NDNQI EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What is the primary purpose of the NDNQI?
A) To monitor hospital revenue
B) To track nursing-sensitive quality measures
C) To improve physician performance
D) To reduce medication costs - ANS B) To track nursing-sensitive quality measures
Which of the following is NOT a key indicator tracked by the NDNQI?
A) Nurse turnover rates
B) Patient satisfaction scores
C) Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)
D) Nursing hours per patient day - ANS B) Patient satisfaction scores
How does the NDNQI help improve patient care?
A) By ensuring nurses receive higher salaries
B) By tracking outcomes that are influenced by nursing care
C) By focusing solely on physician performance
D) By eliminating the need for documentation - ANS B) By tracking outcomes that are
influenced by nursing care
What is an example of a nursing-sensitive outcome indicator?
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,A) Patient falls
B) Number of hospital admissions
C) Physician response times
D) Lab test results - ANS A) Patient falls
How does NDNQI contribute to a hospital's Magnet designation?
A) By tracking nursing quality data that supports Magnet status applications
B) By reducing physician workload
C) By increasing patient satisfaction scores
D) By focusing on hospital profits - ANS A) By tracking nursing quality data that supports
Magnet status applications
Which of the following is an example of a structure indicator in the NDNQI framework?
A) Patient falls
B) Nurse turnover rates
C) Skill mix of nursing staff
D) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) - ANS C) Skill mix of nursing staff
hich intervention was used in a case study to reduce patient falls by 30%?
A) Increasing physician rounds
B) Implementing hourly rounding
C) Reducing staff-to-patient ratios
D) Eliminating patient mobility - ANS B) Implementing hourly rounding
What tool is commonly used for skin assessment in NDNQI reporting?
A) Glasgow Coma Scale
B) Braden Scale
C) APGAR Score
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, D) Morse Fall Scale - ANS B) Braden Scale
What role do nurses play in NDNQI data collection?
A) They oversee hospital finances
B) They ensure compliance with physician directives
C) They document patient care activities accurately
D) They focus only on administrative tasks - ANS C) They document patient care activities
accurately
Which of the following is a major challenge in using NDNQI data?
A) Over-reliance on patient self-reporting
B) Ensuring consistency in data collection across units
C) Lack of nursing involvement
D) Insufficient technological advancements - ANS B) Ensuring consistency in data collection
across units
What type of indicator measures the effectiveness of nursing care on patient outcomes?
A) Structural indicators
B) Process indicators
C) Outcome indicators
D) Financial indicators - ANS C) Outcome indicators
Which of the following is a key function of NDNQI data?
A) Reducing physician errors
B) Benchmarking nursing performance across healthcare facilities
C) Eliminating nursing documentation
D) Improving insurance reimbursements - ANS B) Benchmarking nursing performance across
healthcare facilities
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What is the primary purpose of the NDNQI?
A) To monitor hospital revenue
B) To track nursing-sensitive quality measures
C) To improve physician performance
D) To reduce medication costs - ANS B) To track nursing-sensitive quality measures
Which of the following is NOT a key indicator tracked by the NDNQI?
A) Nurse turnover rates
B) Patient satisfaction scores
C) Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)
D) Nursing hours per patient day - ANS B) Patient satisfaction scores
How does the NDNQI help improve patient care?
A) By ensuring nurses receive higher salaries
B) By tracking outcomes that are influenced by nursing care
C) By focusing solely on physician performance
D) By eliminating the need for documentation - ANS B) By tracking outcomes that are
influenced by nursing care
What is an example of a nursing-sensitive outcome indicator?
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,A) Patient falls
B) Number of hospital admissions
C) Physician response times
D) Lab test results - ANS A) Patient falls
How does NDNQI contribute to a hospital's Magnet designation?
A) By tracking nursing quality data that supports Magnet status applications
B) By reducing physician workload
C) By increasing patient satisfaction scores
D) By focusing on hospital profits - ANS A) By tracking nursing quality data that supports
Magnet status applications
Which of the following is an example of a structure indicator in the NDNQI framework?
A) Patient falls
B) Nurse turnover rates
C) Skill mix of nursing staff
D) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) - ANS C) Skill mix of nursing staff
hich intervention was used in a case study to reduce patient falls by 30%?
A) Increasing physician rounds
B) Implementing hourly rounding
C) Reducing staff-to-patient ratios
D) Eliminating patient mobility - ANS B) Implementing hourly rounding
What tool is commonly used for skin assessment in NDNQI reporting?
A) Glasgow Coma Scale
B) Braden Scale
C) APGAR Score
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, D) Morse Fall Scale - ANS B) Braden Scale
What role do nurses play in NDNQI data collection?
A) They oversee hospital finances
B) They ensure compliance with physician directives
C) They document patient care activities accurately
D) They focus only on administrative tasks - ANS C) They document patient care activities
accurately
Which of the following is a major challenge in using NDNQI data?
A) Over-reliance on patient self-reporting
B) Ensuring consistency in data collection across units
C) Lack of nursing involvement
D) Insufficient technological advancements - ANS B) Ensuring consistency in data collection
across units
What type of indicator measures the effectiveness of nursing care on patient outcomes?
A) Structural indicators
B) Process indicators
C) Outcome indicators
D) Financial indicators - ANS C) Outcome indicators
Which of the following is a key function of NDNQI data?
A) Reducing physician errors
B) Benchmarking nursing performance across healthcare facilities
C) Eliminating nursing documentation
D) Improving insurance reimbursements - ANS B) Benchmarking nursing performance across
healthcare facilities
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