Universal Hospital Orientation Post Test Nassau Suffolk Coordinating Council of Nursing Education and Practice

The WE in Working Together and Empathy while caring for patients’ means? a. Respond to call bells b. Be helpful and informative c. Recognize and appreciate the feelings of others. Apologize and express concern anytime an individual is not satisfied d. All of the above 2. Safety in the work environment can be demonstrated in the following ways: a. Proper patient identification b. Reporting all injuries to the supervisor and getting immediate first aid if necessary c. Reporting damaged equipment to the appropriate department d. All of the above 3. All hospitals have emergency management procedures in the event f internal or external disasters. Drills are conducted simulating the following scenarios: a. Internal emergency such as fire, flood or loss of power b. Sudden admission of multiple trauma patients c. Decontamination due to major chemical spill d. All the above 4. To prevent the spread of infection, we must adhere to the following: a. Performing hand hygiene as per protocol b. Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as necessary c. Reporting any exposure to infectious disease to the manager and seek medical assistance d. All of the above 5. Advance Directives protect an individual’s right to make his or her own choices concerning future medical care and treatment. Examples are: a. Living will b. Health Care Proxy c. Appointing someone to make health care decisions for you d. All the above Downloaded by Evaleen Kamau () lOMoARcPSD| 6. When caring for patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) you should: a. Provide assistance in obtaining language interpretation services b. Interpret for the patient when assistance is not available c. Inform the patient they will have to pay for the service d. Utilize the patient’s family to translate 7. Which of the following is NOT an approved / official identifier used in the patient identification process? a. Full name b. Date of Birth c. Room and bed number d. Medical Record Number Please answer True or False to the following: 8. _____ The ANA Code of Ethics states the ethical obligations and duties of every individual who enters the nursing profession. 9. _____ Alcohol based hand gel is appropriate for all situations 10. _____ Standard precautions apply to all patients, regardless of diagnosis or presumed infection status. 11. _____ Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own culture group belief is superior 12. _____ National Patient Safety Goals focus on problems in healthcare, safety and how to solve them. 13. _____ The National Patient Safety Goals include improving communication among caregivers via a standardized approach to hand off communication. 14. _____ The National Patient Safety Goals include obtaining and documenting patient’s current medications upon admission/entry and compare the list to those ordered in the hospital; at discharge or transfer and resolve any discrepancies. 15. _____ Fire Safety is everyone’s responsibility and response to a fire within the health care system is facilitated by the RACE acronym. 16. _____ Patient confidentiality is not every patient’s right and legislature protecting these rights include HIPPA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act) and PHI Protected Health Information. 17. _____ ACE stand for Advocate, Caregiver and Educator. 18. _____ Preventing injuries is the focus of all Hospital Safety plans. 19. _____ When a patient shows signs of deterioration or has criteria for Activation of the RRT such as a significant drop or elevation in heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation<90% or in extreme pain, the nurse, any team member including the patient and their family/significant other can activate the RRT call. 20. _____ Culture may be defined as shared values, belief, customs and symbols that are learned and passed on from generation to generation