NUR 2214 Exam 1
1. Priority of Nursing Care
Answer
-ABC's- airway, breathing, circulation
-Maslow's
-Patient Safety
2. Medication Errors
Answer
-Severe error that may lead or cause inappropriate medica- tion use or potential patient harm
3. Types of Medication Errors
Answer
-Fail to treat illness
-Giving wrong drug
-Give med to wrong pt
-Using wrong route
4. Human Factors of Medication Errors
Answer
-Knowledge/performance deficits
,-miscalculation of dosage
-Stress
-Lack of sleep
5. Prevention of Medication Errors
Answer
-prepare meds in a quiet setting
-Check, check, recheck
-Bar code systems
6. Nursing Priorities if Medication Errors Occurs
Answer
-Immediate and ongoing assessment
-Notification of HCP
-Initiation of interventions as prescribed to offset adverse effects
-Document
7. Nursing Role in Quality Improvement
Answer
First line of defense against actual/potential risks to patients
-Promote and ensure the health and safety of all patients
-Identify unsafe practices and response appropriately to ensure a safe outcome for all patients,
self, and others
8. Attributes of Health Care Quality
Answer
, -Safe
-Effective
-Timely
-Patient-centered
-Efficient
-Equitable
9. Attributes of Health Care Quality- Safe
Answer
Care should be delivered correctly without error
-avoidance of injury in the delivery of care
10. Attributes of Health Care Quality- Effective
Answer
Offering services that address the most important health care concerns to the individual and the
most vulnerable population groups
-Involves integration of curative and preventative services and refraining from pro-
viding services to those who are not likely to benefit
-avoid underuse/overuse of health care services
11. Attributes of Health Care Quality- Patient-Centered
Answer
Responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values
1. Priority of Nursing Care
Answer
-ABC's- airway, breathing, circulation
-Maslow's
-Patient Safety
2. Medication Errors
Answer
-Severe error that may lead or cause inappropriate medica- tion use or potential patient harm
3. Types of Medication Errors
Answer
-Fail to treat illness
-Giving wrong drug
-Give med to wrong pt
-Using wrong route
4. Human Factors of Medication Errors
Answer
-Knowledge/performance deficits
,-miscalculation of dosage
-Stress
-Lack of sleep
5. Prevention of Medication Errors
Answer
-prepare meds in a quiet setting
-Check, check, recheck
-Bar code systems
6. Nursing Priorities if Medication Errors Occurs
Answer
-Immediate and ongoing assessment
-Notification of HCP
-Initiation of interventions as prescribed to offset adverse effects
-Document
7. Nursing Role in Quality Improvement
Answer
First line of defense against actual/potential risks to patients
-Promote and ensure the health and safety of all patients
-Identify unsafe practices and response appropriately to ensure a safe outcome for all patients,
self, and others
8. Attributes of Health Care Quality
Answer
, -Safe
-Effective
-Timely
-Patient-centered
-Efficient
-Equitable
9. Attributes of Health Care Quality- Safe
Answer
Care should be delivered correctly without error
-avoidance of injury in the delivery of care
10. Attributes of Health Care Quality- Effective
Answer
Offering services that address the most important health care concerns to the individual and the
most vulnerable population groups
-Involves integration of curative and preventative services and refraining from pro-
viding services to those who are not likely to benefit
-avoid underuse/overuse of health care services
11. Attributes of Health Care Quality- Patient-Centered
Answer
Responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values
