Patient safety in the icu Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NEW GENERATION(NGN) NCLEX QUESTIONS & Answers FOR 2023 EXAM   All Answers are correct. All the Best! The New Gen Nclex has 150 questions 1. A nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when administering insulin? Select all that apply. A. Verify the correct dose with another nurse. B. Administer insulin via intramuscular injection. C. Monitor the patient's blood glucose level. D. Check the expiration date of the insuli...

TEST BANK FOR WILKINS’ CLINICAL ASSESSMENT IN RESPIRA- TORY CARE, 9TH EDITION, AL HEUER Chapter 01: Preparing for the Patient Encounter Heuer: Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is an example of how the respiratory therapist (RT) helps promote high-quality care that is patient-and-family-centered? a. Deliver care given is consistent with each individual’s values, needs, and preferences. b. Help ...

The basic structure of a typical healthcare organization resembles a a. Circle b. Pentagon c. Pyramid d. Straight line - ANSWER-b. Pyramid The most primary overriding concern of any security department should be a. Its image b. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility c. The goals and mission if the entity employing the security services d. Cost-effectiveness - ANSWER-b. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility Which accreditation body provides standards to ad...

In preparation for new antimicrobial stewardship regulatory requirements, a hospital is creating an antimicrobial stewardship committee. What should be the first step in supporting this new patient safety initiative? A. Reach out to subject matter experts to gain insight on different compliance issues. B. Work with information technology (IT) to build antibiotic indication and time-out screens. C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap analysis of current state to ideal state. D. Rev...

NR 599: NURSING INFORMATIC FINAL EXAM 2022/2023 CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING NR 599: NURSING INFORMATICS FINAL EXAM 2021 Part I: Multiple Choice Questions 1. Why is it difficult to integrate information from all hospital departments into a single hospital information system? a. Individual departments want to obtain & maintain specialized systems b. Hospital departments are organized along vertical lines while...

TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING MAKING CONNECTIONS TO PRACTICE 2ND EDITION BY HOFFMAN PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 1: Foundations for Medical-Surgical Nursing ........................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Interprofessional Collaboration and Care Coordination ...

Chapter 04: Community-Based Nursing Practice Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A student nurse is beginning the community-based primary care rotation. The student nurse anticipates that the assignment in community-based health care will most likely be at which organization? a. An acute care hospital b. A rehabilitation hospital c. A nursing home d. A high school ANS: D High schools focus on primary rather than acute care and provide kno...

A patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the patien t has a tension pneumothorax? a) Distended neck veins b) Inspiratory wheezing c) narrowed pulse pressure d) Tracheal deviation towards the side of injury Distended neck veins Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct pressure alone does not work. The proper way to use most...

The nurse is caring for four patents today. Which finding should the nurse immediately report to the RN? - Answer- - Patient with positive Chvostek's signs Which patient finding should cause the nurse to encourage oral (PO) fluid intake? - - Answer- Diarrhea The home health nurse is visiting a patient and notices the unpaid caregiver is having caregiver strain. The nurse knows, when communicating with the patient unpaid caregiver praise is the best way to improve caregiver strain. Which ...

CPPS Review Course A staff member discovered a medication with an incorrect label. The staff immediately notified the pharmacist and the correct label was sent prior to medication administration. Then, the staff completed an event report through the organization's reporting tool. Which of the following actions should the unit manager take in response to this event? A.) Document the incident in the employee's performance review. B.) Investigate system failures and recognize the employee...