Certified Professional in Patient Safety Practice
Exam Update Graded A+
Patient safety - ANSWER: nurses should hold patient safety as one of the top
priorities and assess not only hospital safety concerns but safety issues in the home
and community; prevention is key
factors affecting safety - ANSWER: - age and development
- lifestyle (neighborhood, access to firearms)
- mobility and health status
- sensory-perceptual alterations
- cognitive awareness
- emotional state
- ability to communicate
- safety awareness
- environmental factors (home, work, community, health care setting, bioterrorism)
safety in the health care setting - ANSWER: medical errors, near misses (patient
wasn't harmed), perioperative care (patient is moving around a lot so thorough
handoff is important), hospital acquired wounds or infections
what causes errors in the hospital setting? - ANSWER: high staffing ratios or
patient:nurse, communication, documentation demands
The Joint Commission's 2015 national patient safety goals - ANSWER: identify the
patients correctly, improve staff communication, use medicines safely, use alarms
safely, prevent infection, identify patient safety risks, prevent mistakes in surgery.
Bioterrorism categories - ANSWER: Category A: first priority (organisms transmitted
very easily and can cause death such as smallpox, anthrax, botulism)
Category B: Salmonella, E.Coli, water safety threats
Category C: could be a problem in the future; NIPH
*early ID and management of issues are important in controlling bioterrorism
Disaster planning - ANSWER: Natural or terrorist events
- nurses actions: know and understand chain of command, establish roles prior to
disaster occurrence, flexibility, have strong communication skills, coping abilities
with stress and long periods away from families
Crisis standards of care from 2012 - ANSWER: help organizations and health care
professionals deliver best possible care during disasters; change in focus from
individual to population
, Nursing process for patient safety: assessment - ANSWER: risk for injury; indicators
in nursing hx and physical examination, risk assessment tools, evaluate patient's
home environment
Nursing process for patient safety: diagnoses - ANSWER: risk for injury; risk for
poisoning, risk for suffocation, risk for trauma, risk for latex allergy response, risk for
contamination, risk for aspiration, risk for falls.
deficient knowledge
readiness for enhanced knowledge
Nursing process for patient safety: planning - ANSWER: goal: to prevent accidents
and injury
interventions to: change health behavior, modify the environment, education (very
important)
desired outcomes are dependent on the individual: describe methods to prevent
specific hazards, report use of home safety measures, describe age/work/community
specific safety risks
Nursing process for patient safety: interventions - ANSWER: - identify environmental
hazards in the home and community
- demonstrate safety practices appropriate to the home health care agency,
community and workplace
- experience a decrease in frequency or severity of injury
- demonstrate safe child-rearing practices or lifestyle practices
safety with newborns/infants - ANSWER: accidents are the leading cause of death
education for the parents:
- car seat use: back seat and rear facing
- check temperature or bath water and formula
- proper feeding technique
- identify choking hazards
- safety hazards
safety with preschoolers - ANSWER: accidents is leading COD
very curious, and like to touch everything
need constant supervision
toddler proof the house
car seat safety
parents need to educate children:
- don't put things in mouth
- don't touch hot surfaces
- don't ride tricycles in the street
- don't put objects in nose
- stranger danger
safety for school-aged children - ANSWER: injuries sustained during accidents is
leading COD:
Exam Update Graded A+
Patient safety - ANSWER: nurses should hold patient safety as one of the top
priorities and assess not only hospital safety concerns but safety issues in the home
and community; prevention is key
factors affecting safety - ANSWER: - age and development
- lifestyle (neighborhood, access to firearms)
- mobility and health status
- sensory-perceptual alterations
- cognitive awareness
- emotional state
- ability to communicate
- safety awareness
- environmental factors (home, work, community, health care setting, bioterrorism)
safety in the health care setting - ANSWER: medical errors, near misses (patient
wasn't harmed), perioperative care (patient is moving around a lot so thorough
handoff is important), hospital acquired wounds or infections
what causes errors in the hospital setting? - ANSWER: high staffing ratios or
patient:nurse, communication, documentation demands
The Joint Commission's 2015 national patient safety goals - ANSWER: identify the
patients correctly, improve staff communication, use medicines safely, use alarms
safely, prevent infection, identify patient safety risks, prevent mistakes in surgery.
Bioterrorism categories - ANSWER: Category A: first priority (organisms transmitted
very easily and can cause death such as smallpox, anthrax, botulism)
Category B: Salmonella, E.Coli, water safety threats
Category C: could be a problem in the future; NIPH
*early ID and management of issues are important in controlling bioterrorism
Disaster planning - ANSWER: Natural or terrorist events
- nurses actions: know and understand chain of command, establish roles prior to
disaster occurrence, flexibility, have strong communication skills, coping abilities
with stress and long periods away from families
Crisis standards of care from 2012 - ANSWER: help organizations and health care
professionals deliver best possible care during disasters; change in focus from
individual to population
, Nursing process for patient safety: assessment - ANSWER: risk for injury; indicators
in nursing hx and physical examination, risk assessment tools, evaluate patient's
home environment
Nursing process for patient safety: diagnoses - ANSWER: risk for injury; risk for
poisoning, risk for suffocation, risk for trauma, risk for latex allergy response, risk for
contamination, risk for aspiration, risk for falls.
deficient knowledge
readiness for enhanced knowledge
Nursing process for patient safety: planning - ANSWER: goal: to prevent accidents
and injury
interventions to: change health behavior, modify the environment, education (very
important)
desired outcomes are dependent on the individual: describe methods to prevent
specific hazards, report use of home safety measures, describe age/work/community
specific safety risks
Nursing process for patient safety: interventions - ANSWER: - identify environmental
hazards in the home and community
- demonstrate safety practices appropriate to the home health care agency,
community and workplace
- experience a decrease in frequency or severity of injury
- demonstrate safe child-rearing practices or lifestyle practices
safety with newborns/infants - ANSWER: accidents are the leading cause of death
education for the parents:
- car seat use: back seat and rear facing
- check temperature or bath water and formula
- proper feeding technique
- identify choking hazards
- safety hazards
safety with preschoolers - ANSWER: accidents is leading COD
very curious, and like to touch everything
need constant supervision
toddler proof the house
car seat safety
parents need to educate children:
- don't put things in mouth
- don't touch hot surfaces
- don't ride tricycles in the street
- don't put objects in nose
- stranger danger
safety for school-aged children - ANSWER: injuries sustained during accidents is
leading COD:
