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A nurse who works in a busy, university hospital is committed to improving patient safety at the hospital. In order to meet this goal, what action should the nurse prioritize?
 
  A) Advocating for continuing education programs and funding of nurse educators
  B) Encouraging patients to be active participants in their care by communicating their
  expectations to caregivers
  C) Critically examining systems and processes at the hospital with the aim of suggesting
  improvements
  D) Teaching unlicensed care personnel about safety in the hospital setting

Question 2

A goal of community nursing is to provide primary prevention from disease. Which of the following nursing actions reflect this goal?
 
  A) A nurse creates a pamphlet discussing heart-healthy foods and distributes it in the
  neighborhood community center.
  B) A nurse starts an intravenous line on a dehydrated baby who has been brought to the
  emergency department.
  C) A nurse performs range-of-motion exercises for a patient in traction.
  D) A nurse repositions an elderly patient confined to a wheelchair to avoid the formation of
  pressure ulcers.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
In order to promote a systematic culture of safety, nurses need to look at systems
and processes to identify areas that need to be studied and changed to be safer. This broad and
holistic approach to safety likely has a greater potential to effect change than the other cited
efforts that have more narrow focuses.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Primary prevention involves the efforts to prevent disease from ever occurring.
Primary prevention can be aimed at stopping the cause of disease. Generalized efforts to
educate people regarding healthy diets are aimed at this type of primary prevention. Tertiary
prevention focuses on preventing long-term disability and restoring functional capacity, as
exemplified by repositioning an immobile patient, rehydrating a patient, or assisting with
exercises.



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