NUR 228 CH.6 HWK'S | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2025 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health
System (2000) states that medical errors were the leading cause of unexpected
deaths in the United States in health care settings. A majority of the errors
were caused by:
transcription errors.
ineffective communication.
professional incivility.
ineffective teamwork. Answer - Ineffective communication
Which of the following United Nations "sustainable development goals" is a
focus of the World Health Organization?
Industry and innovation
Sustainable cities
Zero hunger
Life below water Answer - Zero hunger
,Key recommendations for the education of health care workers to prevent
errors, as stated in the IOM report Health Professions Education: A Bridge to
Quality (2003), include which of the following? Select all that apply:
Quality improvement
Physician-led care management
Patient-centered care
Informatics Answer - Informatics, Quality improvement, Patient-centered care
Which of the following is a recommendation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
to provide the safest and best quality care possible?
Limit the use of look-alike-sound-alike medications
Compliance with CDC or WHO hand hygiene practices
Use two patient identifiers when giving medication
Safety in Care Plan Answer - Safety in Care Plan
Barriers to providing safe, efficient, high-quality health care include which of
the following? Select all that apply:
High-quality resources
Environmental barriers
Work environment
Complex work processes Answer - Environmental barriers, Work environment,
Complex work processes
A nurse cares for obstetrical patients in a rural hospital in a small town, with
the closest tertiary hospital over four hours away. The hospital has been
, experiencing financial difficulties over the past year, and the nurse is concerned
because over the last year, the fetal monitor stopped working and was never
repaired. The nurse has been instructed to use a Doppler, hand-held ultrasound
to assess fetal heart tones during labor. In addition, the hospital no longer
staffs an anesthesiologist after 7 p.m. The nurse is concerned that it is not safe
to provide obstetrical care to laboring women due to the limited resources and
inability to uphold national standards of care. This challenge relates most
directly to which dimension of health care?
Quality and safety of patient care
Comprehensive health care systems
Modern health care technology Answer - Quality and safety of patient care
Which attributes are necessary in quality health care, according to the Institute
of Medicine (IOM)? Select all that apply:
Timely
Safe
Effective
Affordable Answer - Timely
Safe
Effective
Which of these are challenges in using modern health care technology? Select
all that apply:
Cost
Social disparity
Education
2025 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health
System (2000) states that medical errors were the leading cause of unexpected
deaths in the United States in health care settings. A majority of the errors
were caused by:
transcription errors.
ineffective communication.
professional incivility.
ineffective teamwork. Answer - Ineffective communication
Which of the following United Nations "sustainable development goals" is a
focus of the World Health Organization?
Industry and innovation
Sustainable cities
Zero hunger
Life below water Answer - Zero hunger
,Key recommendations for the education of health care workers to prevent
errors, as stated in the IOM report Health Professions Education: A Bridge to
Quality (2003), include which of the following? Select all that apply:
Quality improvement
Physician-led care management
Patient-centered care
Informatics Answer - Informatics, Quality improvement, Patient-centered care
Which of the following is a recommendation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
to provide the safest and best quality care possible?
Limit the use of look-alike-sound-alike medications
Compliance with CDC or WHO hand hygiene practices
Use two patient identifiers when giving medication
Safety in Care Plan Answer - Safety in Care Plan
Barriers to providing safe, efficient, high-quality health care include which of
the following? Select all that apply:
High-quality resources
Environmental barriers
Work environment
Complex work processes Answer - Environmental barriers, Work environment,
Complex work processes
A nurse cares for obstetrical patients in a rural hospital in a small town, with
the closest tertiary hospital over four hours away. The hospital has been
, experiencing financial difficulties over the past year, and the nurse is concerned
because over the last year, the fetal monitor stopped working and was never
repaired. The nurse has been instructed to use a Doppler, hand-held ultrasound
to assess fetal heart tones during labor. In addition, the hospital no longer
staffs an anesthesiologist after 7 p.m. The nurse is concerned that it is not safe
to provide obstetrical care to laboring women due to the limited resources and
inability to uphold national standards of care. This challenge relates most
directly to which dimension of health care?
Quality and safety of patient care
Comprehensive health care systems
Modern health care technology Answer - Quality and safety of patient care
Which attributes are necessary in quality health care, according to the Institute
of Medicine (IOM)? Select all that apply:
Timely
Safe
Effective
Affordable Answer - Timely
Safe
Effective
Which of these are challenges in using modern health care technology? Select
all that apply:
Cost
Social disparity
Education
