensing, accreditation, and certification standards
6 competencies - Correct Answer -patient-centered care
-teamwork and collaboration
-evidence-based practice
