Safety

1.

1 point

Which of the following are measurable outcomes of patient safety?

Functional health status of patients after discharge

Rate of infection after surgery

Readmission rates for surgery

2.

1 point

HEDIS measures quality and stands for ...

Health Education Data Information Systems

Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set

Healthcare Education Data and Information Set

Healthcare Education Documentation Information Systems

3.

1 point

Who defines safety as minimal risk of harm to patient and providers through systems effectiveness and individual performance through education?

TJC

NLN

QSEN

ANA

4.

1 point

Which model states that errors occur in spite of a team of highly skilled healthcare workers?

Swiss Cheese Model

Standards Based Approach Model

Culture of Safety Model

Active-Latent Model

5.

1 point

What are the 2 TJC 2014 National Patient Safety Goals for preventing infection?

6.

1 point

What are the 3 TJC 2014 National Patient Safety Goals for using medications safely?

7.

1 point

Six Sigma focuses on ________ and __________ to improve quality healthcare.

process improvement, cost reduction

incentives, patient reports

readmission rates, rates of infection

patient satisfaction surveys, readmission rates

8.

1 point

__________ in healthcare makes information and their families to allow them to make informed decisions.

Vigilance

Just Culture

Transparency

Competence

9.

1 point

What are the two TJC 2014 National Patient Safety Goals for identifying patients correctly?

10.

1 point

Medication order sets should include: drug name, dose, frequency/duration, route, indication, __________, _________, and _________.

specific drugs to discontinue

frequency and duration in regards to pt. assessments

instructions to address potential emergencies

patient medical record number

11.

1 point

Multitasking, distractions, complacent attitudes, fatigue, task fixation, and failure to follow up all represent______.

Burnout

Common Human Resources Complaints

Human Factor Challenges

Active Challenges

12.

1 point

Which of the following are surgical "best practices"?

Safeguard valuables

Ask pt. if they prefer conscious sedation

Allow the a member of the family to observe the surgery if they consent

Prepare pt. bowel and bladder

Measure final pre-op vital signs

Remove and store pt. prosthesis

Check documentation

13.

1 point

Not doing the right thing

error of execution

error of omission

error of commission

14.

1 point

What is the TJC 2014 National Patient Safety Goal for identifying patient safety risks?

15.

1 point

Doing the wrong thing

error of execution

error of commission

error of omission

16.

1 point

Unexpected occurrence involving death or serious injury

Sentinel event

Near-Miss event

Adverse event

17.

1 point

Situational awareness, predicting and eliminating errors rather than reacting to them, reluctance to simplify, and commitment to reliance are traits of a _____.

Magnet Status Hospital

Health Promoting Model

High Reliability Organization

18.

1 point

Who states that safety is "prevention of errors, elimination or mitigation of patient injury cause by health care errors"?

National Patient Safety Foundation

Safety Control Office

National Nursing Safety Administration

Foundation for Safe Nursing Practice

19.

1 point

What are the 3 TJC 2014 National Patient Safety Goals for preventing surgical errors?

20.

1 point

Error of commission or omission that could have hard the patient, but injury did not occur

Adverse Event

Near-Miss Event

Sentinel Event

21.

1 point

What are the consequences of nursing in an acute care setting?

Low patient satisfaction

Hostility

Breakdown in communication

Travel interruptions

Disjointed supply

Decreased employee satisfaction

Increased waiting time for systems/processes

Difficulty accessing resources for continued care

Missing or non-functional supplies

22.

1 point

What is the TJC 2014 National Patient Safety Goal for using alarms safely?

23.

1 point

Which of the following should be excluded from a medication order set?

Number of tablets

Drugs prescribed only by volume

Indication

Necessary Assessments

Range Orders

24.

1 point

What is the TJC 2014 National Patient Safety Goal for improving staff communication?

25.

1 point

Which of the following are suggestions made by the IOM to improve patient safety?

Use informatics

Work in interdisciplinary team

Use evidence based practice

Provide pt centered care

Apply quality improvement

Assign research projects

26.

1 point

Which organization is the leader in "defining competency for safety by specifying the knowledge, skill, and attitude objectives for pre-licensure students"?

NLN

QSEN

BON

ANA

27.

1 point

Leadership, teamwork, just culture, evidence based practice, communication, learning, and patient-centered care are_________

antecedents of safety

aspects of a culture of safety

positive outcomes of safety

attributes of safety

28.

1 point

Failure to give correct hand off report, communicate status/allergies/admission data of patient

Preventative error

Treatment error

Diagnostic error

Communication error

29.

1 point

Delay or failure to employ tests, use of outdated tests, failure to act on results of a test

Treatment error

Preventative error

Diagnostic error

Communication error

30.

1 point

Doing the right thing the wrong way

error of omission

error of execution

error of commission

31.

1 point

Event that results in unintended harm to the patient by act of commission or omission rather than ailment of the patient

Sentinel event

Adverse Event

Near-Miss

32.

1 point

________ lettering is used to differentiate products with look-alike names such as predniSONE and prednisoLONE.

Letterman

Tallman

Longman

Long-lettering

33.

1 point

Safety is freedom from accidental ______ or ______ as stated by the IOM

tort or injury

injury or harm

maleficence or harm

abuse or neglect

34.

1 point

Occurs in performance of procedure, operation, test, administration of treatment, or dose/method of administration of a medication

Communication error

Treatment error

Preventative error

Diagnostic error

35.

1 point

Which of the following fosters and positive work environment and promotes patient safety?

Obtaining Certifications

Open channels of communication

Shared governance

In-Service Learning

Becoming involved in committees

36.

1 point

Active errors are made by ________ and latent errors are made by _______.

37.

1 point

What are the 2 TJC 2014 National Patient Safety Goals for preventing infection?

38.

1 point

Quality care is STEEEP: ______, _______, _______, ________, and _______.

Sincere, transparent, exceptional, enduring, equitable and promising.

Safe, timely, efficient, equitable, effective and patient-centered.

Safe, timely, efficient equitable,effective and patient-centered.

Swift, transparent, effective, equitable, enduring and passionate.

39.

1 point

Failure to provide prophylactic treatment, adequate monitoring, or follow up treatment

Treatment error

Diagnostic error

Communication error

Preventative error

40.

1 point

Which of the following are TJC Universal Protocol Guidelines to reduce "wrong site wrong procedure" errors?

Making operative side identifiable with an ink marking

Pre-op verification that ensures all documentation

Performing a "time out" procedure for final verification of correct pt, correct procedure, correct site

41.

1 point

What are the antecedents of safety?

Knowledge of Risk

Culture of Safety

Patient Centered Care

Code of Ethics