The nurse manager is evaluating a staff nurse's knowledge, ...

[jjjetplane]

The nurse manager is evaluating a staff nurse's knowledge, skills, and attitudes when addressing safety issues with client care. What observations indicate the nurse is skilled when addressing safety concerns?
 
  Select all that apply.
  A) Documents care immediately after providing it
  B) Devises methods that enhance teamwork
  C) Participates in conflict resolution
  D) Recognizes deficiencies between current and best practice
  E) Participates in root cause analysis when appropriate

Question 2

The nurse manager is assessing safe medication administration in preparation for the Joint Commission's (TJC) visit to the hospital. Which observed action is not recommended according to the TJC's National Patient Safety Goals?
 
  A) Labeling all medicines that will be administered to the client appropriately
  B) Using extra caution with blood thinners
  C) Taking care when recording client medicine information
  D) Allowing the client to keep home meds at the bedside for use while in the hospital

[ky860224]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: A, E

Skills associated with safety include establishing ways to decrease dependence on memory such as documenting care immediately after providing it and undertaking root cause analysis instead of assigning blame. Devising methods that enhance teamwork and participating in conflict resolution are skills associated with teamwork and collaboration. Recognizing deficiencies between current and best practice is a skill associated with quality improvement.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D

Safe medicine use is identified as one of the National Patient Safety Goals for hospitals. Solutions to better reach the goal of safe medicine include labeling all medicines, using extra caution with blood thinners, and taking care when recording and communicating client medicine information. It is not appropriate to allow the client to keep home medication at the bedside for use in the hospital.

[jjjetplane]

Thank you

[ky860224]

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