NUR 2206 Exam 5
- The nurse completing anthropometric measurements for a patient collects which of the
- height and weight
- serum hemoglobin and hematocrit levels
- diet history
- intake and output
- height and weight
following information?
Answer
- What is patient safety?
Answer prevention, reduction, reporting, and analysis of errors
- Why is patient safety important?
Answer •REDUCES THE RISK FOR ILLNESS & INJURY
• REDUCE LENGTH OF STAY (LOS)
• PROMOTES PATIENT WELL-BEING
• PROTECTS THE STAFF
- TeamSTEPPS
Answer Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety
5. SBAR
Answer Situation Background Assessment Recommendation 1 / 3
(a part of TeamSTEPPS)
- Medical error
Answer the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim
- Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN) 6 competencies
Answer patient-centered care, teamwork/collaboration, EBP, quality improvement, safety, in- formatics technology
- KSAs
Answer knowledge, skills, attitudes
- Adverse Event (AE)
Answer injury caused by medical care ex patient falls
- Adverse Drug Event (ADE)
Answer adverse event involving medication use (allergic reaction, side effects not expected) ex Answer giving someone hyper meds instead of sleep meds
- Sentinel Event
Answer adverse event that causes death or serious harm to patient; usually event is not expected/anticipated (fall and break a hip) 2 / 3
- Medication Errors
Answer preventable event related to mistake in prescribing, dispensing, and/or administering medications
- Root Cause Analysis
Answer process of identifying the cause and factors contributing to adverse events; identifying underlying problems that increase the likelihood of errors while avoiding focusing mistakes by individuals
- Reporting of Errors
Answer Blame-free, non-punitive reporting systems aimed at de- creasing errors and improving quality care and patient safety
- Communication
Answer Interprofessional communication (IPC) and SBAR
- Organizational error reporting systems
Answer data from errors is shared with the team
- Rounding
Answer pain, potty, position; check on patients frequently
- Huddles
Answer group meetings before and during shift
- Peer checking
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Answer