NURS 412 Final Exam 3 Questions 100%
Well Answered.
According to Marquis and Huston, The four sources of laws in the US are constitutional, statues,
administrative agency, and court decisions. Which one of the includes state Nurse Practice Acts? -
Answer Statutes
According to Marquis and Huston, which of the following is often used as a guide in legal decision
making? - Answer Precedent
According to Marquis and Huston, professional negligence is considered to be which of the following? -
Answer UNINTENTIONAL TORT
According to Marquis and Huston, if you witness an accident as an RN you are legally required to stop
and provide emergency services? - Answer FALSE
According to Marquis and Huston, professional licensure is a privilege not a right. - Answer TRUE
Guido defines a standard of care as which of the following? - Answer THE LEVEL OF QUALITY
CONSIDERED ADEQUATE BY A GIVEN PROFESSION
Standards have an important role in the US health care system. Which of the following is not
a part of that role? - Answer DETERMINE WHETHER A PERSON GETS THEIR ILLNESS CURED
Nursing standards are often classified as having an external and internal source. Which of the following is
an example of an internal source? - Answer HOSPITAL NURSING UNIT POLICY MANUAL
The determination of the appropriate nursing standard of care will consider all of the following
factors except? - Answer HOW MUCH DOES THE NURSING CARE COST
, In what year did the American Nurses' Association (ANA) begin publication of specialty standards of
care? - Answer 1974
Can articles in nursing journals and nursing textbooks be considered legal standards of care? - Answer
YES
According to Marquis and Huston, benchmarking is a term often used by organizations to gauge
progress. In benchmarking the organizations products, practices, and services are measured against what
other standard? - Answer BEST PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS
For top performing hospitals the rate of patient readmissions after surgery is approximately 1 for every
1,000 surgeries, yet the national average of all hospitals have a rate of patient readmission after surgery
of 3.5 per 1,000 surgeries. This difference between top performing hospitals and national average is
known as what? - Answer QUALITY GAP
You work on a nursing unit where the standard of practice for a new patient admission is to have this
completed within one hour of a patients arrival. A recent retrospective chart audit revealed that this
standard was met 75% of the time. This is below the unit goal of 100% and the industry standard of 95%.
The unit manager is determined to gather additional information needed to correct this deficiency. This
process of gathering additional information to determine why the standard is not being met is which of
the following? - Answer COMPUTER AIDED ERROR ANALYSIS
You are a registered nurse on a Medical Surgical Nursing unit. Your nurse manager has asked you to
determine if the current staffing patterns for the unit are adequate to meet changing patient needs. The
type of audit needed to gather this information would be which of the following? - Answer STRUCTURE
You have recently begun working as a registered nurse for an organization that is well respected for their
commitment to quality. As a part of this commitment to quality you expect to see the organization make
changes based on which of the following? - Answer THE ORGANIZATION BASES CHANGES IN PATIENT
CARE PRACTICES ON EVIDENCE FROM DATA COLLECTION
Effective leaders ensure that quality control is proactive by asking for high standards and ignoring patient
care problems until these must be corrected. - Answer FALSE
Well Answered.
According to Marquis and Huston, The four sources of laws in the US are constitutional, statues,
administrative agency, and court decisions. Which one of the includes state Nurse Practice Acts? -
Answer Statutes
According to Marquis and Huston, which of the following is often used as a guide in legal decision
making? - Answer Precedent
According to Marquis and Huston, professional negligence is considered to be which of the following? -
Answer UNINTENTIONAL TORT
According to Marquis and Huston, if you witness an accident as an RN you are legally required to stop
and provide emergency services? - Answer FALSE
According to Marquis and Huston, professional licensure is a privilege not a right. - Answer TRUE
Guido defines a standard of care as which of the following? - Answer THE LEVEL OF QUALITY
CONSIDERED ADEQUATE BY A GIVEN PROFESSION
Standards have an important role in the US health care system. Which of the following is not
a part of that role? - Answer DETERMINE WHETHER A PERSON GETS THEIR ILLNESS CURED
Nursing standards are often classified as having an external and internal source. Which of the following is
an example of an internal source? - Answer HOSPITAL NURSING UNIT POLICY MANUAL
The determination of the appropriate nursing standard of care will consider all of the following
factors except? - Answer HOW MUCH DOES THE NURSING CARE COST
, In what year did the American Nurses' Association (ANA) begin publication of specialty standards of
care? - Answer 1974
Can articles in nursing journals and nursing textbooks be considered legal standards of care? - Answer
YES
According to Marquis and Huston, benchmarking is a term often used by organizations to gauge
progress. In benchmarking the organizations products, practices, and services are measured against what
other standard? - Answer BEST PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS
For top performing hospitals the rate of patient readmissions after surgery is approximately 1 for every
1,000 surgeries, yet the national average of all hospitals have a rate of patient readmission after surgery
of 3.5 per 1,000 surgeries. This difference between top performing hospitals and national average is
known as what? - Answer QUALITY GAP
You work on a nursing unit where the standard of practice for a new patient admission is to have this
completed within one hour of a patients arrival. A recent retrospective chart audit revealed that this
standard was met 75% of the time. This is below the unit goal of 100% and the industry standard of 95%.
The unit manager is determined to gather additional information needed to correct this deficiency. This
process of gathering additional information to determine why the standard is not being met is which of
the following? - Answer COMPUTER AIDED ERROR ANALYSIS
You are a registered nurse on a Medical Surgical Nursing unit. Your nurse manager has asked you to
determine if the current staffing patterns for the unit are adequate to meet changing patient needs. The
type of audit needed to gather this information would be which of the following? - Answer STRUCTURE
You have recently begun working as a registered nurse for an organization that is well respected for their
commitment to quality. As a part of this commitment to quality you expect to see the organization make
changes based on which of the following? - Answer THE ORGANIZATION BASES CHANGES IN PATIENT
CARE PRACTICES ON EVIDENCE FROM DATA COLLECTION
Effective leaders ensure that quality control is proactive by asking for high standards and ignoring patient
care problems until these must be corrected. - Answer FALSE
