NUR170/NUR 170 Latest Exam
Study Questions with Elaborate
Answers
1. Sentinel Event - ANSWER an unexpected occurrence involving death or
serious physical or psychological injury, or the RISK thereof
Ex. Falls, unexpected death, foreign body left inside after surgery, etc.
2. Root Cause Analysis - ANSWER Happens after a sentinel event to find the
cause of a sentinel event.
3. Quality Assurance - ANSWER Keeps track of sentinel events, and works to
educate staff on how to avoid them
4. Mandatory Reporting - ANSWER Child or elder abuse, gun violence or
burns, penetration wounds, infectious disease, coworkers under the
influence. You have the suspicion of it, but not the evidence to back it up.
You are not entitled to do your own investigation
*Ensure you are following your institution/facility's chain of command when
reporting*
5. Informatics - ANSWER use information and technology to communicate,
manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making
,6. Primary Prevention - ANSWER Education that helps prevent disease
processes and vaccinations
Ex. Educational pamphlets, social media, billboards
7. Secondary Prevention - ANSWER Screening and testing for diseases, as
well as the treatment of diseases.
All testing/screening is a secondary prevention
8. Six Aims of Healthcare (Quality Improvement) - ANSWER Safe, effective,
patient-centered, timely, efficient, equitable
9. Electronic Medical Record - ANSWER Focuses on diagnosis and treatment.
Stays within a clinical setting
10.Electronic Health Record - ANSWER Gives broader view on a patient's
health. Designed to be viewed in multiple disciplines, and provides patients
with more comprehensive management of health
11.Good Faith Immunity - ANSWER Healthcare workers are protected from
civil or criminal liabilities when they report suspected child abuse in good
faith.
12.Is mandatory reporting a violation of HIPAA? - ANSWER NO. Mandatory
reporting may force the healthcare provider to reveal protected health
information to the person doing the investigation (diagnosis, patient's name,
age, address, etc.) and is not a considered a violation of HIPAA.
, 13.Negligence - ANSWER A nurse fails to implement safety measures for a
client
14.code of ethics - ANSWER provides guidelines for nurses regarding ethical
& professional behavior
15.HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996
(protects pt info)
16.which organization is directly responsible for regulating the practice of
nursing in each state? - ANSWER state board of nursing
17.obligation to report - ANSWER -births / deaths
-infectious diseases
-abuse
-neglect
-certain injuries (gsw.. etc)
18.patient rights & responsibilities - ANSWER -pt has a right to confidentiality
-pt has responsibility to participate in their care
19.informed consent - ANSWER pt has right to be fully informed (on benefits
and risks)
NURSES can't sign but can be a witness
20.documentation - ANSWER must be accurate, efficient, detailed of care
Study Questions with Elaborate
Answers
1. Sentinel Event - ANSWER an unexpected occurrence involving death or
serious physical or psychological injury, or the RISK thereof
Ex. Falls, unexpected death, foreign body left inside after surgery, etc.
2. Root Cause Analysis - ANSWER Happens after a sentinel event to find the
cause of a sentinel event.
3. Quality Assurance - ANSWER Keeps track of sentinel events, and works to
educate staff on how to avoid them
4. Mandatory Reporting - ANSWER Child or elder abuse, gun violence or
burns, penetration wounds, infectious disease, coworkers under the
influence. You have the suspicion of it, but not the evidence to back it up.
You are not entitled to do your own investigation
*Ensure you are following your institution/facility's chain of command when
reporting*
5. Informatics - ANSWER use information and technology to communicate,
manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making
,6. Primary Prevention - ANSWER Education that helps prevent disease
processes and vaccinations
Ex. Educational pamphlets, social media, billboards
7. Secondary Prevention - ANSWER Screening and testing for diseases, as
well as the treatment of diseases.
All testing/screening is a secondary prevention
8. Six Aims of Healthcare (Quality Improvement) - ANSWER Safe, effective,
patient-centered, timely, efficient, equitable
9. Electronic Medical Record - ANSWER Focuses on diagnosis and treatment.
Stays within a clinical setting
10.Electronic Health Record - ANSWER Gives broader view on a patient's
health. Designed to be viewed in multiple disciplines, and provides patients
with more comprehensive management of health
11.Good Faith Immunity - ANSWER Healthcare workers are protected from
civil or criminal liabilities when they report suspected child abuse in good
faith.
12.Is mandatory reporting a violation of HIPAA? - ANSWER NO. Mandatory
reporting may force the healthcare provider to reveal protected health
information to the person doing the investigation (diagnosis, patient's name,
age, address, etc.) and is not a considered a violation of HIPAA.
, 13.Negligence - ANSWER A nurse fails to implement safety measures for a
client
14.code of ethics - ANSWER provides guidelines for nurses regarding ethical
& professional behavior
15.HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996
(protects pt info)
16.which organization is directly responsible for regulating the practice of
nursing in each state? - ANSWER state board of nursing
17.obligation to report - ANSWER -births / deaths
-infectious diseases
-abuse
-neglect
-certain injuries (gsw.. etc)
18.patient rights & responsibilities - ANSWER -pt has a right to confidentiality
-pt has responsibility to participate in their care
19.informed consent - ANSWER pt has right to be fully informed (on benefits
and risks)
NURSES can't sign but can be a witness
20.documentation - ANSWER must be accurate, efficient, detailed of care
