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NUR 4590 FINAL EXAM (RASMUSSEN) NEWEST 2025
TEST BANK| PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY OF THE
NURSE LEADER EXAM| COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| NUR
4590 FINAL EXAM REVIEW (BRAND NEW!!)
Which of the following is an example of a nurse-sensitive indicator?
a. Cardiac patient mortality
b. Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers
c. Pulmonary embolus after knee surgery
d. Iatrogenic pneumothorax after central line placement - Correct
Answer - b. Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers
The purpose of a root cause analysis (RCA) is to:
a. discipline the staff involved in the patient safety event.
b. disclose the medical error to the patient/patient s family.
c. identify the person(s) responsible for committing the error.
d. identify the systems issues that led to a sentinel event. - Correct
Answer - d. identify the systems issues that led to a sentinel event.
The risk manager wants to illustrate the causes that have been leading to
an increase in patient misidentification. The most appropriate tool to use
is a:
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a. pareto chart.
b. control chart.
c. fishbone diagram.
d. detailed flowchart. - Correct Answer - c. fishbone diagram.
The Baldrige National Quality Award (BNQA) establishes a set of
performance standards that define a total quality organization. The
standards in areas of excellence include: (Select all that apply.)
a. leadership.
b. strategic planning.
c. environment of care.
d. human resource focus.
e. medication management. - Correct Answer - a. leadership.
b. strategic planning.
d. human resource focus.
Attributes of a total quality organization according to BNQA include:
(Select all that apply.)
a. accreditation by TJC.
b. a commitment to obtaining Magnet designation.
c. strategic planning.
d. focus on patients, other customers, and markets.
e. organizational performance results. - Correct Answer - c. strategic
planning.
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d. focus on patients, other customers, and markets.
e. organizational performance results.
TJC requires accredited organizations to participate in their core
measure initiative. The current core measure sets include: (Select all that
apply.)
a. stroke.
b. tobacco treatment.
c. pneumonia measures.
d. iatrogenic pneumothorax.
e. venous thromboembolism.
f. acute myocardial infarction. - Correct Answer - a. stroke.
b. tobacco treatment.
c. pneumonia measures.
e. venous thromboembolism.
f. acute myocardial infarction.
The collection of data to measure performance is required by:
a. the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
b. the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
c. The Joint Commission (TJC).
d. Health Information Technology - Correct Answer - c. The Joint
Commission (TJC).
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The data analysts within a health care organization pull core measure
data from patient records on a quarterly basis. This data is then analyzed
and collated into a report that is uploaded to TJC for analysis of
adherence to core measure requirements. This is an example of:
a. health information exchange (HIE).
b. effectiveness research.
c. health information management.
d. management information systems. - Correct Answer - a. health
information exchange (HIE).
The formal process of using patient data for providing evidence for the
design of care protocols is termed:
a. evidence-based practice.
b. practice-based evidence.
c. data analysis.
d. effectiveness research. - Correct Answer - b. practice-based evidence.
Nurses utilize _____ through critical thinking and clinical reasoning
skills to determine when and how to apply evidence-based knowledge.
a. orders
b. data
c. information
d. wisdom - Correct Answer - d. wisdom
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NUR 4590 FINAL EXAM (RASMUSSEN) NEWEST 2025
TEST BANK| PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY OF THE
NURSE LEADER EXAM| COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| NUR
4590 FINAL EXAM REVIEW (BRAND NEW!!)
Which of the following is an example of a nurse-sensitive indicator?
a. Cardiac patient mortality
b. Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers
c. Pulmonary embolus after knee surgery
d. Iatrogenic pneumothorax after central line placement - Correct
Answer - b. Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers
The purpose of a root cause analysis (RCA) is to:
a. discipline the staff involved in the patient safety event.
b. disclose the medical error to the patient/patient s family.
c. identify the person(s) responsible for committing the error.
d. identify the systems issues that led to a sentinel event. - Correct
Answer - d. identify the systems issues that led to a sentinel event.
The risk manager wants to illustrate the causes that have been leading to
an increase in patient misidentification. The most appropriate tool to use
is a:
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a. pareto chart.
b. control chart.
c. fishbone diagram.
d. detailed flowchart. - Correct Answer - c. fishbone diagram.
The Baldrige National Quality Award (BNQA) establishes a set of
performance standards that define a total quality organization. The
standards in areas of excellence include: (Select all that apply.)
a. leadership.
b. strategic planning.
c. environment of care.
d. human resource focus.
e. medication management. - Correct Answer - a. leadership.
b. strategic planning.
d. human resource focus.
Attributes of a total quality organization according to BNQA include:
(Select all that apply.)
a. accreditation by TJC.
b. a commitment to obtaining Magnet designation.
c. strategic planning.
d. focus on patients, other customers, and markets.
e. organizational performance results. - Correct Answer - c. strategic
planning.
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d. focus on patients, other customers, and markets.
e. organizational performance results.
TJC requires accredited organizations to participate in their core
measure initiative. The current core measure sets include: (Select all that
apply.)
a. stroke.
b. tobacco treatment.
c. pneumonia measures.
d. iatrogenic pneumothorax.
e. venous thromboembolism.
f. acute myocardial infarction. - Correct Answer - a. stroke.
b. tobacco treatment.
c. pneumonia measures.
e. venous thromboembolism.
f. acute myocardial infarction.
The collection of data to measure performance is required by:
a. the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
b. the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
c. The Joint Commission (TJC).
d. Health Information Technology - Correct Answer - c. The Joint
Commission (TJC).
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The data analysts within a health care organization pull core measure
data from patient records on a quarterly basis. This data is then analyzed
and collated into a report that is uploaded to TJC for analysis of
adherence to core measure requirements. This is an example of:
a. health information exchange (HIE).
b. effectiveness research.
c. health information management.
d. management information systems. - Correct Answer - a. health
information exchange (HIE).
The formal process of using patient data for providing evidence for the
design of care protocols is termed:
a. evidence-based practice.
b. practice-based evidence.
c. data analysis.
d. effectiveness research. - Correct Answer - b. practice-based evidence.
Nurses utilize _____ through critical thinking and clinical reasoning
skills to determine when and how to apply evidence-based knowledge.
a. orders
b. data
c. information
d. wisdom - Correct Answer - d. wisdom
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