Patients may experience unplanned outcomes during their course of hospitalization. The nurse knows that certain unexpected outcomes may signal the need for investigation and response.  These are known as sentinel events.  Which incident would be considered a sentinel event and require further investigation?

The Risk Management team has had several reports of incidents occurring in the hospital this morning.  Which situation would the team need to investigate?

The nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are working together with four (4) clients. Which client should the nurse assign the UAP?

In assigning tasks for the day, the charge nurse follows which principles of delegation? (Select all that apply)

Universal strategies to use in the presence of escalation of a potential violent situation include what?

A rural hospital is considering adopting an Electronic Health System to replace their current paper charting. Which National Patient Safety Goals will the adoption of the new system assist the hospital to achieve? (Select all that apply.)

The Institute of Healthcare Improvement defined a triple aim for healthcare improvement. What are the three drivers of quality according to the IHI’s Triple Aim?

A client is believed to be in cardiac arrest and defibrillation is being performed. What is an aspect of the rationale and physiology of defibrillation treatment?

Which laboratory value is most indicative of liver dysfunction?

A nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with large bowel obstruction. Which assessment finding is most concerning?