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NU 410 midterm (PCC) Exam Questions
and Answers
leaders, safe practice, technology - Ans:✔✔-what are the 3 components needed to win the war of health
care harm mentioned in the video?
julie cow - Ans:✔✔-who was the nurse who mixed the medications up in the video and lost her license?
the joint commission - Ans:✔✔-what is the nonprofit accrediting agency for hospitals?
sentinel event - Ans:✔✔-what do you call a =n event that has potential for harm (death. loss of limb,
assault, abduction...)
what agency is over these situations?
evaluates and accredits - Ans:✔✔-what is the purpose of the joint commission with hospitals?
safe and effective care, quality improvement - Ans:✔✔-what is the goal of the joint commission? (2)
plan, do, study, act - Ans:✔✔-what is the cycle for the joint commission (PDSA)
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name and dob, test results on time, anything to do with meds, make them heard and act quickly, ppe
and hand washing, suicide risks, pt priority, pt/place/mark them/timeouts - Ans:✔✔-national safety
goals:
1. ID pt correctly how?
2. improve staff communication?
3. medication safety?
4. alarms?
5. prevent infection?
6. ID pt safety risks?
7. improve health equity?
8. surgery?
oryx system - Ans:✔✔-a tool developed by the joint commission for assessing quality in healthcare
organizations. collects data of core measures. used to see of hospitals are accredited
students nurses. to promote quality care - Ans:✔✔-what are the QSEN competencies aimed for? why?
AACN - Ans:✔✔-what is organization is over QSEN competencies
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patient centered care - Ans:✔✔-A QSEN competency:
the nurse recognizes the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing
compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient's preferences, values, and needs.
teamwork and collaboration - Ans:✔✔-A QSEN competency:
the nurse functions effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open
communication, mutual respect, and shared decision making to achieve quality patient care.
evidence-based practice - Ans:✔✔-a QSEN comp:
integrating best current evidence with clinical expertise and pt and fam preferences and values for
delivery of optimal health care
quality improvement - Ans:✔✔-A QSEN comp:
Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test
changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
informatics - Ans:✔✔-A QSEN competency:
the nurse accesses and uses information and electronic technology to communicate, manage
knowledge, prevent error, and support decision making.
safety - Ans:✔✔-A QSEN competency:
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