Acceptable patient identifiers included - ANS Name and Birthday
According to Joint Commission's ethical standard....of the following is accurate concerning your role of
as a healthcare worker - ANS you must safeguard confidences and privacy at all times
Essential component of cultural competence for healthcare workers according to Joint commission -
ANS Valuing Diversity
Goals of end of care - ANS Ensure the decision made are consistent with the values and desires of
patient
Important concept of being a patient advocate - ANS Accepting the patient's decisions
important principle for the healthcare professional to provide ethical care - ANS Allow patients the right
of self determination regarding health care decisions
important to remember when caring for adults 80 and over - ANS There is no reason to assume mental
decline had occurred
MOST important ways to address healthcare-associated infections - ANS improving hand hygiene of the
healthcare staff
questions missing - ANS question missing
What does a comprehensive systematic analysis following a sentinel event help identify? - ANS The
contributory factors associated with the event.
What is "sandwich generation" mean - ANS The generation responsible for caring for their parents and
their children
What is a sentinel event - ANS An event that affects a patient causing death harm or intervention
required to sustain life.
What is an example of patients' rights? - ANS Patients are entitled to refuse an experimental drug.
What is the intention of universal protocol - ANS Prevent Wrong Site Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person
Surgery