Cherry & Jacob 7e: Chapter 22
Questions With Correct Answers
Chapter b22: bQuality bImprovement band bPatient bSafety
Cherry b& bJacob: bContemporary bNursing: bIssues, bTrends, band bManagement, b7th
bEdition
MULTIPLE bCHOICE b- bcorrect banswers✔✔
1. bA bnurse bis bpreparing bto badminister ba bmedication bby busing bthe bvastus blateralis
bsite band bis bunfamiliar bwith bthe bprocess. bA bstep-by-step breference bthat bshows
bhow bto bcomplete bthe bprocess bis bcalled ba:
a. bdeployment bflowchart.
b. btop-down bflowchart.
c. bPareto bchart.
d. bcontrol bplot. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔ANS: bB
A btop-down bflowchart bshows bthe bsequence bof bsteps bin ba bjob bor bprocess bsuch bas
bmedication badministration.
DIF: bComprehension bREF: bp. b379 b|p. b388
2. bA bnonprofit borganization bthat bdistributes bto bgovernmental bagencies, bthe bpublic,
bbusiness, band bhealth bcare bprofessionals bknowledge brelated bto bhealth bcare bfor bthe
bpurpose bof bimproving bhealth bis bthe:
a. bInstitute bfor bSafe bMedication bPractices.
b. bInstitute bof bMedicine.
c. bNational bCommittee bfor bQuality bAssurance.
d. bThe bJoint bCommission. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔ANS: bB
The bInstitute bof bMedicine bis ba bnonprofit borganization bwhose bmission bis bto
badvance band bdisseminate bto bthe bgovernment, bthe bcorporate bsector, bthe
bprofessions, band bthe bpublic bscientific binformation bthat bwill bimprove bhuman bhealth.
DIF: bComprehension bREF: bpp. b379-380
3. bA bnurse bis bremoving ba bsaturated bdressing bfrom ban babdominal bincision band
bmust bcut bthe btape bto bremove bthe bdressing. bThe bnurse baccidentally bcuts bthe
, bsutures bholding bthe bincision, band bevisceration boccurs. bIn bquality bimprovement,
bthis bincident bis bbest bidentified bas ba:
a. broot bcause.
b. bsentinel bevent.
c. bvariation bin bperformance.
d. bcausal bfactor. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔ANS: bB
A bsentinel bevent bis ban bunexpected boccurrence bthat bcould bresult bin bserious
bphysical bor bpsychological binjury bto bthe bpatient, bincluding bthe bpossibility bof
breturning bto bsurgery band ba bprolonged blength bof bstay.
DIF: bComprehension bREF: bp. b380
4. bA bnurse bis bassisting bwith bthe bdelivery bof btwins. bThe bfirst binfant bis bplaced bon
bthe bscale bto bbe bweighed. bThe bphysician brequests ban binstrument bstat. bThe bnurse
bturns bto bhand bthe binstrument bto bthe bphysician, band bthe binfant bfalls boff bthe bscale.
bWhen bevaluating bthe bincident, bthe bnurse band bher bmanager blist bcontributory
bfactors bsuch bas bthe bneed bfor btwo bnurses bwhen bmultiple bbirths bare bknown, band
bthe blocation bof bthe bscale bso bfar bfrom bthe bdelivery bfield. bThese bnurses bare
bperforming ba(n):
a. bstandardization bof bcare.
b. broot bcause banalysis.
c. bprocess bvariation.
d. banalysis bof ba bdeployment bflowchart. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔ANS: bB
A broot bcause banalysis bis ba bprocess bby bwhich bfactors bthat bunderlie bvariation bin
bperformance, bincluding bthe boccurrence bor bpossible boccurrence bof ba bsentinel
bevent, bare bidentified. bThe bpurpose bof broot bcause banalysis bis bto bidentify
bimprovements bthat bcan bbe bimplemented bto bprevent bfuture boccurrences.
DIF: bApplication bREF: bp. b380
5. bEach bmonth bdata bon badmission bassessments bthat bare bbased bon bthe bfollowing
bstandard bare bentered: b"All bpatients bwill bbe bassessed bby ban bRN bwithin b2 bhours bof
badmission." bThe btarget bgoal bfor bthis bstandard bis b97% bcompliance. bData bare
bdisplayed bon ba bgraph bthat bshows bnumber band btime bof badmission bassessments
band bcompliance bvariation blimits. bThis bpictorial brepresentation bis:
a. bPareto bchart.
b. bcontrol bchart.
c. bdeployment bchart.
d. btop-down bflowchart. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔ANS: bB
The bcontrol bchart bis ba brun bchart bthat bhas ba bcenterline band badded bstatistical
bcontrol blimits bthat bhelp bto bdetect bspecific btypes bof bchange bneeded bto bimprove ba
bprocess.
DIF: bComprehension bREF: bp. b380
Questions With Correct Answers
Chapter b22: bQuality bImprovement band bPatient bSafety
Cherry b& bJacob: bContemporary bNursing: bIssues, bTrends, band bManagement, b7th
bEdition
MULTIPLE bCHOICE b- bcorrect banswers✔✔
1. bA bnurse bis bpreparing bto badminister ba bmedication bby busing bthe bvastus blateralis
bsite band bis bunfamiliar bwith bthe bprocess. bA bstep-by-step breference bthat bshows
bhow bto bcomplete bthe bprocess bis bcalled ba:
a. bdeployment bflowchart.
b. btop-down bflowchart.
c. bPareto bchart.
d. bcontrol bplot. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔ANS: bB
A btop-down bflowchart bshows bthe bsequence bof bsteps bin ba bjob bor bprocess bsuch bas
bmedication badministration.
DIF: bComprehension bREF: bp. b379 b|p. b388
2. bA bnonprofit borganization bthat bdistributes bto bgovernmental bagencies, bthe bpublic,
bbusiness, band bhealth bcare bprofessionals bknowledge brelated bto bhealth bcare bfor bthe
bpurpose bof bimproving bhealth bis bthe:
a. bInstitute bfor bSafe bMedication bPractices.
b. bInstitute bof bMedicine.
c. bNational bCommittee bfor bQuality bAssurance.
d. bThe bJoint bCommission. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔ANS: bB
The bInstitute bof bMedicine bis ba bnonprofit borganization bwhose bmission bis bto
badvance band bdisseminate bto bthe bgovernment, bthe bcorporate bsector, bthe
bprofessions, band bthe bpublic bscientific binformation bthat bwill bimprove bhuman bhealth.
DIF: bComprehension bREF: bpp. b379-380
3. bA bnurse bis bremoving ba bsaturated bdressing bfrom ban babdominal bincision band
bmust bcut bthe btape bto bremove bthe bdressing. bThe bnurse baccidentally bcuts bthe
, bsutures bholding bthe bincision, band bevisceration boccurs. bIn bquality bimprovement,
bthis bincident bis bbest bidentified bas ba:
a. broot bcause.
b. bsentinel bevent.
c. bvariation bin bperformance.
d. bcausal bfactor. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔ANS: bB
A bsentinel bevent bis ban bunexpected boccurrence bthat bcould bresult bin bserious
bphysical bor bpsychological binjury bto bthe bpatient, bincluding bthe bpossibility bof
breturning bto bsurgery band ba bprolonged blength bof bstay.
DIF: bComprehension bREF: bp. b380
4. bA bnurse bis bassisting bwith bthe bdelivery bof btwins. bThe bfirst binfant bis bplaced bon
bthe bscale bto bbe bweighed. bThe bphysician brequests ban binstrument bstat. bThe bnurse
bturns bto bhand bthe binstrument bto bthe bphysician, band bthe binfant bfalls boff bthe bscale.
bWhen bevaluating bthe bincident, bthe bnurse band bher bmanager blist bcontributory
bfactors bsuch bas bthe bneed bfor btwo bnurses bwhen bmultiple bbirths bare bknown, band
bthe blocation bof bthe bscale bso bfar bfrom bthe bdelivery bfield. bThese bnurses bare
bperforming ba(n):
a. bstandardization bof bcare.
b. broot bcause banalysis.
c. bprocess bvariation.
d. banalysis bof ba bdeployment bflowchart. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔ANS: bB
A broot bcause banalysis bis ba bprocess bby bwhich bfactors bthat bunderlie bvariation bin
bperformance, bincluding bthe boccurrence bor bpossible boccurrence bof ba bsentinel
bevent, bare bidentified. bThe bpurpose bof broot bcause banalysis bis bto bidentify
bimprovements bthat bcan bbe bimplemented bto bprevent bfuture boccurrences.
DIF: bApplication bREF: bp. b380
5. bEach bmonth bdata bon badmission bassessments bthat bare bbased bon bthe bfollowing
bstandard bare bentered: b"All bpatients bwill bbe bassessed bby ban bRN bwithin b2 bhours bof
badmission." bThe btarget bgoal bfor bthis bstandard bis b97% bcompliance. bData bare
bdisplayed bon ba bgraph bthat bshows bnumber band btime bof badmission bassessments
band bcompliance bvariation blimits. bThis bpictorial brepresentation bis:
a. bPareto bchart.
b. bcontrol bchart.
c. bdeployment bchart.
d. btop-down bflowchart. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔ANS: bB
The bcontrol bchart bis ba brun bchart bthat bhas ba bcenterline band badded bstatistical
bcontrol blimits bthat bhelp bto bdetect bspecific btypes bof bchange bneeded bto bimprove ba
bprocess.
DIF: bComprehension bREF: bp. b380
