NUR 352: Safety exam study guide 2024
What is the Joint Commission? - Correct Ans-independent, nonprofit organization that
sets standards for and accredits healthcare organizations
What are national patient safety goals? - Correct Ans-goals that focus on client safety,
safe and effective delivery of health care, and recommendations to avoid adverse
outcomes
What are some examples of NPSGs? - Correct Ans-using client identifiers, improving
staff communication, using medications safely, and using alarms safely
What is a near miss? - Correct Ans-potential error or even that could have been caused
harm but was caught and avoided
What is a patient safety event? - Correct Ans-unexpected event that occurred
with/without injury to the patient
What is a sentinel event? - Correct Ans-a critical, unexpected adverse event that
caused severe physical or psychological harm to a patient
What are some examples of a sentinel event? - Correct Ans-death, dismemberment,
permanent injury, or severe, temporary injury
What are Serious Reportable Events (SRE's)? - Correct Ans-sentinel events that should
have never happened
What is an example of an SRE? - Correct Ans-amputating the wrong body part
What is the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses? - Correct Ans-organization that
prepares future nurses to have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to
improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems
What does the QSEN teach future nursing students throughout all nursing schools? -
Correct Ans-patient- centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based
practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics
What is root cause analysis? - Correct Ans-review process used to examine potential or
actual errors
What does the RCA do in order to address the problem or system error? - Correct Ans-
come up with a corrective action plan
What is even/occurence reporting? - Correct Ans-tool used to report an adverse event,
sentinel event, client safety event, or near miss
, When discussing the culture of safety, what would corrective action look like
historically? - Correct Ans-identifying the person at fault followed by disciplinary
measures (being fired usually)
Now when we look at the culture of safety, what do we typically focus on when an
occurrence takes place? - Correct Ans-focus on what went wrong rather than who to
blame
What is the importance of the culture of safety? - Correct Ans-addresses errors and
prevents re-occurrences
What is an important takeaway from the culture of safety in regards to incidents? -
Correct Ans-disciplinary measures have decreased and learning from mistakes have
increased
Select all that apply:
What are the goals of an occurrence report?
a; track near misses or events
b; used as an investigational tool for staff, management, administration to prevent future
occurrences
c; for internal use only ( NEVER USE IN CLIENTS EHR)
d; to punish the faculty member(s) involved - Correct Ans-a,b,c
What is important to know about occurrence reports? - Correct Ans-All events need to
be reported to a nurse leader per facility protocol
What general information is usually included in an occurrence report? - Correct Ans-
people involved, witnesses, problems/systems that led to event, and the outcome
Select all that apply:
What are some barriers to event and near miss reporting?
a; fear or repercussions or backlash
b; lack of time
c; unclear facility policies/standards
d; bullying
e; waiting until later to do it
f; insufficient education/training - Correct Ans-a, b, c, d, f
What are some additional barriers that might get in the way of near miss miss reporting
or events? - Correct Ans-lack of understanding the roles/responsibilities of team
members and favoritism and influence of some employees
What are some safety considerations for infants and preschoolers (0-4yrs)? - Correct
Ans-more prone to burn injuries, fall risks, choking hazards, poisoning risks, drowning,
car safety, and sleeping habits
