Which example(s) demonstrate patient care that reflects knowledge ...

[penza]

Which example(s) demonstrate patient care that reflects knowledge of the National Patient Safety Goals? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Identifying the patient prior to medication administration by asking the patient to state his or her name.
  b. Reporting any sentinel event to the facili-ty's quality assurance team.
  c. Assessing the patient's heartrate prior to administration of digoxin.
  d. Performing hand hygiene prior to per-forming a patient assessment.
  e. Documenting the appropriate time of me-dication administration.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient on a mechanical ventilator that it is set on assist-control mode. Which statement(s) accurately describe this function? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. The ventilator delivers a set tidal volume.
  b. The ventilator delivers a set number of breaths if the patient's rate falls.
  c. The ventilator automatically cuts off if the patient is breathing independently.
  d. The ventilator delivers more oxygen at the end of an inspiration.
  e. The ventilator helps correct respiratory acidosis.

[ryhom]

Answer to Question 1

C, D, E
Assessing the patient's heart rate prior to administration of digoxin demonstrates knowledge of medication actions and prevention of adverse effects; hand hygiene is required before any patient care, including assessment; and documentation of the time of medication administration is ne-cessary to prevent medication errors. To meet National Patient Safety Goals, the nurse must use at least two methods of patient identification prior to medication administration. Reporting a sen-tinel event is required but demonstrates that National Patient Safety Goals were not met.

Answer to Question 2

A, B
The assist-control mode delivers a set tidal volume on every respiration and will deliver a set number of breaths per minute should the patient's rate drop. It does not cut off automatically or deliver more oxygen at the end of the inspiration, nor does it correct respiratory acidosis.