NURS 222 Final Exam Questions and 100% Correct Answers
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Course
NUR 222
Institution
NUR 222
Define: Teamwork A joint action by two or more people where each person contributes different skills to achieve a common goal
Define: Collaboration The PROCESS of joint decision making where everybody works across their professional boundaries
What is TeamSTEPPS? What does it stand for? Team Stra...
NURS 222 Final Exam Questions and
100% Correct Answers
Define: Teamwork ✅A joint action by two or more people where each person
contributes different skills to achieve a common goal
Define: Collaboration ✅The PROCESS of joint decision making where everybody
works across their professional boundaries
What is TeamSTEPPS?
What does it stand for? ✅Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and
Patient Safety
-Developed by the Department of Defense to improve collaboration and communication
for quality patient care across the healthcare team
What are the components of TeamSTEPPS? ✅-TEAM STRUCTURE: Defines roles of
the healthcare team for collaboration
-LEADERSHIP: The ability to coordinate the activities of members and ensure
everybody is aware of their role
-COMMUNICATION: the process of sending info across the team
-SITUATIONAL MONITORING: The process of actively assessing situational elements
to gain understanding
-MUTUAL SUPPORT: The ability to anticipate and support team members' needs
What is a Call Out used for?
Give an example ✅-Used to communicate VITAL INFO to all team members
SIMULTANEOUSLY
-Ex: during a code a nurse announces the pt's O2 sat is 40%
What is a Check Back?
Give an example ✅-A closed loop of information to CONFIRM the info is conveyed and
understood
-Ex: Info is repeated back and acknowledged during hand offs
, What is a Hand Off?
What does it include?
When does it occur? ✅-Hand off: Transfer of info and authority during transitions in
care. May be verbal or written.
-Includes: opportunities to ask questions, clarify, and confirm info
-Occurs: during shift change, unit change, or transfer of pt
What are the elements of SBARR? ✅S: SITUATION
-What is going on with the pt
-Provide pertinent info
B: BACKGROUND
-Provide clinical background or context
A: ASSESSMENT
-State what you think the problem is
R: RECOMMENDATION and/or REQUEST
-What would you do to correct it?
-What do you want the doctor to change or order?
What is CUS?
What are the elements? ✅-A technique used to alert team members of your concerns
C: "I am CONCERNED about"
U: "I am UNCOMFORTABLE" with
S: "This is a SAFETY issue"
What are the three types of first aid? ✅MEDICAL EMERGENCY
-Heat stroke, myocardial infarction, gaping wound, choking
INJURY EMERGENCY
-Fracture, car crash, head trauma
What are the Thee P's of first aid? ✅PRESERVE life
PREVENT further injury
PROMOTE recovery
How do you provide first aid to a minor cut? ✅-Clean wound with water, no soap!
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