NSG 6005 WEEK 9 EXAM PREPARATION PACK
2026 KEY CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ what are some initiatives for patient safety?
Answer: CDC
QSEN: Quality & Safety Education in Nursing
Joint Commission
NDNQI
IOM
NPSF
WHO
◉ What is STEEP?
Answer: Safe
Timely
Effective
Equitable
Patient-centered
◉ what does quality measure?
,Answer: measures or quantifies healthcare processes, outcomes,
patient perceptions, and organizational structure and other systems
associated with the ability to provide high-quality health care
◉ what's the culture of safety?
Answer: focus on WHAT went wrong, not WHO
minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both
system and effectiveness and individual performance
◉ what are some elements of a culture of safety?
Answer: safety as an organizational priority
teamwork
patient involvement (speak up)
openness/transparency
accountability
promotion of safety through education and training
◉ what is the culture of blame?
Answer: focusing on who the problem is
pointing the finger
,◉ what is mobility?
Answer: independent, purposeful, and functional movement of the
body
being able to be mobile or moveable
◉ what is immobility?
Answer: refers to an inability to move freely
◉ what is impaired mobility?
Answer: when a person has limitation in physical mobility but is not
immobile
◉ what's the scope?
Answer: range from full mobility to partial mobility to complete
immobility
◉ goals of mobility?
Answer: promote optimal mobility
prevent situations leading to immobility
minimize complications when immobile
, ◉ what are long bones?
Answer: upper/lower extremities
◉ what are short bones?
Answer: wrist/ankles
◉ what are flat bones?
Answer: ribs, skull
◉ what are irregular bones?
Answer: jaws and spinal column
◉ osteoblasts?
Answer: secrete bone matrix
supports bone growth
◉ osteocytes?
Answer: mature bone cells
bone maintenance
◉ osteoclasts?
Answer: dissolve and resorb bone
2026 KEY CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ what are some initiatives for patient safety?
Answer: CDC
QSEN: Quality & Safety Education in Nursing
Joint Commission
NDNQI
IOM
NPSF
WHO
◉ What is STEEP?
Answer: Safe
Timely
Effective
Equitable
Patient-centered
◉ what does quality measure?
,Answer: measures or quantifies healthcare processes, outcomes,
patient perceptions, and organizational structure and other systems
associated with the ability to provide high-quality health care
◉ what's the culture of safety?
Answer: focus on WHAT went wrong, not WHO
minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both
system and effectiveness and individual performance
◉ what are some elements of a culture of safety?
Answer: safety as an organizational priority
teamwork
patient involvement (speak up)
openness/transparency
accountability
promotion of safety through education and training
◉ what is the culture of blame?
Answer: focusing on who the problem is
pointing the finger
,◉ what is mobility?
Answer: independent, purposeful, and functional movement of the
body
being able to be mobile or moveable
◉ what is immobility?
Answer: refers to an inability to move freely
◉ what is impaired mobility?
Answer: when a person has limitation in physical mobility but is not
immobile
◉ what's the scope?
Answer: range from full mobility to partial mobility to complete
immobility
◉ goals of mobility?
Answer: promote optimal mobility
prevent situations leading to immobility
minimize complications when immobile
, ◉ what are long bones?
Answer: upper/lower extremities
◉ what are short bones?
Answer: wrist/ankles
◉ what are flat bones?
Answer: ribs, skull
◉ what are irregular bones?
Answer: jaws and spinal column
◉ osteoblasts?
Answer: secrete bone matrix
supports bone growth
◉ osteocytes?
Answer: mature bone cells
bone maintenance
◉ osteoclasts?
Answer: dissolve and resorb bone
