Nursing PracticeEXAM 4, Evidence-Based Practice, Quality and Safety
Competencies (QSEN), Patient-Centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration,
Informatics, Safety, Quality Improvement, Sentinel and Never Events, Advanced
Practice Nursing (NP, CNS, CNM, CRNA), Doctorate Nursing Degrees (DNP, PhD,
EdD), Clinical Nurse Leader, Nursing Education Pathways (BSN, ADN, Diploma),
Certification, Continuing Education, Ethical Principles (Autonomy, Beneficence,
Nonmaleficence, Justice, Fidelity, Veracity), Professionalization Process,
Historical Nursing Figures (Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole, Clara Barton,
Lillian Wald, Linda Richards, Mary Mahoney), Nurse Staffing Ratios, Magnet
Hospitals, Palliative and Hospice Care, Public and Community Health Nursing,
Specialty Nursing Areas (Critical Care, ER, Neonatal, Surgical), Nursing Theories
(Benner, Peplau, Rogers), Policy and Legal Frameworks (Affordable Care Act, Hill-
Burton Act, Social Security Act), NCLEX Preparation and Nursys Reporting
System, Telehealth Nursing, Cultural Diversity in Nursing, Clinical Competency
Development (Novice to Expert) Exam Questions Verified and Provided with
Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Who released "To Err is Hyman: Building a Safer Health system"? What is it?
2000- the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released "To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health
System," which summarized data regarding 98,000 patient deaths that were due to preventable
medical errors
What is QSEN?
The national Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project encompassed the six core
competencies and essentials recommended by the IOM for all health professionals, which
,include patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality
improvement, safety, and informatics.
What is patient-centered care?
Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing
compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and
needs.
What is evidence-based practice?
Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and
values for delivery of optimal health care.
What is teamwork and collaboration?
Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication,
mutual respect, and shared decision making to achieve quality patient care.
What is informatics?
Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and
support decision making.
,What is safety?
Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and
individual performance.
What is quality improvement (QI)?
Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design
and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
Which hospital-acquired "never event" has been identified by the Center for Medicaid and
Medicare Services (CMS) as making the hospital no longer eligible for reimubursement?
-Air embolism
-Stage II pressure ulcer
-Surgical site infection
-Pulmonary embolism
-Air embolism
What are "never events"?
Errors in medical care that are easily recognized, preventable, and result in serious
consequences for patients
, What are sentinel events?
an unexpected occurrence involving a patient death or serious physical or psychological injury
to the patient
What are some factors that slowed the growth of BSN programs?
-Scarcity of faculty members qualified to teach in BSN programs
-Slow university buy-in that nursing was an academic discipline
-Limited funding for nurses to continue their education in higher institutions
-Conflict and divisions within the nursing profession itself as to whether the BSN should be the
entry into practice
-Hospitals preferring the diploma programs because the nursing students were required to work
some hours in the hospital
-ADN and diploma nurses feeling adequately prepared educationally and a BSN degree was not
seen as a priority
What are the doctorate degrees available to nurses?
PhD, DNP (most common), and EdD,
Competencies (QSEN), Patient-Centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration,
Informatics, Safety, Quality Improvement, Sentinel and Never Events, Advanced
Practice Nursing (NP, CNS, CNM, CRNA), Doctorate Nursing Degrees (DNP, PhD,
EdD), Clinical Nurse Leader, Nursing Education Pathways (BSN, ADN, Diploma),
Certification, Continuing Education, Ethical Principles (Autonomy, Beneficence,
Nonmaleficence, Justice, Fidelity, Veracity), Professionalization Process,
Historical Nursing Figures (Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole, Clara Barton,
Lillian Wald, Linda Richards, Mary Mahoney), Nurse Staffing Ratios, Magnet
Hospitals, Palliative and Hospice Care, Public and Community Health Nursing,
Specialty Nursing Areas (Critical Care, ER, Neonatal, Surgical), Nursing Theories
(Benner, Peplau, Rogers), Policy and Legal Frameworks (Affordable Care Act, Hill-
Burton Act, Social Security Act), NCLEX Preparation and Nursys Reporting
System, Telehealth Nursing, Cultural Diversity in Nursing, Clinical Competency
Development (Novice to Expert) Exam Questions Verified and Provided with
Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Who released "To Err is Hyman: Building a Safer Health system"? What is it?
2000- the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released "To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health
System," which summarized data regarding 98,000 patient deaths that were due to preventable
medical errors
What is QSEN?
The national Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project encompassed the six core
competencies and essentials recommended by the IOM for all health professionals, which
,include patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality
improvement, safety, and informatics.
What is patient-centered care?
Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing
compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and
needs.
What is evidence-based practice?
Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and
values for delivery of optimal health care.
What is teamwork and collaboration?
Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication,
mutual respect, and shared decision making to achieve quality patient care.
What is informatics?
Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and
support decision making.
,What is safety?
Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and
individual performance.
What is quality improvement (QI)?
Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design
and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
Which hospital-acquired "never event" has been identified by the Center for Medicaid and
Medicare Services (CMS) as making the hospital no longer eligible for reimubursement?
-Air embolism
-Stage II pressure ulcer
-Surgical site infection
-Pulmonary embolism
-Air embolism
What are "never events"?
Errors in medical care that are easily recognized, preventable, and result in serious
consequences for patients
, What are sentinel events?
an unexpected occurrence involving a patient death or serious physical or psychological injury
to the patient
What are some factors that slowed the growth of BSN programs?
-Scarcity of faculty members qualified to teach in BSN programs
-Slow university buy-in that nursing was an academic discipline
-Limited funding for nurses to continue their education in higher institutions
-Conflict and divisions within the nursing profession itself as to whether the BSN should be the
entry into practice
-Hospitals preferring the diploma programs because the nursing students were required to work
some hours in the hospital
-ADN and diploma nurses feeling adequately prepared educationally and a BSN degree was not
seen as a priority
What are the doctorate degrees available to nurses?
PhD, DNP (most common), and EdD,
