HSC 189 Intro to Nursing Final Exam NEWEST
VERSION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY
GRADED A+ (Kirkwood Community College)
A nurse is a team member Identify the stakeholders.
assisting with the define-
measure-analyze-improve-
control (DMAIC) process.
Which action would the
nurse take during the
define phase?
A nurse is interested in Take an exam.
becoming
credentialed as a Certified
Professional in Health Care
Quality. Which action
would the nurse take to
achieve this?
The continuous quality The standard was not met. An action plan should be developed.
improvement (CQI)
committee has performed a
retrospective chart audit to
investigate whether
outcomes recorded in each
nursing care plan are
patient centered and
written in
behavioral terms. The
expected standard is 98%
compliance. The sample size
was 200.
,Results showed that 180
charts met the standard.
What assessment can be
made?
The nurse manager has an "Root cause analysis investigates the root causes of events that
adequate occur."
understanding of root cause
analysis when stating which
of the following?
A nurse is educating students "controlling process by inspection so that errors were prevented."
on the history of quality
improvement. The
teaching has been effective
when one of the students states
that the historically,
quality improvement focused on
A nurse is explaining to another "Quality is the responsibility of everyone within an organization."
nurse
about the contributions of
Edward Deming. The nurse
judges that the explanation is
effective when the nurse
states:
Which action takes place during A charter is developed.
the design phase of the DMAIC
process?
Which of the following "QSEN helps prepare future nurses for improving patient safety."
statements by the
nurse indicates an
understanding of Quality and
Safety for Nurses (QSEN)?
The nurse manager has an "The primary goal of Six Stigma is to increase profits and reduce
adequate problems."
understanding of Six Stigma
when making which of the
following statements?
,A nurse manager is Empower employees to carry out needed strategies for change.
brainstorming quality
improvement methods. Which
action would help implement
these methods on the
assigned unit?
The nurse understands that "The systems provide historical data of the usage of
the following statement is nursing time, which is helpful when developing the
true about patient department budget."
classification systems?
Code arrests infection
Which of the following are
rates Advance
considered core measures
directives
and monitored by The Joint
Medication
Commission? (Select all that
error rates
apply.)
Restraint use
A nurse manager is -look-alike packaging
educating a group of -wrong-dose errors
nurses on common -inadequate monitoring
medication errors. The -rule violations
manager judges the
teaching to be
effective when one of the
nurses states that common
medication errors include
(Select all that apply.)
A nurse is preparing a -Myocardial infarction
presentation on core -Congestive heart failure
measures. Which medical -Pregnancy-related conditions
diagnosis should the nurse -Deep vein thrombosis
plan on presenting during
the
lecture? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse manager is -Communication
educating unit staff about -Pain management
HCAHPS. The manager -Responsiveness
judges the -Discharge information
teaching to be effective when
, a staff nurse states that the
HCAHPS survey contains
rating about (Select all that
apply.)
A nurse has an adequate -"Cost is a barrier in quality improvement."
understanding of barriers -"Nurses' loyalty to old practices is a barrier."
to quality improvement -"Failure to recognize that change is needed is a barrier."
when -"Being unwilling to change is a barrier."
stating which of the
following? (Select all that
apply.)
-Identify stakeholders.
Which action by a group of -Think about solutions to the problem.
-Write the problem statement.
nurses involves
-Write a goal statement.
brainstorming? (Select all
that apply.)
Which action would be -Identify gaps between current performance and the goal.
occurring if a group of -Identify possible sources of variation.
-Determine where to begin making a change.
nurses were in the analyze
phase of the DMAIC
process? (Select all that
apply.)
VERSION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY
GRADED A+ (Kirkwood Community College)
A nurse is a team member Identify the stakeholders.
assisting with the define-
measure-analyze-improve-
control (DMAIC) process.
Which action would the
nurse take during the
define phase?
A nurse is interested in Take an exam.
becoming
credentialed as a Certified
Professional in Health Care
Quality. Which action
would the nurse take to
achieve this?
The continuous quality The standard was not met. An action plan should be developed.
improvement (CQI)
committee has performed a
retrospective chart audit to
investigate whether
outcomes recorded in each
nursing care plan are
patient centered and
written in
behavioral terms. The
expected standard is 98%
compliance. The sample size
was 200.
,Results showed that 180
charts met the standard.
What assessment can be
made?
The nurse manager has an "Root cause analysis investigates the root causes of events that
adequate occur."
understanding of root cause
analysis when stating which
of the following?
A nurse is educating students "controlling process by inspection so that errors were prevented."
on the history of quality
improvement. The
teaching has been effective
when one of the students states
that the historically,
quality improvement focused on
A nurse is explaining to another "Quality is the responsibility of everyone within an organization."
nurse
about the contributions of
Edward Deming. The nurse
judges that the explanation is
effective when the nurse
states:
Which action takes place during A charter is developed.
the design phase of the DMAIC
process?
Which of the following "QSEN helps prepare future nurses for improving patient safety."
statements by the
nurse indicates an
understanding of Quality and
Safety for Nurses (QSEN)?
The nurse manager has an "The primary goal of Six Stigma is to increase profits and reduce
adequate problems."
understanding of Six Stigma
when making which of the
following statements?
,A nurse manager is Empower employees to carry out needed strategies for change.
brainstorming quality
improvement methods. Which
action would help implement
these methods on the
assigned unit?
The nurse understands that "The systems provide historical data of the usage of
the following statement is nursing time, which is helpful when developing the
true about patient department budget."
classification systems?
Code arrests infection
Which of the following are
rates Advance
considered core measures
directives
and monitored by The Joint
Medication
Commission? (Select all that
error rates
apply.)
Restraint use
A nurse manager is -look-alike packaging
educating a group of -wrong-dose errors
nurses on common -inadequate monitoring
medication errors. The -rule violations
manager judges the
teaching to be
effective when one of the
nurses states that common
medication errors include
(Select all that apply.)
A nurse is preparing a -Myocardial infarction
presentation on core -Congestive heart failure
measures. Which medical -Pregnancy-related conditions
diagnosis should the nurse -Deep vein thrombosis
plan on presenting during
the
lecture? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse manager is -Communication
educating unit staff about -Pain management
HCAHPS. The manager -Responsiveness
judges the -Discharge information
teaching to be effective when
, a staff nurse states that the
HCAHPS survey contains
rating about (Select all that
apply.)
A nurse has an adequate -"Cost is a barrier in quality improvement."
understanding of barriers -"Nurses' loyalty to old practices is a barrier."
to quality improvement -"Failure to recognize that change is needed is a barrier."
when -"Being unwilling to change is a barrier."
stating which of the
following? (Select all that
apply.)
-Identify stakeholders.
Which action by a group of -Think about solutions to the problem.
-Write the problem statement.
nurses involves
-Write a goal statement.
brainstorming? (Select all
that apply.)
Which action would be -Identify gaps between current performance and the goal.
occurring if a group of -Identify possible sources of variation.
-Determine where to begin making a change.
nurses were in the analyze
phase of the DMAIC
process? (Select all that
apply.)
