A nurse is trying to find ways to share evidence-based practice information with other staff members. Which of the following methods help engage others in transitional evidence to practice?
A. Joining a professional jour
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A nurse is trying to find ways to share evidence-based practice information with other staff members. Which of the following methods help engage others in transitional evidence to practice?
A. Joining a professional journal club.
B. Encouraging other staff members to follow policies & procedures.
C. Collaborating with an advanced practice nurse in the clinical setting. - Answer>>> A
(processional journal clubs provide opportunities for networking & sharing information)
When administering a client's medication, a nurse uses which of the following actions as the best way to reduce preventable medication errors?
A. Scan the client's medication, ask the client to state her name & date of birth.
B. Scan the client's medication, and scan the client's hospital identification armband.
C. Visually verify the medication, and ask the client to state her name & date of birth. - Answer>>> C
(the nurse should visually verify the correct medication & dosage, as well as use 2 client identifiers before administering the medication. this is the best way to reduce preventable medication errors)
A nurse off duty receives a photo on her cell phone from a fellow nurse who is at work. The photo shows a celebrity receiving physical therapy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Make factual notes of the event that occurred.
B. Notify the nursing administration, explaining who sent the photo.
C. Delete the photo. - Answer>>> C
(deleting the photo is the correct action to prevent further violation of HIPAA & is the first action for the nurse to take)
Which of the following factors limits the usefulness of electronic health care information for consumers?
A. High cost of accessing reliable online resources.
B. Rapid expansion o cable & DSL online providers.
C. Lack of regulation for online health care resources. - Answer>>> C
(it is very easy for the consumer to access incomplete or incorrect information because online information is not regulated)
A nurse is teaching a consumer about appropriate website selection. which of the following consumer statements indicates understanding of the teaching provided by the nurse?
A. "I will need to provide personal information in order to get information from online sources."
B. "I will need to find websites that are current so I know they provide accurate information."
C. "I will need to find websites that use appropriate terminology." - Answer>>> C
(the use of appropriate terminology often indicates that the website has been developed by a well-informed or credible organization)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services electronically reports specific quality outcome measures based on data collected from hospitals. These data allow the public to compare hospitals that...
A. have the best health care providers.
B. have the most up to date surgical services.
C. have a higher percentage of hospital acquired infections. - Answer>>> C
(hospital acquired infection is one of the quality outcome measures publicly reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services -CMS- these measures hold hospitals accountable for client care & provide useful information to health care consumers when choosing hospital care)
Which of the following electronic resources should a nurse use to obtain clinical practice guidelines & interventions to reduce the risk of negative client outcomes while in a hospital?
A. Center for Disease Conrol (CDC).
B. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ).
C. Quality & Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN). - Answer>>> B
(AHRQ supports research designed to improve the quality of health care, including providing evidence-based guidelines.)
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