In the PDCA Cycle when would a unit director perform a pilot test?
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D
C
A
A sentinel event would best be described by the following:
2 staff members getting in a fight at work
a pt having a febrile transfusion reaction
a pt refusing a medication
Pt suicide on overnight shift
Identify which of the following are measures for nursing sensitive care classified as structure.
speciality certification
unplanned readmission
medication administration
teamwork
An incident report is to be completed for a pt with a Right sided CVA who climbed over the side rails and fell. Correct reporting includes which detail?
The nurse includes in her note in the pt record that an incident report was completed.
The nurse who found the pt completes the incident report.
The nurse states what fall prevention barriers did not work for this client in the incident report, to improve outcomes next time.
Details from the incident are subjectively described.
A risk management team is sent to a unit with a increased incidence of HAIs. The team would operate using a culture of safety when they?
Interview each staff nurse who took care of a pt with a HAI
Began by working with administration to gather data about the policies and procedures related to infection control on the unit
Surveyed a pt as a case study
swabbed each healthcare worker on the unit to find the source of infection
A pt presents to the ER complaining of severe pain, he has a large swollen red burn on his arm that is oozing fluid. This burn is most likely classified as?
superficial partial thickness
full thickness
deep partial thickness
A young boy was in a burning house for a long period of time. The nurse identifies which as signs of carbon monoxide poisoning? (3)
Pulse oximetry of 80%
cherry red coloring
Nausea and vomiting
stridor
facial burns
dizziness
Indicate the expected findings during the fluid shift phase of emergent care (3)
pH: 7.32
K+: 5.7
pH: 7.48
Na: 131
BP: 145/99
What would signal the end of the emergent phase of burn treatment?
Increased urine output, decreased urine specific gravity
Decreased serum sodium level, increased hematocrit
Decreased K+; increased edema
wound closure
