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A nurse is learning about quality improvement measures taken by the hospital. Root cause analy-sis is a process for identifying the cause of an error. What is the greatest benefit to establishing the root cause?
 
  a. Prevention of future similar incidents
  b. Identification of the responsible person
  c. Allows corrective action to be taken
  d. Identification of cause

Question 2

A nurse decides to use the ethical principle of utilitarianism to make clinical decisions. This prin-ciple is based on the greatest good for the greatest number. Which situation would most likely cause an ethical dilemma for this nurse?
 
  a. Triaging a disaster scene
  b. Maintaining ventilatory support on a pa-tient with six children
  c. Evacuation of all mobile patients during a flood
  d. Allowing a patient with influenza to return home from the clinic after diagnosis


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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The purpose of investigations of errors is to prevent incidents in the future. The options are not the greatest benefit to the process.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
A patient with influenza could infect family members and cause harm. The other options would not cause conflict for this nurse.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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