NSG 310 Exam 3 from Grand Canyon University GCU

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NSG 310 Exam 3 from Grand Canyon University (GCU) includes accurate and verified questions covering advanced nursing concepts such as pathophysiology, health assessment, pharmacological principles, and clinical reasoning. This exam is designed to evaluate student readiness for upper-division nursing coursework.

A student nurse is learning about how to reduce errors and increase safety. The nursing instructor recognizes that further teaching is warranted when the student nurse makes which statement concerning standardized communication?

• "When communicating with patients, I will be clear."
• "I will be timely in my communication with patients."
• "I will promote communication with patients that is

ambiguous."

• "When communicating with patients, I will ensure the patient

understood." - ANSWER-C) "I will promote communication with patients that is ambiguous." 1 / 4

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The mantra for safe communication should be "simplify, clarify, verify." (Boggs, pg. 18)

• The nurse manager recognizes that establishing a new safety

culture involves which action?

• Having support of effective health care teamwork
• Providing encouragement for the development of

individualism C Avoiding the discouragement of new concepts

• Promoting the presence of a hierarchical system - ANSWER-
• Having support of effective health care teamwork

Leadership is needed to incorporate the 3C's that promote safer

clinical practice:

• Communication clarity
• Collaboration
• Cooperation

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• Reducing risk factors (lower risks when nurse is familiar with

informatics, EHRs, medication reconciliation, and access to all patient records).

• Create a Team Culture of Collaboration and Cooperation

(value teamwork over individual autonomy work)

• Create a Nonpunitive Culture ("Just Culture" system)

A nurse attending an in-service aimed to educate staff about reporting hospital errors learns that which action should be avoided when creating a culture of safety?

• Creating a way to advise and compensate harmed patients
• Supporting care providers after adverse events
• Ensuring the negative consequences of disclosing errors

serve as a guide

• Installing a nonpunitive reporting system - ANSWER-C)

Ensuring the negative consequences of disclosing errors serve as a guide

The nurse is teaching the student nurse about how to use SBAR when calling a primary care 3 / 4

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provider. The student nurse verbalizes a correct understanding of SBAR when making which statement?

• "It is used as a situational briefing."
• "It is utilized strictly within the hospital setting."
• "It is not used in e-mails due to HIPAA rules."
• "It is never recorded within the patient's chart. - ANSWER-
• "It is used as a situational briefing."

"SBAR is used as a situational briefing, so the team is 'on the same page.' SBAR simplifies verbal communication between nurses and physicians because content is presented in an expected format." (Boggs, pg. 20)

The nurse is caring for a patient who is becoming increasingly short of breath. The nurse decides to call the primary care provider (PCP). What should the nurse initially do when speaking with the PCP?

• State the problem.
• Tell what is needed
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