What should you assess regardless of age group? Correct Answer: Confusion or Depression
The National Patient Safety Goal 6 is to improve the safety of clinical alarm systems. What is the
rationale for this goal? Correct Answer: **To improve patient safety if clinical alarm systems are not
properly managed**
What is an important concept of being a patient advocate? Correct Answer: Accepting the patient's
decision
Which of the following is a patient responsibility? Correct Answer: To ask for pain relief when the pain
first begins
What does sandwich generation mean? Correct Answer: The generation responsible for caring for their
parents and their children.
Which of the following if good practice when listening to patients? Correct Answer: Show your genuine
interest in the patient's replies
When delivering care, you need to determine which type of language in patients? Correct Answer:
Primary
What should you goals in end-of-life care include? Correct Answer: Ensuring that decisions made are
consistent with the values and desires of the patient
Which of the following is accurate concerning nonverbal communication? Correct Answer: ****Pointing
with a finger is the general way to gesture among Filipinos****wrong
A smile is an expression that means the same thing in all cultures
Giving a thumbs up is universally means "all clear"
Touching another persons head is considered offensive in some cultures.
Which of the following is an ethical dilemma? Correct Answer: A medical device company buying a trip
to New York City for a physician, as a thank you for using their device during a recent surgery
What is the intention of the Universal Protocol? Correct Answer: Prevent wrong site, wrong procedure,
wrong person surgery
According to the National Patient Goals, which type of therapy poses a risk to patients due to its
complex dosing Correct Answer: Anticoagulation therapy
What does a comprehensive systematic analysis following a sentinel event help identify? Correct
Answer: The contributory factors associated with the event
Which of the following is accurate concerning patient rights? Correct Answer: Health information must
be provided in a language that patients understand