Exam 3
Which of the following statements about qualitative research are correct
Focuses on persons experience
It analyzes non-numeric data
It is completed using objective observation
It is less valid than quantitative research
A pharmaceutical company wants to develop a new drug to treat high BP. What type of research would be
conducted first?
In vitro
Case studies
Double blind
Meta analysis
The primary purpose for using randomized controlled blind study is to
Reduce bias
Enhance compliance
Communicate results fairly
Demonstrate validity
A nurse plans to use evidence to address issue related to patient care. After developing an answerable question
Conduct literature search
Conduct trial
Evaluate evidence
Conduct basic research
Attributes of good research
Valid
Reliability
Replicability
Bias
Primary
Predictable
The IOM released report crossing the quality chasm which identified six quality dimensions which of the following
are iom dimension of quality
Safety
Efficient
Effective
Timely
Communication
Relevance
A nurse should use root cause analysis when
There is a sentinel event
There is need for quality improvement
Preparing for an accreditation
Using checklist is example of which of the following human factors principles
Avoiding reliance on memory
The major attributes of health care quality
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Safety
A quality improvement committee is reviewing discharge surveys. Results show that patients and their family have
difficulty finding departments and areas of hospital. What action by committee would best address concern for
this organization.
Form a multidisciplinary committee to identify options to help travel through the hospital
Two nurses are discussing health are quality. They agree on the statement that the health care quality requires
Collaboration of multiple health care agencies
The nurse is reviewing the results of several research studies related to the same topic. What type of evidence
does this represent
A meta-analysis
A student nurse is talking w/ his instructor. The student asks how quality of care is evaluated. The best response by
the instructor is quality of car is evaluated.
On the basis of process and outcome
Exam 4
Ethical dilemmas are common occurrences when caring for patients. The Nurse understands that ethical dilemmas
are a result of:
Conflicting values
An unconscious patient is found in an alley and brought to the ER for treatment. Patient has no ID, the initial
actions of the medical team is based on which ethical principles?
Deontology
When telling a patient that a procedure might be painful, the nurse is demonstrating the ethical principle of:
Veracity
The code of Ethics for nurses was developed and published by which organization
Developed by ANA
Which of the following might present an ethical issue for the nurse.
Working w/ impaired colleague
Prolonging living/dying process
Providing care with risk to health of nurse
Chronic lack of adequate staffing
This year there is storage of flu vaccines in the state. Which philosophy of healthcare ethics would be the most
appropriate to help determine who receives the vaccine
Utilariansim
Nonmaleficence means
Do no harm
What is the minimum standard that all members of society are held to
Laws
What processing an ethical issue, it is important for the health care team to do which of the following:
Clarify values
Gather all relevant info
Verbalize the problem
Identify possible courses of action
Managing ethically challenging situations appropriately requires which of the following:
Courage
Compassion
Commitment
A student nurse posts about their clinical experience on social media. The student states that the care they
observed was so bad that they wouldn’t want a family member to be treated in that facility. The student could be
charged with:
Libel
A nurse has made a medical error. Which 4 of the following criteria will be used to determine if the error could be
considered malpractice.
Duty
Breach
Causation
Harm
What organization has the power to grant and/or revoke a nursing license?
State board of Nursing
A nurse says to a coworker “Dr. Jones is incompetent”. This is an an example of
Slander
A nurse who performs a procedure against a patient’s will has committed
Battery
The organization that determines the requirements for children’s immunizations is the
State dept of health
Which of the following is the intent of HIPAA?
Limit the ability of health care providers to sell patients information to outside sources
A nurse moves from Seattle to Bost and begins working in a hospital. The most important factor for the nurse to
consider when moving to the new state is the:
Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act
An example of regulatory power is the:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) enacting rules for restraint and seclusion for participating
hospitals
State dept of health requiring tuberculosis testing for all new hospital employees
The emergency medical treatment and active labor act addresses which of the following?
That hospitals must provide emergency treatment regardless of the individuals ability to pay
A nurse is on an airplane when another passenger experiences a medical emergency. Which statute helps to
protect the nurse from liability if the nurse provides assistance?
The Good Samaritan law
A family member slips on the wet floor and hits their head. You understand that completion of an incident report is
necessary for which hospital process?
Risk management