Advanced Concepts in Nursing
Final Exam
Course Introduction
Advanced Concepts in Nursing is designed to deepen students' understanding of complex nursing theories, evidence-based practices, and the multifaceted roles nurses play in modern healthcare. This course explores critical thinking in clinical decision-making, leadership in interprofessional teams, advanced patient assessment techniques, and the integration of technological innovations in patient care. Emphasis is placed on ethical and cultural considerations, policy implications, and the management of chronic and acute health conditions across diverse populations. Students will engage with current research, case studies, and real-world scenarios to enhance their competencies in delivering holistic, high-quality care within dynamic healthcare environments.
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Quality and Safety for Transformational Nursing Core Competencies 1st Edition by
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Kim Amer
Chapter 1: Risk and Threats to Safe Quality Care in Hospital Settings
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Q1) The health care organization is investigating ways to reduce the number of medication errors. Which action has been identified as a strategy to dramatically reduce medication errors?
A) Bar coding medication delivery
B) Locking medication carts when not in use
C) Restricting access to controlled substances
D) Sharing medication carts when preparing doses Correct
Answer: A
Q2) An organization is planning strategies to ensure the safety of their patients while receiving care. Which strategies would be consistent with those of the Institute of Medicine to ensure a safe healthcare system? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
A) Have strong leaders
B) Master workforce planning
C) Support team collaboration
D) Conduct expert data collection
E) Support continuing education initiatives Correct
Answer: A,C,E
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Chapter 2: Quality and Safety Models
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Q1) The nurse manager is reviewing the incidence of hospital-acquired infections for a particular care area. Which single action would improve the incidence of infections in the hospital?
A) Frequent hand washing
B) Using paper towels
C) Using antibacterial soap
D) Wearing gloves Correct
Answer: A
Q2) The hospital administration is meeting with nursing and medicine department heads to discuss the implementation of the Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (STEPPS) program. What would be the goals for implementing this program? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
A) Improve the fragmentation of patient care.
B) Reduce multiple initiatives for the same patient.
C) Support the implementation of electronic health records.
D) Placing care providers at the heart of a safe work culture.
E) Emphasize the importance of nurses providing safe patient care. Correct
Answer: A,B,C,D
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Chapter 3: Transition to Practice: an Essential Element of
Quality and Safety
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Q1) A nursing leader is having difficulty convincing hospital administrators to implement a transition to practice program for nurses. Which information about evidence-based practice would add to the leader's difficulty?
A) Evidence-based practice integrates clinical expertise with patient values.
B) Evaluation studies are available to use as evidence for the program.
C) Expert opinions are available to use as evidence for the program.
D) There are few randomized studies available to support the program. Correct
Answer: D
Q2) The nursing leader is reviewing a transition to practice program implemented in Ireland. What is a characteristic of this program?
A) Occurs during the students' last year of school
B) Provides the new graduate with a provisional license
C) Incorporates an on-line mentorship program
D) Includes a voluntary year-long transition program Correct
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Power, Empowerment, and Change in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) The graduate nurse, researching the concept of emancipatory nursing practice, is searching for a theory to support current nursing behavior of taking orders and following the medical model for care. Whose theory would support what the graduate nurse is seeking?
A) Foucault
B) Freire
C) Rogers
D) Hooks Correct
Q2) The nurse identified a patient safety issue, however is hesitant to report this finding to management. What fears are causing the nurse to not report this finding? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
A) Being stereotyped
B) Being labeled as selfish
C) Being of being supported
D) Being sidelined for promotions
E) Being told that the finding is not a problem Correct
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Chapter 5: Quality and Safety Education Strategies
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Q1) The nurse manager observes a staff nurse initiating actions to resolve a conflict between a physician and another nurse. Which category of teamwork and collaboration criterion did the staff nurse exemplify?
A) Skill
B) Attitude
C) Creativity
D) Knowledge Correct
Q2) The nurse manager meets with the nursing staff to discuss the latest quality improvement findings. During this meeting the manager emphasizes the value of each nurse in keeping the patients free from harm. Which Crew Resource Management principle is the nurse manager demonstrating?
A) Effective communication
B) Leadership and role identification
C) Error anticipation and mitigation
D) Situational awareness Correct
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Chapter 6: Evaluating a Program: Metrics and Stakeholders
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Q1) The nursing staff has received training on a new process to reduce intravenous access line infections. When would the staff development trainer evaluate the effectiveness of this instruction?
A) Immediately after the class
B) The next day
C) In two days
D) In a week Correct
Q2) The director of nursing is selecting tools to measure outcomes of patient care. What will the director keep in mind when making the tool selection? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
A) People available to score the instrument
B) Instrument not used as punishment
C) Ease of completing the instrument
D) Validity of the instrument
E) The right instrument Correct
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Chapter 7: Interprofessional Team Building
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Q1) The nurse is using electronic communication to notify a physician who is attending an off-site meeting about the status of a patient. Which actions would the nurse include when communicating electronically?
A) Be clear and concise.
B) Use exclamation points.
C) Type in all capital letters.
D) Type in shorthand. Correct
Q2) The administrator of a healthcare organization that utilizes interprofessional collaboration is struggling with reduced income and decides that staffing cuts need to occur. When planning these cuts what issue must remain the central focus?
A) Support of the stakeholders
B) Achievement of goals
C) Patient well-being
D) Staff support Correct
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Chapter 8: Transforming Care at the Bedside Tcab
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Q1) The nurse manager is implementing the rapid cycle change process on a Transforming Care at the Bedside care area. Place in order the steps in which the manager will instruct the staff on this process.Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down.Choice
A) Solution piloted
B) Select a solution
C) Change adopted
D) Analyze problems
E) Brainstorm solutions Correct
Q2) A hospital administrator is planning to implement Transforming Care at the Bedside in a healthcare organization. Which outcomes will the administrator expect after the implementation of this process? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
A) Increased reimbursement
B) Reduction in patient falls
C) Less cost to replace staff
D) Better outcomes with codes
E) Improved physician satisfaction Correct
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Chapter 9: Informatics and Nursing: Using Technology to Improve Quality
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Q1) The nurse is planning patient interventions to fulfill a goal for the adoption of health information technology. Which intervention would the nurse identify for the patient?
A) Encourage the patient to use a home computer
B) Provide computerized medication teaching sheets
C) Print the care plan from the computer for the patient
D) Teach the patient that health records are computerized for easy access Correct
Q2) An administrator is researching a variety of electronic medical record systems for possible use in the healthcare organization. Which information does the administrator need about the systems prior to making a final decision? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
A) Healthcare provider assisted with system design
B) System congruency with the users
C) Ease of use
D) Accessible
E) Cost Correct
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Chapter 10: Patient-Centered Care
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Q1) A patient tells the nurse that "people" have been using the arm, with an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis, for blood pressure readings and blood draws all day. What actions could the nurse take to improve the quality and safety of this patient's physical care? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
A) Post a sign in the patient's room to not use the arm.
B) Wrap the arm in an elastic bandage and place it on a pillow.
C) Mark on the patient's white board not use the arm with the fistula.
D) Document in the medical record that the arm was used for blood pressure measurements.
E) Ask the patient's physician to assess the integrity of the fistula since the arm was used for other care. Correct
Q2) A patient from another culture is demonstrating noncompliance with prescribed medical treatment. What could be contributing to this patient's behavior?
A) Using an interpreter for communication
B) Including the family in the patient's care
C) Speaking up for the patient's preferences
D) Focusing on task completion Correct
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Chapter 11: Quality Health Care, Policy and Law
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Q1) The nurse observes a physician provide twice the recommended dose of pain medication to a patient with a terminal illness. What should the nurse do about this situation?
A) Ask the physician why the medication was provided.
B) Report the physician to the medical director.
C) Focus on the best response for the patient.
D) Do nothing. Correct
Q2) The nurse is writing a letter to a congressman about legislation to protect whistleblowers. Which statement would the nurse emphasize as being important?
A) Media exposure
B) Employee protection
C) Violator consequences
D) Financial reimbursement Correct
Q3) After providing morning medications the nurse realizes that a medication error was made. What should the nurse do?
A) Evaluate the patient for effects of the medication error.
B) Document that medications were switched between patients.
C) Encourage the patient to ingest more water throughout the day.
D) Tell the truth and report the medication error according to policy. Correct
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Chapter 12: Future-Focused Quality Nursing
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Q1) A nurse manager wants to be promoted to a director. Which overall leadership descriptors would this manager strive to emulate? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
A) Wise
B) Brave
C) Creative
D) Articulate
E) Fair minded Correct
Q2) The staff nurse used the FOCUS-PDCA process for a patient care issue which resulted in an improvement in quality care. What action would the nurse take to ensure this process is shared with others?
A) Send the results of the process to nursing friends in e-mails.
B) Discuss the outcomes during the next staff meeting.
C) Write the process and submit it for publication.
D) Post the results on the nurse's Facebook page. Correct
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