The National Patient Safety Goal 6 is to improve the safety of clinical alarm systems. What is the rationale for this goal?
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**To improve patient safety if clinical alarm systems are not properly managed**
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What is an important concept of being a patient advocate?
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Accepting the patient's decision
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Which of the following is a patient responsibility?
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To ask for pain relief when the pain first begins
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What does sandwich generation mean?
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The generation responsible for caring for their parents and their children.
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Which of the following if good practice when listening to patients?
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Show your genuine interest in the patient's replies
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When delivering care, you need to determine which type of language in patients?
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Primary
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What should you goals in end-of-life care include?
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Ensuring that decisions made are consistent with the values and desires of the patient
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Which of the following is accurate concerning nonverbal communication?
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****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.
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Which of the following is an ethical dilemma?
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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
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What is the intention of the Universal Protocol?
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Prevent wrong site, wrong procedure, wrong person surgery
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According to the National Patient Goals, which type of therapy poses a risk to patients due to its complex dosing
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Anticoagulation therapy
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What does a comprehensive systematic analysis following a sentinel event help identify?
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The contributory factors associated with the event
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Which of the following is accurate concerning patient rights?
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Health information must be provided in a language that patients understand
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Which of the following is important to remember when providing care to adults ages 80 and older?
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There is no reason to assume mental decline has occurred
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Which example qualifies as a sentinel event that would require review by the Joint Commission?
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A patient who commits suicide within 72 hours of being discharged from a hospital setting that provides staffed, around the clock care
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What is a sentinel event?
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an event that affects a patient causing death, harm, or intervention required to sustain life
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According to the National Patient Safety Goals, one of the most important ways to address healthcare associated infections is by doing which of the following
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Improving hand hygiene of healthcare staff
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Which of the following is an essential component of cultural competence for healthcare workers according to the Joint Commission
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Valuing Diversity
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What is an example of patient's rights?
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Patients are entitled to refuse an experimental drug that may be prescribed by their provider
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Which of the following is part of the Integrated Ethics model?
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***How the organization promotes siloed decision making between clinicians and patients***wrong
How the organization punishes impropriate professional behavior
How the organization supports ethical behavior in the everyday interactions in the workplace
How the organization publicly advertised its commitment to ethics
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According to the Joint Commission's ethical standards, which of the following is accurate concerning your role as a healthcare worker?
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You must safeguard confidences and privacy at all times
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Which of the following is an example of a non-judgemental question?
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What do you think caused the illness
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What should patients be told when they have a grievance regarding any part of the care provided to them?
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Be told about the process involved in filing a complaint
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Which of the following is an important principle for the healthcare professional to provide ethical care?
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Allow the patient the right of self determination regarding health decision
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According to the National Patient Safety Goals, acceptable patient identifiers include which of the following?
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Patients name and birthdate
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According to the National Patient Safety Goals, which of the following components will assist in improving the effectiveness of communication among healthcare professionals regarding critical tests and diagnostic procedures?
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Reporting critical test results and diagnostic procedures on a timely basis according to policies and procedures
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What is the term for an event, incident or condition that could have resulted in harm to a patient?
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Hazardous condition-wrong
Near Miss
Close call
What is the term for an event, incident or condition that could have resulted in harm to a patient?
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When must two patient identifiers be used?
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Collecting a blood specimen
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What practices do interpreters use to improve communication
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use of words that are appropriate to both providers and patients
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