QSEN & NPSG EXAM STUDY SET
The Joint Commission recognizes that organizations face challenges with medication
reconciliation Included are the following examples. Which one is inaccurate?
1. A good faith effort to collect this information is recognized as meeting the intent of
the requirement.
2. Accuracy is dependent on the patient's or resident's ability and willingness to
provide this information.
3. It is not important for clinicians to know what medications the patient or resident is
taking when planning care, treatment, and services in situations where medications are
not used.
4. The best medication reconciliation requires a complete understanding of what the
patient or resident was prescribed and what medications the patient or resident is
actually taking.
5. It can be difficult to obtain a complete list from every patient or resident in an initial
encounter - Answer It is not important for clinicians to know what medications the
patient or resident is taking when planning care, treatment, and services in situations
where medications are not used.
What does NPSG stand for?
- National Patient Safety Guidelines
- Nursing and Patient Satisfaction Goals
- National Patient Sanitary Guidelines
- National Patient Safety Goals - Answer National Patient Safety Goals
Which statement best describes the focus of the NPSG?
- Reduce the risk of medical errors and to increase patient safety.
- To prevent sentinel events that has been reported to Joint Commission.
- NPSG allows hospitals to submit alternative approaches to the requirements.
- Encourages patient's active involvement in their own care as a patient safety strategy.
- Answer Reduce the risk of medical errors and to increase patient safety.
The nurse ensures the patient has sidebars up and call bell within reach. Which NPSG
has she/he addressed?
- Pressure Ulcers
, - Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong
- Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery™
- Reduce Falls
- Health Care-Associated Infections - Answer Reduce Falls
When using sterile technique for placement of an indwelling urinary catheter, the nurse
is incorporating professional guidelines which would fall under which 2018 NPSG?
Goal 1
Goal 10
Goal 7
Goal 3 - Answer Goal 7
Which NPSG goal is addressed by the nurse who understands the risks involved with
anticoagulation therapy, the precautions they need to take, and the need for regular
International Normalized Ratio (INR) monitoring?
Goal 1
Goal 3
Goal 10
Goal 7 - Answer Goal 3
Which interventions are included in the NPSG "reduce the risk of health care-acquired
infections"?
- Implement a process to mark the surgical site, and involve the patient in the marking
process.
- Comply with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines or the current World Health
Organization (WHO) hand hygiene guidelines
- Use at least two patient identifiers when providing care, treatment, or services.
- Implement regular preventive maintenance and testing alarm settings. - Answer
Comply with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines or the current World Health
Organization (WHO) hand hygiene guidelines
Which NPSG addresses Use at least two patient identifiers when providing care,
treatment and services?
- Patient Identification
- Health Care-Associated Infections
The Joint Commission recognizes that organizations face challenges with medication
reconciliation Included are the following examples. Which one is inaccurate?
1. A good faith effort to collect this information is recognized as meeting the intent of
the requirement.
2. Accuracy is dependent on the patient's or resident's ability and willingness to
provide this information.
3. It is not important for clinicians to know what medications the patient or resident is
taking when planning care, treatment, and services in situations where medications are
not used.
4. The best medication reconciliation requires a complete understanding of what the
patient or resident was prescribed and what medications the patient or resident is
actually taking.
5. It can be difficult to obtain a complete list from every patient or resident in an initial
encounter - Answer It is not important for clinicians to know what medications the
patient or resident is taking when planning care, treatment, and services in situations
where medications are not used.
What does NPSG stand for?
- National Patient Safety Guidelines
- Nursing and Patient Satisfaction Goals
- National Patient Sanitary Guidelines
- National Patient Safety Goals - Answer National Patient Safety Goals
Which statement best describes the focus of the NPSG?
- Reduce the risk of medical errors and to increase patient safety.
- To prevent sentinel events that has been reported to Joint Commission.
- NPSG allows hospitals to submit alternative approaches to the requirements.
- Encourages patient's active involvement in their own care as a patient safety strategy.
- Answer Reduce the risk of medical errors and to increase patient safety.
The nurse ensures the patient has sidebars up and call bell within reach. Which NPSG
has she/he addressed?
- Pressure Ulcers
, - Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong
- Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery™
- Reduce Falls
- Health Care-Associated Infections - Answer Reduce Falls
When using sterile technique for placement of an indwelling urinary catheter, the nurse
is incorporating professional guidelines which would fall under which 2018 NPSG?
Goal 1
Goal 10
Goal 7
Goal 3 - Answer Goal 7
Which NPSG goal is addressed by the nurse who understands the risks involved with
anticoagulation therapy, the precautions they need to take, and the need for regular
International Normalized Ratio (INR) monitoring?
Goal 1
Goal 3
Goal 10
Goal 7 - Answer Goal 3
Which interventions are included in the NPSG "reduce the risk of health care-acquired
infections"?
- Implement a process to mark the surgical site, and involve the patient in the marking
process.
- Comply with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines or the current World Health
Organization (WHO) hand hygiene guidelines
- Use at least two patient identifiers when providing care, treatment, or services.
- Implement regular preventive maintenance and testing alarm settings. - Answer
Comply with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines or the current World Health
Organization (WHO) hand hygiene guidelines
Which NPSG addresses Use at least two patient identifiers when providing care,
treatment and services?
- Patient Identification
- Health Care-Associated Infections
