2023 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals Correct Answers
two ways to ID
Communicate important lab results
label medications
ensure alarms of medical equipment are working
hand washing
reduce suicide risk
improve healthcare quality
make sure correct surgery is done
a hot-button issue Correct Answers An issue that people
generally feel strongly about on one side or the other
Additional strategic words Correct Answers need for further
teaching, need for further education, need for followup
Administrative Law Correct Answers delegated authority to
government agencies
advanced directive (living will) Correct Answers details the
conditions under which life support measures should be used
American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) Correct
Answers -established in 1991
-entity of ANA
-only national system for accreditation and approval of
continuing education in nursing
,ANA Position Statement (1994) Correct Answers "The Code
[of Ethics] for Nurses is non-negotiable and that each nurse has
an obligation to uphold and adhere to the code of ethics."
applied ethics Correct Answers specific difficult issues
Assault Correct Answers threat or attempt to injure without
consent
autonomy Correct Answers independence
Avoiding Common Causes of Communication Breakdown
Correct Answers - Failing to see the uniqueness of the
individual is caused by preconceived ideas, prejudices, and
stereotypes.
- Failing to recognize levels of meaning
- Using value statements and clichés
- Value statements indicate that the nurse has made a judgment,
either positive or negative.
- Clichés are trite, stereotyped expressions.
- Giving false reassurance
- Failing to clarify
Baca 2011 self disclosure becomes problematic Correct
Answers if nurse's problems or needs are disclosed
if disclosure by the nurse becomes a common rather than rare
event
when disclosure is unrelated to the client's problems or
experiences
if it takes more than a very short time during an interaction
the nurse
, The nurse is making the client uncomfortable
Battery Correct Answers assault that is carried out
Beneficence Correct Answers Doing good or causing good to
be done; kindly action
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency Correct Answers 1.
Novice
2. Advanced Beginner
3. Competent-2/3 years
4. Proficient
5. Expert
Bioethics Correct Answers The study of ethics related to issues
that arise in health care.
Can a nurse be held liable for malpractice in delegation Correct
Answers Yes
Captain of the Ship Correct Answers doctrine implies that the
physician is ultimately in charge of all patient care and thus
should be responsible financially
Civil Law Correct Answers person to person legal disputes
Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice Correct Answers
attributes
antecedents
consequences