RNSG 1105 Final Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
HIPAA Answer: -- This law provides rights to patients and protects
employees. It protects individual employees from losing their health
insurance when changing jobs by providing portability.
--It also creates patient right to consent to the use and disclosure of
their protected health information, to inspect and copy one's medical
record, and to amend mistaken or incomplete information.
--It limits who is able to access a patient's record.
Provides confidentiality of a patient's medical information.
What Patient Information is Confidential?
****All information about patients written on paper, spoken aloud,
saved on computer.
SBAR Answer: --standardized approach to communicate including the
opportunity to ask and respond to questions.
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--provides a consistent method for hand-off communication that is
clear, structured, and easy to use by the Health Care Team.
--used to report to the HCP any situation that requires immediate
action
--goal is to decrease miscommunication which is one of the most
common causes of patient injury or death.
Elements of SBAR Answer: S= Situation - What is the situation you are
calling about?
Be concise. ALWAYS ask - Do you know Mr. or Mrs. Patient's Name?
B= Background- Pertinent background information
related to the situation. Mental status, etc.
A = Assessment- What is the nurse's assessment of
the situation? what you found/think
R= Recommendation- What is the nurse's
recommendation or what does nurse want?
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Potential Breaches in Patient Confidentiality Answer: --Leaving
information open on a computer screen.
--Sending confidential email messages with patient identifiers.
--Discarding copies of patient information in trash cans.
--Holding conversations that can be overheard.
--Faxing confidential information to unauthorized persons.
--Sending confidential messages overheard on speakers
medical asepsis Answer: --Basic medical asepsis breaks the chain of
infection and should be used for all patients even if infection is not
present.
--Highly effective in reducing HAIs
--Protection of the susceptible host
--Control and elimination of reservoirs of infection
--Control of portals of exit/entry
--Control or elimination of infectious agents
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Cleaning
--Control of transmission
NEUTROPENIC / PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENT Answer: --Used for
patients to decrease the risk of infection in the most severe
immunocompromised patients.
--The most common of diseases are:
Cancer - Chemotherapy
AIDS
Organ transplants
Restrict visitors who have colds
or contagious illnesses.
--Standard Precautions and ensure
all caregivers are healthy.
--Avoid collection of standing water from flowers or humidifiers to
prevent bacteria found in this water.
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