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NMNC 1110 (ACTUAL EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Human factors in safety - ---Answers---The ability or inability to multitask efficiently.Paying attention to all aspects of care
Ex: Patient safety is compromised when there is distractions,
complacent attitudes, fatigue, and failure to follow protocols (Nurses should be able to balance tasks, not doing too much or too little)
Crew Resource Management (CRM) - ---Answers--- Developed to standardized procedures, standardize communication, decrease errors, and increase efficiency
High Reliability Organizations (HRO) - ---Answers---Manages work that involves hazardous work environments in which the consequence of errors is high with the occurrence of error is low
Define a just culture. - ---Answers---A systems value of reporting errors without punishment
Define transparency in healthcare. - ---Answers---Openly communicating and sharing information with patients and their families. 1 / 2
Define health care quality. - ---Answers---Identifying the gap between ideal care and actual care delivered and implementing strategies to close the gap
How does communication contribute to safety? - ---Answers- --Communication contributes by ensuring safe handoffs between the providers or settings and sharing information
Define collaboration. - ---Answers---Monitoring appropriate reactions and responses to team members that help complete a task or achieve a goal
Define care coordinator. - ---Answers---Knowing your scope of practice in responsibility, organizing, support, and communicating
Discuss fall prevention. - ---Answers---Fall prevention is a big safety concern among older adults.
Some forms of fall prevention include adaptation to the environment, proper foot care, exercises that promote strength, balance, & stability, minimizing psychoactive meds, and attention to postural hypotension
Discuss medical administration. - ---Answers---Medical administration is the most common error in the hospital setting and usually involves the frontline nurse
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