The nurse manager sets a goal to establish a new safety culture ...

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The nurse manager sets a goal to establish a new safety culture on a hospital unit. The nurse manager recognizes that basic components in establishing a new safety culture include
 
  a. support of effective health care teamwork.
  b. encouragement of individualism.
  c. discouragement of new concepts.
  d. promotion of a hierarchical system.

Question 2

A nurse manager is teaching a group of nurses about client safety. The nurse manager teaches the nurses that safety is defined as avoidance, prevention, and amelioration of adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from the process of health care itself.
 
  What is the source of this definition?
 
  a. Hippocratic oath
  b. National Patient Safety Foundation
  c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  d. American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
A major international effort is underway to prioritize safety goals by improving communication about clients among his or her various providers. The aim is to reduce client mortality, decrease medical errors, and promote effective health care teamwork.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The National Patient Safety Foundation defines safety as avoidance, prevention, and amelioration of adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from the process of healthcare itself.