Which of the following factors can increase human risk for error?
-Predisposing mental and physiological states (e.g., fatigue, stress, dehydration,
hunger, and boredom)
-Factors that directly enable decision making (e.g., perception, attention, memory,
reasoning, and judgment)
-Factors that directly enable decision execution (e.g., communication and being able
to carry out the intended action)
-All of the above
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, All of the above
A nurse writes the following PICOT question: How do patients with breast cancer rate
their quality of life? How should the nurse evaluate this question?
-A true PICOT question regardless of the number of elements
-A true PICOT question because the intervention comes before the control
-Not a true PICOT question because the time is not designated
-Not a true PICOT question because the comparison comes after the intervention
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-A true PICOT question regardless of the number of elements
When evidence-based practice is used, patient care will be:
-standardized for all.
-variable according to the situation.
-unhampered by patient culture.
-safe from the hazards of critical thinking.
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-variable according to the situation.
A nurse wants to change a patient procedure. Which action will the nurse take to
easily find research evidence to support this change?
-Read all the articles found on the Internet.
-Make a general search of the Internet.
-Use a PICOT format for the search.
-Start with a broad question.
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-Use a PICOT format for the search.
You're caring for a patient with diabetes who was admitted to your hospital with an
elevated blood glucose level. She is on an insulin pump that is programmed to deliver
one unit of insulin per hour through her intravenous (IV) line.
Which of the following is a risk of this technology?
-The pump is dictating rather than facilitating your work.
-The pump could malfunction.
-There is no risk associated with the pump.
-A and B (The pump is dictating rather than facilitating your work AND The pump
could malfunction)
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The pump could malfunction.
A nurse has just administered a medication when suddenly realizing that more
medication was given than was ordered. Which action should the nurse take?
-Say nothing about the medication error, and continue to monitor the patient.
-Document the dose that was supposed to be given in the medical record.
-Document the amount given in the medical record, but keep the error quiet.
-Call the patient's provider, and report the error.
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-Call the patient's provider, and report the error.
, James is a first-year surgery resident on his first pediatric rotation. His attending
(supervising physician) asks him to start intravenous (IV) replacement fluids on a two-
year-old boy who is having vomiting and diarrhea. Having trouble remembering the
guidelines for calculating fluid replacement rates for very small children, James asks
Maria, a nurse on the unit. Maria responds, "You're the doctor. It's your job to decide
this." James picks a rate that is much too high, putting the child into fluid overload.
Who is likely to be negatively affected by this medical error?
1. The patient and his family
2. James (the first-year surgery resident)
3. Maria (the nurse on the unit)
4. All of the above
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4. All of the above
-The best answer is all of the above. Patients and families are not the only
ones affected when a medical error occurs. In this case, James is likely to
be devastated, and Maria may be affected as well. Some providers even
leave their profession after committing errors leading to a death.
Nurse posts on social media about a patient’s loud and unruly family members.
This is an example of?
-False imprisonment
-Invasion of privacy
-Malpractice
-Assault
-Battery
-Abandonment
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-Invasion of privacy
-Predisposing mental and physiological states (e.g., fatigue, stress, dehydration,
hunger, and boredom)
-Factors that directly enable decision making (e.g., perception, attention, memory,
reasoning, and judgment)
-Factors that directly enable decision execution (e.g., communication and being able
to carry out the intended action)
-All of the above
Give this one a try later!
, All of the above
A nurse writes the following PICOT question: How do patients with breast cancer rate
their quality of life? How should the nurse evaluate this question?
-A true PICOT question regardless of the number of elements
-A true PICOT question because the intervention comes before the control
-Not a true PICOT question because the time is not designated
-Not a true PICOT question because the comparison comes after the intervention
Give this one a try later!
-A true PICOT question regardless of the number of elements
When evidence-based practice is used, patient care will be:
-standardized for all.
-variable according to the situation.
-unhampered by patient culture.
-safe from the hazards of critical thinking.
Give this one a try later!
-variable according to the situation.
A nurse wants to change a patient procedure. Which action will the nurse take to
easily find research evidence to support this change?
-Read all the articles found on the Internet.
-Make a general search of the Internet.
-Use a PICOT format for the search.
-Start with a broad question.
,Give this one a try later!
-Use a PICOT format for the search.
You're caring for a patient with diabetes who was admitted to your hospital with an
elevated blood glucose level. She is on an insulin pump that is programmed to deliver
one unit of insulin per hour through her intravenous (IV) line.
Which of the following is a risk of this technology?
-The pump is dictating rather than facilitating your work.
-The pump could malfunction.
-There is no risk associated with the pump.
-A and B (The pump is dictating rather than facilitating your work AND The pump
could malfunction)
Give this one a try later!
The pump could malfunction.
A nurse has just administered a medication when suddenly realizing that more
medication was given than was ordered. Which action should the nurse take?
-Say nothing about the medication error, and continue to monitor the patient.
-Document the dose that was supposed to be given in the medical record.
-Document the amount given in the medical record, but keep the error quiet.
-Call the patient's provider, and report the error.
Give this one a try later!
-Call the patient's provider, and report the error.
, James is a first-year surgery resident on his first pediatric rotation. His attending
(supervising physician) asks him to start intravenous (IV) replacement fluids on a two-
year-old boy who is having vomiting and diarrhea. Having trouble remembering the
guidelines for calculating fluid replacement rates for very small children, James asks
Maria, a nurse on the unit. Maria responds, "You're the doctor. It's your job to decide
this." James picks a rate that is much too high, putting the child into fluid overload.
Who is likely to be negatively affected by this medical error?
1. The patient and his family
2. James (the first-year surgery resident)
3. Maria (the nurse on the unit)
4. All of the above
Give this one a try later!
4. All of the above
-The best answer is all of the above. Patients and families are not the only
ones affected when a medical error occurs. In this case, James is likely to
be devastated, and Maria may be affected as well. Some providers even
leave their profession after committing errors leading to a death.
Nurse posts on social media about a patient’s loud and unruly family members.
This is an example of?
-False imprisonment
-Invasion of privacy
-Malpractice
-Assault
-Battery
-Abandonment
Give this one a try later!
-Invasion of privacy
