Test 1 NMNC 1110

Question 1

An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof. Such events signal the need for immediate investigation and response.

Answer 1

Sentinel event

Question 2

An error of commission (did not provide care correctly) or omission (did not provide care) that could have harmed the patient, but serious harm did not occur as a result of chance, prevention, or mitigation.

Answer 2

Near miss

Question 3

An event that results in unintended harm to the patient by an act of commission (did not provide care correctly) or omission (did not provide care) rather than by the underlying disease or condition of the patient.

Answer 3

Adverse event

Question 4

7 medication rights

Answer 4

Right route, medication, patient, education, documentation, time, dose

Question 5

QSEN

Answer 5

Quality & Safety Education for Nurses

Question 6

3 elements of nursing competency QSEN emphasizes and considers needed to demonstrate safety in one’s practice.

Answer 6

Knowledge, skill, attitude

Question 7

Concepts with the strongest links to safety

Answer 7

Communication, quality, regulation

Question 8

The diligent, systemic inquiry or investigation to validate and refine existing knowledge and generate new knowledge. Systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to contribute to generalizable knowledge.

Answer 8

Research

Question 9

Who creates the standards of professional performance requiring nurses to research findings in practice?

Answer 9

The American Nurses Association (ANA)

Question 10

Mission of NINR (National Institute of Nursing Research)

Answer 10

To promote and improve the health of individuals, families, and communities

Question 11

Research based on postpositivist philosophy

Answer 11

Quantitative

Question 12

Philosophy which assumes that reality is objective, fixed, stable, observable, measurable, and value free

Answer 12

Postpositivist

Question 13

___ formulates a specific conclusion from a large amount of data.

Answer 13

Quantitative, Deductive reasoning

Question 14

___ identifies data and characteristics about the population or phenomenon.

Answer 14

Quantitative, Descriptive research

Question 15

__ can provide a starting point for future research or generate a hypothesis or theory through observation or documentation of a particular situation

Answer 15

Quantitative, Descriptive research

Question 16

A fact, event, or circumstance that can be observed or experienced

Answer 16

Qualitative, A phenomenon

Question 17

A research method used to explore a relationship between two variables

Answer 17

Correlational research. It does not prove causation. It is not cause and effect.

Question 18

Explores the causal relationships between variables. One variable has cause/effect relationship with another one. (i.e. medication, disease)

Answer 18

Quantitative, Experimental research

Question 19

Examines a causal relationship between variables, but it may not meet the strict guidelines of experimental research

Answer 19

Quasi-experimental research

Question 20

A concept or item that has values that can change and that can be measured, manipulated, or controlled in the study

Answer 20

A variable

Question 21

A statement about two or more variables and their relationship to each other

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A hypothesis

Question 22

Provides a rationale for conducting the research proposed for the study

Answer 22

A literature review

Question 23

A concept or idea whose values determine the value of the other (dependent) variables

Answer 23

Independent variable

Question 24

The outcome that is affected by manipulation of the independent variable

Answer 24

Dependent variable

Question 25

Showing the degree of satisfaction with each item, or as open-ended questions. (scale of 1-5)

Answer 25

Likert scale format

Question 26

Does not receive treatment. Purpose is to prevent bias

Answer 26

Control group

Question 27

Accepts that theories, background, knowledge, and values of the researcher can influence what's observed

Answer 27

Postpositivist philosophy

Question 28

Formulates a specific conclusion from a large amount of data

Answer 28

Deductive reasoning

Question 29

Deductive reasoning is what kind of research?

Answer 29

Quantitative

Question 30

testing hypothesis through objective observation and validation, introduce least amount of bias, involves statistical analysis, and deductive in nature

Answer 30

Focus of quantitative research

Question 31

What kind of research is an experimental study?

Answer 31

Quantitative.

Question 32

What is an experimental study?

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gold standard. double-blind study. neither proctor nor participant knows subject of trial

Question 33

What kind of research is a quasi-experimental study?

Answer 33

Quantitative

Question 34

What is a quasi-experimental study?

Answer 34

Examines causal relationship between variables

Question 35

What kind of research are random controlled studies?

Answer 35

Quantitative

Question 36

What kind of research are cohort studies

Answer 36

Quantitative

Question 37

What kind of research are longitudinal studies?

Answer 37

Quantitative

Question 38

What kind of research are case controlled studies?

Answer 38

Quantitative

Question 39

What kind of research is a case reports study?

Answer 39

Quantitative

Question 40

What kind of research is descriptive study?

Answer 40

Quantitative

Question 41

What kind of research is correlational study?

Answer 41

Quantitative

Question 42

What is a longitudinal study?

Answer 42

Study over long period of time

Question 43

What is a case controlled study?

Answer 43

Selected participants

Question 44

What is a case report study

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Only study a few subjects

Question 45

What is a descriptive study?

Answer 45

Research method that describes the characteristics of population or phenomenon studies. Starting point for future research.

Question 46

What is a correlational study?

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Used to explore relationship between two variables. Not causation. Compares things.

Question 47

Which philosophy recognizes the learners' understanding and knowledge based on their own experiences prior to the study?

Answer 47

Constructivist philosophy

Question 48

Inductive reasoning is what kind of research?

Answer 48

Qualitative Research

Question 49

Which type of research is based on constructivist philosophy?

Answer 49

Qualitative Research

Question 50

What type of reasoning generalizes from specific facts and involves content analysis?

Answer 50

Inductive reasoning

Question 51

What type of research is focused on: person's experience, analyzes non-numerical data, value laden; focus on personal beliefs, assumes an inductive approach, and involves content analysis?

Answer 51

Qualitative Research

Question 52

Which type of research is an ethnography study?

Answer 52

Qualitative

Question 53

Which type of research is a phenomenological study?

Answer 53

Qualitative

Question 54

Which type of research is grounded theory study?

Answer 54

Qualitative

Question 55

Which type of research is a case report study?

Answer 55

Qualitative

Question 56

Which type of research is a historical research study?

Answer 56

Qualitative

Question 57

What focuses on the sociology of meaning through close field observation of a sociocultural phenomenon?

Answer 57

Qualitative, Ethnography

Question 58

What explores the reactions of a specific group of people who experienced a similar event in their lives

Answer 58

Qualitative, Phenomenology

Question 59

What derives from data collected in studies. Used to study PPD, communication processes, and the way people with HIV manage their illness. Arrives at theory to see it in another way

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Qualitative, Grounded Theory

Question 60

What only studies a few subjects?

Answer 60

Case Reports

Question 61

What studies historical documents to determine an accurate picture of a past event or time period?

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Historical Research

Question 62

Active errors. Direct patient care

Answer 62

Sharp End

Question 63

Latent errors. Organizational/system

Answer 63

Blunt End

Question 64

The result of a delay in diagnosis, failure to employ indicated tests, use of outmoded tests, or failure to act on results of monitoring or testing.

Answer 64

Diagnostic errors

Question 65

Occur in the performance of an operation, procedure or test; in the administering a treatment; in the dose or method of administering a drug; or in avoidable delay in treatment or in responding to an abnormal test.

Answer 65

Treatment errors

Question 66

Occurs when there are failures to provide prophylactic treatment and inadequate monitoring or follow-up of treatment.

Answer 66

Preventive errors

Question 67

Can lead to many types of errors. By employing a standardized system for classifying different types of errors, best practices can be developed to address safety compromises in healthcare systems

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Communication failure (meaning a lack of communication or a lack of clarity in communication)

Question 68

Contributing factors to safety culture

Answer 68

Leadership, teamwork, evidence-based, communication, learning, just culture, patient-centered care

Question 69

Barriers to safety culture

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Fear of professional or personal punishment, concern about malpractice implications, no model of nursing care

Question 70

What are human factors?

Answer 70

workflow fluctuations, lack of needed supplies, concerns with communication and coordination across disciplines

Question 71

What did Florence Nightingale base her practice on?

Answer 71

Findings

Question 72

Content analysis, everything decided at the beginning

Answer 72

Qualitative

Question 73

Numbers, random-controlled studies, experimental, has a control group, random assignment

Answer 73

Quantitative

Question 74

Provides a comprehensive, unbiased analysis through the use of a strict scientific design to select and assess each of the studies

Answer 74

Systematic review

Question 75

Merges statistical results from related studies to discover similarities and differences in their findings

Answer 75

Meta-analysis

Question 76

Based on a constructivist philosophy, which assumes that reality is composed of multiple socially constructed realities of each person or group

Answer 76

Qualitative research

Question 77

Generalizes from specific facts

Answer 77

Inductive reasoning

Question 78

Explores the reactions of a specific group of people who experienced a similar event in their lives

Answer 78

Qualitative, phenomenological research

Question 79

The diligent systemic inquiry or investigation to validate and refine existing knowledge and generate new knowledge

Answer 79

Research

Question 80

Systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge

Answer 80

Research

Question 81

Requires nurses to use research findings in practice

Answer 81

The ANA

Question 82

Produces data in the form of numbers.

Answer 82

Quantitative research

Question 83

Based on a postpositivist philosophy, which assumes that reality is objective fixed stable, observable, measurable, and value free

Answer 83

Quantitative research

Question 84

Formulates a specific conclusion from a large amount of data

Answer 84

Quantitative, Deductive reasoning

Question 85

Identifies data and characteristics about the population or phenomenon. Provide a starting point for future research or generate a hypothesis or theory through observation or documentation of a particular situation

Answer 85

Quantitative, descriptive research

Question 86

A fact, event, or circumstance that can be observed or experienced

Answer 86

Quantitative, phenomenon

Question 87

Used to explore a relationship between 2 variables

Answer 87

Quantitative, correlational research

Question 88

A concept or item that has values that can change and that can be measured, manipulated, or controlled in the study

Answer 88

Quantitative, variable

Question 89

Explores causal relationships between variables

Answer 89

Quantitative, experimental research

Question 90

Examines a causal relationship between variables, but it may not meet the strict guidelines of experimental research

Answer 90

Quantitative, quasi-experimental research

Question 91

Explores the reactions of a specific group of people who experienced a similar event in their lives

Answer 91

Qualitative, Phenomenological research

Question 92

Generalizes from specific facts

Answer 92

Qualitative, inductive reasoning

Question 93

What provides a rationale for conducting the research proposed for a study?

Answer 93

The literature review

Question 94

What is a statement about two or more variables and their relationship to each other?

Answer 94

A hypothesis