Health Care Systems
1. Vaccinations are examples of __________ level of prevention
2. Screening is an example of _______level of prevention
1. What is primary level of prevention?
2. What is secondary level of prevention?
Establishes the standards of care required for legal nursing practice in each state
Nurse Practice Act
Mr. Jones has been getting out of bed several times during the night. Mrs. Heart, the night nurse, restrained Mr. Jones without a doctor's order. Mrs. Heart has committed:
a)assault
b)battery
c)false imprisonment
d)invasion of privacy
b) what is false imprisonment?
This balances blame-free environment with personal accountability.
What is just culture?
A newly admitted patient was found wandering the hallways for the past two nights. The most appropriate nursing interventions to prevent a fall for this patient would include A. Raise all four side rails when darkness falls. B. Use an electronic bed monitoring device. C. Place the patient in a room close to the nursing station. D. Use a loose-fitting vest-type jacket restraint.
B. Use an electronic bed monitoring device.
A 5-feet, 6-inch, 25-year-old woman who weighs 120 pounds runs 5 miles a day because it improves her mood and energy level. This is an example of what level of care?
What is Health promotion/primary prevention?
This was enacted in 2010 to deliver seamless, high quality, patient driven care and ensure all Americans have access to affordable health care
Affordable Care Act
An agreement by a client to accept a course of treatment after being provided complete information by the provider, including risk/benefits, treatment alternatives and prognosis
Informed consent
Use of data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems
What is quality improvement?
What are the seven rights of medication administration?
What is right: Assessment, Patient, Drug, Dose, Route, Time, Documentation
Brad Wiles, a sophomore at S.S.H.S., is a severe asthmatic. Sarah works with him daily to ensure that he is taking his medication and treatments properly. This is an example of
What is Tertiary Prevention ?
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing develops this exam
NCLEX
Telling the client they cannot leave the hospital is an example of
false imprisonment
Number 1 cause of sentinal events
What is lack of communication.
In cases of sentinel events, the hospital will still be reimbursed by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. T/F
FALSE The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) now denies hospitals higher payments resulting from or complicated by sentinel events.
Prevention after an illness aimed at maintaining or improving function.
What is tertiary prevention?
Influence in state laws, access to care, allocation of resources, and advocacy.
Why policy is important to nursing?
Keeping current with changing laws related to nursing practice and technology can ensure safety for nurses and their patients. True or False
True
The nurse manager increases nursing staff to decrease infection rates. This will decrease costs. T/F
TRUE
What is the most important technique to use in preventing and controlling the transmission of infection?
Hand hygiene. Gel in and out! Wash hands with warm water and soap for 30 seconds.
Government reimbursement program assisting low-income individuals.
What is Medicaid?
Process in which an organization is assessed regarding how it meets established standards.
What is accreditation?
Federal law that includes standards affecting the confidentiality, integrity/truth and availability of data.
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)
REVIEWS DEATHS, ACCIDENTS, AND INJURIES FROM MEDICAL ERRORS AND DETERMINES WHAT THE TOP CAUSES ARE.
What is how national patient safety goals are determined.
As an advocate for the client, the nurse must make sure that "safe, effective care" is given in conformity with the:
A. Nurse Practice Act (NPA).
B. American Nursing Association (ANA)
C. National Council for Licensure Examinations
D. State Board of Licensure
A. Nurse Practice Act (NPA).
Rationale: NPA is a state law passed by state's legislative body that define the practice of nursing and regulate nursing practice and defines the scope of nursing practice.