EXAM 1 2026 STUDY BUNDLE ACTUAL TEST
PAPER COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ safety. Answer: freedom from accidental injuries; ensuring pt. safety
involves the establishment of operational sys. and processes that
minimize the likelihood of errors and maximizes the likelihood of
intercepting them when they occur.
◉ safety care. Answer: avoiding injuries to pts. from the care that is
intended to help them.
◉ Safety is Personal. Answer: - collaboration with patients and families
through ongoing engagement can transform safety outcomes
- a key component is how providers work with the patient and family as
a safety ally
◉ adverse event. Answer: An event that results in unintended harm to
the patient by an act of commission or omission rather than by the
underlying disease or condition of the patient
◉ near miss. Answer: An error of commission (did not provide care
correctly) or omission (did not provide care) that could have harmed the
patient, but serious harm did not occur.
,◉ Sentinel event. Answer: An unexpected occurrence involving death or
serious physical (loss of limb or function) or psychological injury, or the
risk thereof
◉ safety. Answer: is the condition of being free from physical or
psychological harm and injury
◉ Unintentional injuries. Answer: result from incidents such as falls,
motor vehicle crashes, poisonings, drownings, fire-associated injuries,
suffocation by ingested objects, and firearms
◉ intentional injuries. Answer: typically result from deliberate acts of
violence or abuse and often have fatal consequences such as suicide and
homicide.
◉ The Joint Commission (TJC)`. Answer: an independent, not-for-profit
group in the United States that accredits hospitals and other health care-
related agencies.
◉ factors affecting health care: Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers.
Answer: Parents should check with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission for information on approved cribs, devices, and toys.
,◉ factors affecting health care: School-Age Children. Answer:
Drowning is a risk. Children should not be allowed to swim without
adult supervision, and they should wear life jackets.
◉ factors affecting health care: Adolescents and Teenagers. Answer:
Intentional and unintentional poisonings can occur with the use of
nicotine, drugs, and alcohol
◉ factors affecting health care: adults. Answer: Work-related hazards
can result in injuries and death
◉ factors affecting health care: older adults. Answer: There is risk for
motor vehicle crashes, falls, and burns
◉ health wellness/ illness prevention. Answer: physical, emotional,
social, intellectual, spiritual
◉ physical. Answer: fitness, nutrition, medical self-care, control of
substance abuse
◉ emotional. Answer: care for emotional crisis, stress management
◉ social. Answer: communities, families and friends
, ◉ intellectual. Answer: education, achievement, career development
◉ spiritual. Answer: love, hope, charity
◉ health. Answer: -Individuals define this in terms of their own values,
experiences, and ways of living.
-Organizations and businesses define this in the context of goals and
objectives.
-defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a "state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity.
◉ wellness. Answer: is a process of self-care achieved by making
choices leading to a healthy life
◉ Risk factor reduction. Answer: is step-by-step improvement of
individual health factors
◉ healthy people 20/20. Answer: initiative is designed to track, over 10-
year increments, the risk factors and personal behaviors related to
physical activity, access to health services, tobacco use, substance use,
responsible sexual behavior, mental health, immunizations, and injury
and violence prevention