, Patient Safety and Quality: An
Evidence-Based Handbook for
Nurses, Volume 2
Edition/Reference: 1st Edition
(2008) – Test Bank
Chapter/Section List:
1. Defining Patient Safety and Quality 11. Reducing Functional Decline in
Care Hospitalized Elderly
2. Nurses at the “Sharp End” of Patient 12. Pressure Ulcers: A Patient Safety
Care Issue
3. An Overview of To Err is Human: Re- 13. Patient Safety and Quality in Home
emphasizing the Message of Patient Health Care
Safety
14. Supporting Family Caregivers in
4. The Quality Chasm Series: Implications Providing Care
for Nursing
15. Pediatric Safety and Quality
5. Understanding Adverse Events: A
Human Factors Framework 16. Prevention—Safety and Quality
6. Clinical Reasoning, Decision making, 17. Improving the Quality of Care
and Action: Thinking Critically and Through Pain Assessment and
Clinically Management
7. The Evidence for Evidence-Based 18. Medication Management of the
Practice Implementation Community-Dwelling Older Adult
8. Health Services Research: Scope and 19. Care Models
Significance
20. Leadership
9. Synergistic Opportunity To Connect
20a. [Vignette] Transforming Health Care
Quality Improvement and Emergency
for Patient Safety: Nurses’ Moral
Preparedness
Imperative To Lead
10. Fall and Injury Prevention
20b. [Vignette] Who Should Lead the
Patient Quality/Safety Journey?
,20c. [Vignette] Creation of a Patient 36. Wrong-Site Surgery: A Preventable
Safety Culture: A Nurse Executive Medical Error
Leadership Imperative
37. Medication Administration Safety
21. Creating a Safe and High-Quality
Health Care Environment 38. Medication Reconciliation
22. Practice Implications of Keeping 39. Personal Safety for Nurses
Patients Safe
40. The Effects of Fatigue and Sleepiness
23. Patient Acuity on Nurse Performance and Patient Safety
24. Restructuring and Mergers 41. Preventing Health Care–Associated
Infections
25. Nurse Staffing and Patient Care
Quality and Safety 42. Targeting Health Care–Associated
Infections: Evidence-Based Strategies
26. Work Stress and Burnout Among
Nurses: Role of the Work Environment 43. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses:
and Working Conditions The Impact on Patient Safety and Quality
27. Temporary, Agency, and Other 44. Tools and Strategies for Quality
Contingent Workers Improvement and Patient Safety
28. The Impact of Facility Design on 45. AHRQ Quality Indicators
Patient Safety
46. Magnet Environments for Professional
29. Turbulence Nursing Practice
30. Nursing Workload and Patient 47. Patient Safety and Health Information
Safety—A Human Factors Engineering Technology: Role of the Electronic Health
Perspective Record
31. Organizational Workflow and Its 48. Patient Safety, Telenursing, and
Impact on Work Quality Telehealth
32. Professional Communication 49. Documentation and the Nurse Care
Planning Process
33. Professional Communication and
Team Collaboration 50. Patient Care Technology and Safety
34. Handoffs: Implications for Nurses 51. Enhancing Patient Safety in Nursing
Education Through Patient Simulation
35. Error Reporting and Disclosure
, 1. Defining Patient Safety and Quality Car e
Question 1. A nurse is leading an improvement initiative related to Defining
Patient Safety and Quality Care. Which first action best establishes a reliable
safety baseline?
A. Collect retrospective anecdotal reports from senior staff only
B. Define a measurable outcome and capture current process and outcome
data
C. Implement staff education immediately and measure later
D. Benchmark only against national top-decile institutions
✅ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Option B is correct because it best aligns with contemporary
patient-safety science, emphasizing measurable risk reduction, systems
thinking, and dependable clinical execution. Specifically, 'Define a
measurable outcome and capture current process and outcome data' supports
early hazard recognition, standardized intervention, and evaluation of
outcomes over time. The alternatives (A, C, D) are less appropriate because
they rely on delayed action, incomplete data, punitive or non-system
approaches, or weak linkage to patient-centered outcomes.
Evidence-Based Handbook for
Nurses, Volume 2
Edition/Reference: 1st Edition
(2008) – Test Bank
Chapter/Section List:
1. Defining Patient Safety and Quality 11. Reducing Functional Decline in
Care Hospitalized Elderly
2. Nurses at the “Sharp End” of Patient 12. Pressure Ulcers: A Patient Safety
Care Issue
3. An Overview of To Err is Human: Re- 13. Patient Safety and Quality in Home
emphasizing the Message of Patient Health Care
Safety
14. Supporting Family Caregivers in
4. The Quality Chasm Series: Implications Providing Care
for Nursing
15. Pediatric Safety and Quality
5. Understanding Adverse Events: A
Human Factors Framework 16. Prevention—Safety and Quality
6. Clinical Reasoning, Decision making, 17. Improving the Quality of Care
and Action: Thinking Critically and Through Pain Assessment and
Clinically Management
7. The Evidence for Evidence-Based 18. Medication Management of the
Practice Implementation Community-Dwelling Older Adult
8. Health Services Research: Scope and 19. Care Models
Significance
20. Leadership
9. Synergistic Opportunity To Connect
20a. [Vignette] Transforming Health Care
Quality Improvement and Emergency
for Patient Safety: Nurses’ Moral
Preparedness
Imperative To Lead
10. Fall and Injury Prevention
20b. [Vignette] Who Should Lead the
Patient Quality/Safety Journey?
,20c. [Vignette] Creation of a Patient 36. Wrong-Site Surgery: A Preventable
Safety Culture: A Nurse Executive Medical Error
Leadership Imperative
37. Medication Administration Safety
21. Creating a Safe and High-Quality
Health Care Environment 38. Medication Reconciliation
22. Practice Implications of Keeping 39. Personal Safety for Nurses
Patients Safe
40. The Effects of Fatigue and Sleepiness
23. Patient Acuity on Nurse Performance and Patient Safety
24. Restructuring and Mergers 41. Preventing Health Care–Associated
Infections
25. Nurse Staffing and Patient Care
Quality and Safety 42. Targeting Health Care–Associated
Infections: Evidence-Based Strategies
26. Work Stress and Burnout Among
Nurses: Role of the Work Environment 43. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses:
and Working Conditions The Impact on Patient Safety and Quality
27. Temporary, Agency, and Other 44. Tools and Strategies for Quality
Contingent Workers Improvement and Patient Safety
28. The Impact of Facility Design on 45. AHRQ Quality Indicators
Patient Safety
46. Magnet Environments for Professional
29. Turbulence Nursing Practice
30. Nursing Workload and Patient 47. Patient Safety and Health Information
Safety—A Human Factors Engineering Technology: Role of the Electronic Health
Perspective Record
31. Organizational Workflow and Its 48. Patient Safety, Telenursing, and
Impact on Work Quality Telehealth
32. Professional Communication 49. Documentation and the Nurse Care
Planning Process
33. Professional Communication and
Team Collaboration 50. Patient Care Technology and Safety
34. Handoffs: Implications for Nurses 51. Enhancing Patient Safety in Nursing
Education Through Patient Simulation
35. Error Reporting and Disclosure
, 1. Defining Patient Safety and Quality Car e
Question 1. A nurse is leading an improvement initiative related to Defining
Patient Safety and Quality Care. Which first action best establishes a reliable
safety baseline?
A. Collect retrospective anecdotal reports from senior staff only
B. Define a measurable outcome and capture current process and outcome
data
C. Implement staff education immediately and measure later
D. Benchmark only against national top-decile institutions
✅ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Option B is correct because it best aligns with contemporary
patient-safety science, emphasizing measurable risk reduction, systems
thinking, and dependable clinical execution. Specifically, 'Define a
measurable outcome and capture current process and outcome data' supports
early hazard recognition, standardized intervention, and evaluation of
outcomes over time. The alternatives (A, C, D) are less appropriate because
they rely on delayed action, incomplete data, punitive or non-system
approaches, or weak linkage to patient-centered outcomes.
