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Assignment:

QUESTION 1. A nursing manager explains to a group of newly hired graduate nurses that maintaining situational awareness means:

a. being aware of possible problems encountered in patient situations.

b. understanding how everyone's role is related to patient outcomes.

c. remaining aware of patient status and how it can change quickly.

d. the ability to recover quickly from mistakes once they do occur.

QUESTION 2. The practicing nurse knows the following factor contributes to more patient injuries and death than the other factors.

a. Communication failures

b. Performing high-risk tasks

c. High-technology equipment

d. Medication administration

QUESTION 3. A nurse asks the manager why the nursing staff seems to have the bulk of the responsibility for preventing errors in patient care. The manager explains that the primary reason nurses are best situated to recognize and prevent errors is because they:

a. are leaders on the health care team.

b. interact with patients so frequently.

c. have refined communication skills.

d. provide the majority of risky care.

QUESTION 4. A nursing manager explains to the executive committee that reducing errors requires:

a. focusing on systems problems and not blaming individuals.

b. holding individuals responsible for the errors they commit.

c. having an anonymous error reporting procedure for staff.

d. disciplining staff members who continue to make errors.

QUESTION 5. A chief nursing officer (CNO) has implemented a model for teamwork training in the facility. The model seems to be working in some areas but not in others. The best action by the CNO would be to:

a. rotate staff between areas with different levels of acceptance.

b. inform the staff that teamwork improves safety and is expected.

c. provide more education and training on benefits of the model.

d. assess for formal and informal leaders who oppose the plan.

QUESTION 6. A nurse manager in a hospital receives Joint Commission sentinel event alerts. When one is received that concerns a process that occurs in the manager's facility, the best action by this manager is to:

a. investigate how this process has been affecting patient safety.

b. consult with other managers to see whether this has been a problem.

c. initiate a new policy to address the shortcomings of the process.

d. create a file and add related information as it becomes available.

QUESTION 7. Several nurses are discussing a patient and family in the cafeteria. The best response by one of the nurses to this discussion is:

a. "Let's discuss this once we get back to the nurses' station."

b. "This is confidential information and shouldn't be discussed."

c. "Shh! The patient's family might be in the cafeteria now."

d. "We should really keep our voices down, so others can't hear us."

QUESTION 8. A nurse who practices in two different Compact states describes one consideration to this system to a colleague, stating,

a. "Taking two licensure exams was pretty tough."

b. "I have to know the nursing laws of both states."

c. "It's hard to remember which license to carry."

d. "Telehealth nursing isn't allowed in Compact states."

QUESTION 9. A faculty member is explaining to the senior nursing class that to become licensed, applicants must: (Select all that apply.)

a. demonstrate good moral character.

b. pass the standard licensure examination.

c. graduate from an approved program.

d. maintain a certain grade point average.

QUESTION 10. A staff development nurse is orienting several new employees to the facility. The nurse explains that any good compliance program: (Select all that apply.)

a. promotes conformity to the facility's legal requirements.

b. protects staff from retaliation for good-faith reports.

c. works to ensure that union negotiations become public knowledge.

d. ensures a confidential way for staff to report violations.

e. functions to identify and correct potential concerns.

QUESTION 11. A patient walked into an emergency department (ED) and then collapsed before checking in. The priority action by the nurse is to:

a. check the patient's wallet for identification.

b. treat the patient first because consent is implied.

c. get consent when the patient wakes up.

d. check to see whether the patient has any family nearby.

QUESTION 12. A nurse lawyer explains to attendees at a legal conference that when judges decide cases that involve disputes between people in part based on laws determined in previous court cases, this constitutes or expands the area of law known as __________ law.

a. contract

b. tort

c. private

d. common

QUESTION 13. A faculty member explains to students that laws regulating state nursing licensure incorporate which actions? (Select all that apply.)

a. Disciplining licensees

b. Handling nurse imposters

c. Safeguarding nurses' rights

d. Entry into the profession

e. Establishing curricula