Nursing Leadership Ch 22: Quality
Patient Care Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
The primary role of The Joint Commission (TJC) is -
correct answer ✅ensuring medical facilities meet patient safety
guidelines.
The Joint Commission publishes a Sentinel Event Alert every month.
Which of the following is the best example of a sentinel event? -
correct answer ✅Code pink is called after a newborn is discovered
missing from the nursery.
A nurse is reviewing the technique used to identify the factors
involved in an error. Which statement indicates the nurse has an
adequate understanding? -
correct answer ✅"A root cause analysis is a process designed to
investigate and categorize the root cause of the event."
A nurse is discussing the Pareto principle (80/20 rule), which leads
to the idea of total quality management. Which statement indicates
an adequate understanding of this principle? -
correct answer ✅Joseph Juran
The nurse manager is educating a new hire on The Joint
Commission (TJC). The manager tells the new hire that TJC
, Nursing Leadership Ch 22: Quality
Patient Care Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
mandates the use of continuous quality improvement and
measurement of specific quality outcomes for patients with certain
diagnoses. The teaching has been effective when the new hire
states: -
correct answer ✅Outcome measures are mandated for patients
admitted with community-acquired pneumonia and congestive
heart failure.
A nurse manager is providing education to a new nurse on barriers
to the implementation of quality improvement processes. The
manager judges the teaching to be effective when the new nurse
states: -
correct answer ✅"Expense is a primary barrier."
The nurse manager has an adequate understanding of the
continuous quality improvement process of Six Sigma when doing
which of the following? -
correct answer ✅"Uses Six Sigma to increase profits"
A nurse is a team member assisting with the define-measure-
analyze-improve-control (DMAIC) process. Which action would the
Patient Care Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
The primary role of The Joint Commission (TJC) is -
correct answer ✅ensuring medical facilities meet patient safety
guidelines.
The Joint Commission publishes a Sentinel Event Alert every month.
Which of the following is the best example of a sentinel event? -
correct answer ✅Code pink is called after a newborn is discovered
missing from the nursery.
A nurse is reviewing the technique used to identify the factors
involved in an error. Which statement indicates the nurse has an
adequate understanding? -
correct answer ✅"A root cause analysis is a process designed to
investigate and categorize the root cause of the event."
A nurse is discussing the Pareto principle (80/20 rule), which leads
to the idea of total quality management. Which statement indicates
an adequate understanding of this principle? -
correct answer ✅Joseph Juran
The nurse manager is educating a new hire on The Joint
Commission (TJC). The manager tells the new hire that TJC
, Nursing Leadership Ch 22: Quality
Patient Care Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
mandates the use of continuous quality improvement and
measurement of specific quality outcomes for patients with certain
diagnoses. The teaching has been effective when the new hire
states: -
correct answer ✅Outcome measures are mandated for patients
admitted with community-acquired pneumonia and congestive
heart failure.
A nurse manager is providing education to a new nurse on barriers
to the implementation of quality improvement processes. The
manager judges the teaching to be effective when the new nurse
states: -
correct answer ✅"Expense is a primary barrier."
The nurse manager has an adequate understanding of the
continuous quality improvement process of Six Sigma when doing
which of the following? -
correct answer ✅"Uses Six Sigma to increase profits"
A nurse is a team member assisting with the define-measure-
analyze-improve-control (DMAIC) process. Which action would the
