Question 1

What is the definition of patient safety?&#10;A) Reducing the risk of unnecessary harm to an acceptable minimum level&#10;B) Reducing the risk of unnecessary harm to zero&#10;C) Increasing the risk of unnecessary harm to an acceptable minimum level&#10;D) Eliminating the risk of unnecessary harm

Accepted Answer

Patient safety involves reducing the risk of unnecessary harm to an acceptable minimum level, acknowledging that some degree of risk is inevitable in healthcare.

Question 2

What is fundamental to patient safety and quality care?&#10;A) A reporting system&#10;B) A patient safety representative&#10;C) Effective communication&#10;D) Ineffective communication

Accepted Answer

Effective communication is fundamental to patient safety and quality care as it ensures that information is accurately conveyed and understood among healthcare providers and patients, reducing the risk of errors and improving outcomes.

Question 3

What are emergency nurse's patient safety responsibilities?&#10;A) Surveillance, promotion of complications and adverse events and symptom management&#10;B) Surveillance, prevention of complications and adverse events and symptom management&#10;C) Surveillance, prevention of complications and adverse events and symptom reporting&#10;D) Surveillance, promotion of complications and adverse events and symptom reporting

Accepted Answer

Emergency nurses are responsible for the surveillance and prevention of complications and adverse events, as well as managing symptoms, not promoting complications or merely reporting symptoms without managing them.

Question 4

What event is NOT on Australia's sentinel events list?&#10;A) Procedures involving the wrong patient or body part&#10;B) Suicide of an in-patient&#10;C) Retained instruments or other material after surgery&#10;D) Medication errors with no adverse outcome

Accepted Answer

Medication errors with no adverse outcome are not included on Australia's sentinel events list because the list focuses on events that result in death or major permanent loss of function, not near misses or errors without significant harm.

Question 5

Where are Australian clinical practice guidelines located?&#10;A) The Australian clinical practice guidelines portal&#10;B) The intranet&#10;C) In a folder in each department&#10;D) There is no centralised system for storing clinical practice guidelines

Accepted Answer

The Australian clinical practice guidelines portal is the centralized location where Australian clinical practice guidelines are accessible, providing a comprehensive and searchable resource for healthcare professionals.

Question 6

What are the four elements of transformational leadership?&#10;A) Idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualised consideration&#10;B) Idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualised attention&#10;C) Idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intelligence, individualised consideration&#10;D) Idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intelligence, individualised attention

Accepted Answer

The four elements of transformational leadership are idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualised consideration. These components describe how leaders can inspire, intellectually stimulate, and attend to the individual needs of their followers to achieve superior performance.

Question 7

What is a care bundle?&#10;A) A set of five to nine evidence-based practices that improve care processes and patient outcomes&#10;B) A set of three to five department - based practices that improve care processes and patient outcomes&#10;C) A set of three to five evidence-based practices that improve care processes and patient outcomes&#10;D) A set of five to nine department-based practices that improve care processes and patient outcomes

Accepted Answer

A care bundle is a collection of three to five evidence-based practices that, when implemented together, significantly improve patient outcomes.

Question 8

Why are patient decision aids useful in healthcare?&#10;A) They provide patients and their families with information about the emergency department experience&#10;B) They provide patient and their families with information about their care options but not possible outcomes&#10;C) They provide patient and their families with information about possible outcomes but not their care options&#10;D) They provide patient and their families with information about their care options and potential outcomes

Accepted Answer

Patient decision aids are designed to help patients and their families understand their healthcare options along with the potential outcomes of those options, enabling them to make informed decisions about their care.

Question 9

Why do emergency departments create models of care?&#10;A) To improve patient safety and reduce access block&#10;B) To ensure similar patients are looked after in the same area&#10;C) To improve patient safety and timely access to emergency care&#10;D) To ensure patients are seen by the right doctor at the right time

Accepted Answer

Emergency departments create models of care primarily to improve patient safety and ensure timely access to emergency care, addressing the critical needs of patients efficiently.

Question 10

What are the work-related factors associated with burnout?&#10;A) Exposure to traumatic events, understaffing, low levels of social support from managers and peers.&#10;B) Exposure to traumatic events, psychological demands, low levels of social support from managers and peers.&#10;C) Poor nurse/doctor collaboration, understaffing, lack of material resources, outdated ward culture, lack of quality assurance initiatives&#10;D) Poor nurse/doctor collaboration, understaffing, lack of material resources, poor support from peers

Accepted Answer

Exposure to traumatic events, psychological demands, and low levels of social support from managers and peers are all work-related factors associated with burnout.

Deck 6: Patient Safety and Quality in Emergency Care