QSEN COMPETENCIES, NURSING
THEORY, AND EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the IOM competencies? - Answer-Provide patient centered care, Work in
interdisciplinary teams, employ evidence based practice, Apply quality improvement,
Utilize informatics
Who created the QSEN competencies? - Answer-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
what is teamwork and collaboration? - Answer-achieve quality patient outcomes,
accomplished by communicating with all physicians and talking to family about decision
making, Nursing actions that help meet this competency
-(stimulation, rapid response team, SBAR)
What is the purpose of the QSEN? - Answer-Focuses on transforming education for
nurses and
Examines the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes that emphasize quality and safety in
patient care
what does SBAR stand for? - Answer-situation, background, assessment,
recommendation. method of communicating with other healthcare providers
what is the definition of evidence based practice? - Answer-conscientious use of current
best evidence in making decisions about patient care
what is evidence based practice? - Answer-integration of best current evidence, clinical
expertise, and patient values to deliver quality health care, and nursing actions that
meet this competency
-(following policies and procedures) (read current literature in your area) (know clinical
practice guidelines)
What is Quality improvement? - Answer-evaluate outcomes and use improvement
methods to improve health care system, nursing activities that help meet this
competency
-(culture of safety, report errors and adverse events, participate in data collection)
what is safety? - Answer-minimize the risk of harm to patients and providers, nursing
activities that help meet this competency
-(2 patient identifiers, patients armbands, medication reconciliation, barcode medication
administration, line checks, bedside report)
, Who established the National Patient Safety Goals? - Answer-the Joint Commission
accredits organization
What are the 2015 Patient Safety Goals? - Answer-improve accuracy of patient
identification, improve effectiveness of communication among caregivers, improve the
safety of using medications, reduce harm associated with clinical alarm systems, reduce
risk of healthcare associated infections, identify patient safety risks, implement universal
protocol for preventing wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong person surgery
what are informatics? - Answer-use of information and technology to -(Communicate
Manage knowledge, Decrease errors, Support decision making), Nursing activities that
help us meet this competency
what are the technological advances? - Answer-nursing informatics, electronic health
record, barcode for medication administration, client's use of interent
What does the person aspect of the nursing meta paradigm mean? - Answer-recipient
of care and central to the nursing care provided
what does the health aspect of the nursing meta paradigm mean? - Answer-provide
best possible care based on person's level of health
what does the environment aspect of the nursing meta paradigm mean? - Answer-
includes everything that impacts person including setting for health care
what does the nursing aspect of the nursing meta paradigm mean? - Answer-diagnosis
and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems
what are the four aspects of the nursing meta paradigm? - Answer-person, health,
environment, and nursing
what is a theory? - Answer-designed to explain a phenomena (something you have
questions about)
How do theories apply to nursing? - Answer-theories give nurses a way to organize data
and a way to analyze and interpret information
what is a grand theory? - Answer-broad and complex, concepts are abstract, examples:
systems theory, rogers, and neumann
what is a middle range theory? - Answer-reflect nursing situations so are amendable to
practice, propositions are clearly stated, examples: peplau, watson, roy
what is a descriptive theory? - Answer-describe phenomena
THEORY, AND EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the IOM competencies? - Answer-Provide patient centered care, Work in
interdisciplinary teams, employ evidence based practice, Apply quality improvement,
Utilize informatics
Who created the QSEN competencies? - Answer-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
what is teamwork and collaboration? - Answer-achieve quality patient outcomes,
accomplished by communicating with all physicians and talking to family about decision
making, Nursing actions that help meet this competency
-(stimulation, rapid response team, SBAR)
What is the purpose of the QSEN? - Answer-Focuses on transforming education for
nurses and
Examines the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes that emphasize quality and safety in
patient care
what does SBAR stand for? - Answer-situation, background, assessment,
recommendation. method of communicating with other healthcare providers
what is the definition of evidence based practice? - Answer-conscientious use of current
best evidence in making decisions about patient care
what is evidence based practice? - Answer-integration of best current evidence, clinical
expertise, and patient values to deliver quality health care, and nursing actions that
meet this competency
-(following policies and procedures) (read current literature in your area) (know clinical
practice guidelines)
What is Quality improvement? - Answer-evaluate outcomes and use improvement
methods to improve health care system, nursing activities that help meet this
competency
-(culture of safety, report errors and adverse events, participate in data collection)
what is safety? - Answer-minimize the risk of harm to patients and providers, nursing
activities that help meet this competency
-(2 patient identifiers, patients armbands, medication reconciliation, barcode medication
administration, line checks, bedside report)
, Who established the National Patient Safety Goals? - Answer-the Joint Commission
accredits organization
What are the 2015 Patient Safety Goals? - Answer-improve accuracy of patient
identification, improve effectiveness of communication among caregivers, improve the
safety of using medications, reduce harm associated with clinical alarm systems, reduce
risk of healthcare associated infections, identify patient safety risks, implement universal
protocol for preventing wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong person surgery
what are informatics? - Answer-use of information and technology to -(Communicate
Manage knowledge, Decrease errors, Support decision making), Nursing activities that
help us meet this competency
what are the technological advances? - Answer-nursing informatics, electronic health
record, barcode for medication administration, client's use of interent
What does the person aspect of the nursing meta paradigm mean? - Answer-recipient
of care and central to the nursing care provided
what does the health aspect of the nursing meta paradigm mean? - Answer-provide
best possible care based on person's level of health
what does the environment aspect of the nursing meta paradigm mean? - Answer-
includes everything that impacts person including setting for health care
what does the nursing aspect of the nursing meta paradigm mean? - Answer-diagnosis
and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems
what are the four aspects of the nursing meta paradigm? - Answer-person, health,
environment, and nursing
what is a theory? - Answer-designed to explain a phenomena (something you have
questions about)
How do theories apply to nursing? - Answer-theories give nurses a way to organize data
and a way to analyze and interpret information
what is a grand theory? - Answer-broad and complex, concepts are abstract, examples:
systems theory, rogers, and neumann
what is a middle range theory? - Answer-reflect nursing situations so are amendable to
practice, propositions are clearly stated, examples: peplau, watson, roy
what is a descriptive theory? - Answer-describe phenomena
