QSEN Exam Questions With Correct Answers Graded
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Overall impression of someone influences how you feel about their character☑️Correct Ans--
positive or negative bias
-ex: so nice, what an excellent nurse when the nurse being nice has nothing to do with being a
good nurse
passenger syndrome☑️Correct Ans--Team members experience "Passenger Syndrome" ("just
along for the ride") when they abdicate responsibility believing someone else is in charge.
hidden agenda☑️Correct Ans-desire to get off work early or avoid a procedure in which they
were poorly trained
high-risk phase☑️Correct Ans-a procedure or time in which a medical error is likely to happen
such as shift change
strength of an idea☑️Correct Ans-an unconscious attempt to make available evidence fit a
preconceived situation
target fixation☑️Correct Ans-a condition in which an individual's and/or team's focus on a task
may impair their decision-making or make them oblivious to "the big picture". It is generally
precipitated by a real or perceived pressure to perform, or by workload/stress related issues.
, QSEN☑️Correct Ans-doing the right thing all of the time
-Quality and Safety Education for Nursing
#3 cause of death☑️Correct Ans-"common" errors
-medication
-surgery
-diagnostics
-equipment
-transfusions
-laboratory
-systems
-environmental
-security
medication errors☑️Correct Ans-any preventable event or activity that can cause inappropriate
medication use or patient harm
-nurse is the last line of defense
surgery errors☑️Correct Ans-wrong site, instruments left in patient
diagnostic error☑️Correct Ans-incorrect lab test, patient received the wrong treatment
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Overall impression of someone influences how you feel about their character☑️Correct Ans--
positive or negative bias
-ex: so nice, what an excellent nurse when the nurse being nice has nothing to do with being a
good nurse
passenger syndrome☑️Correct Ans--Team members experience "Passenger Syndrome" ("just
along for the ride") when they abdicate responsibility believing someone else is in charge.
hidden agenda☑️Correct Ans-desire to get off work early or avoid a procedure in which they
were poorly trained
high-risk phase☑️Correct Ans-a procedure or time in which a medical error is likely to happen
such as shift change
strength of an idea☑️Correct Ans-an unconscious attempt to make available evidence fit a
preconceived situation
target fixation☑️Correct Ans-a condition in which an individual's and/or team's focus on a task
may impair their decision-making or make them oblivious to "the big picture". It is generally
precipitated by a real or perceived pressure to perform, or by workload/stress related issues.
, QSEN☑️Correct Ans-doing the right thing all of the time
-Quality and Safety Education for Nursing
#3 cause of death☑️Correct Ans-"common" errors
-medication
-surgery
-diagnostics
-equipment
-transfusions
-laboratory
-systems
-environmental
-security
medication errors☑️Correct Ans-any preventable event or activity that can cause inappropriate
medication use or patient harm
-nurse is the last line of defense
surgery errors☑️Correct Ans-wrong site, instruments left in patient
diagnostic error☑️Correct Ans-incorrect lab test, patient received the wrong treatment
