Week 5

Question 1

Patients have a right to refuse to take a drug. As clinicians do we have the right to refuse to administer a drug?
Select one:
a. Yes if clinician knowledge of the drug is inadequate for the situation
b. No we cannot refuse to give a medication it is against the code of conduct
c. Its not clear
d. No we must administer what is ordered

Answer 1

a. Yes if clinician knowledge of the drug is inadequate for the situation

Question 2

Safe practice when caring for a patient with a PCA includes the nurse giving the patient which of the following instructions regarding use of the PCA:

Select one:

a. Use the PCA every hour
b. Use the PCA only when the pain is severe
c. Avoid overuse of the PCA because of the risk of addiction
d. Use the PCA regularly to prevent and manage pain

Answer 2

d. Use the PCA regularly to prevent and manage pain

Question 3

If a patient with a PCA was unarousable what would you do?
Select one:
a. Administer oxygen and notify the nurse in charge
b. Administer oxygen and initiate a rapid response call
c. Administer oxygen and check the vital signs
d. Immediately discontinue the PCA and select an alternative analgesic

Answer 3

b. Administer oxygen and initiate a rapid response call

Question 4

A nurse is assessing the IV site on a client and notes the presence of swelling and cool, pale skin. The nurse understands that these are signs of:

Select one:

a. Phlebitis
b. Rapid IV infusion
c. Infiltration

Answer 4

c. Infiltration

Question 5

Documentation of initial application of Oxygen therapy should include:

Select one:

a. Method of delivery
b. Initial flow rate
c. a & b
d. a only

Answer 5

c. a & b

Question 6

What does patient safety depend on

Answer 6

Ethics of health professionals and their knowledge of quality and safety issues. It is seen as a joint responsibility between all levels of government, organisation and health professionals

Question 7

In the medication safety module why do medication errors occur

Answer 7

-Because of the complexity of the process

Question 8

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality
in Health Care has identified several national
priorities for health in Australia. One of these is
the use of antimicrobials and the risk of
resistance in Australia. They have identified four
factors that contribute to this health risk, they are;

Answer 8

Community antimicrobial use
Community antimicrobial resistance
hospital antimicrobial use
hospital antimicrobial resistance.

Question 9

What previous five Nurse Reported Characteristics of the Work Environment do the authors list in the the Tvedt reading of Nurses’ reports of staffing adequacy and surgical site infections: A cross-sectional multi-centre study

Answer 9

• Staffing adequacy
• Nurse-physician relationship
• Quality system
• Patient safety management
• Quality of nursing

Question 10

What specific data did the research team use to determine incidence of infection from the Norwegian System for Antibiotic Consumption and Healthcare - Associated Infections in the the Tvedt reading of Nurses’ reports of staffing adequacy and surgical site infections: A cross-sectional multi-centre study

Answer 10

• Age
• Gender
• Procedure type (elective/non-elective)
• Surgical site

Question 11

Facione et al. (1994) determined that factors for

critical thinking were the following;

Answer 11

truth
seeking, 
open-mindedness, 
analyticity,
systematicity, 
self-confidence in critical thinking,
inquisitiveness and 
maturity.