A nurse is learning about the Institute of Medicine (IOM) (now National Academy of Medicine (NAM)) characteristics of Healthcare Quality.

Which of the following best describes the characteristics of the efficiency domain in Healthcare Quality initiatives?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is being evaluated for a lung transplant.

What findings should a nurse expect when performing an initial physical assessment on a client diagnosed with COPD? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a living will which states Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), but whose children have decided that their parent should be a full code.

The client has coded twice.

The other nurses do not seem to have any issues with the situation, but the nurse feels distressed. What best describes this source of conflict?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which precaution should the nurse prioritize when administering nasal oxygen therapy to the client?

A nurse instructor is teaching nursing students about safety, quality, and patient-centered care.

What recommendations should the students recognize that promote safe, quality, patient-centered care? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a patient who has just returned to the unit following a bronchoscopy and requests coffee.

The nurse assesses that it is safe for the patient to resume oral liquids when which of the following behaviors is demonstrated?

The nurse has observed an increase in the occurrence of pressure injuries among patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). After documenting these findings, the nurse collaborated with the manager to create and implement a new policy that emphasizes the consistent use of a pressure injury risk assessment scale.

Which term best characterizes the nurse’s actions?

A nurse is caring for a patient who reports experiencing an alteration in sense of smell following surgery for a total laryngectomy.

The nurse should address the patient’s concern through which of the following responses?

A nurse is part of a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) committee tasked with developing a program to decrease medication administration errors following a sentinel event.

Which strategy should the committee consider implementing first?

A patient is being treated for bacterial pharyngitis.

Which of the following should a nurse recommend to promote the patient’s nutrition during treatment?

During a central IV line insertion at the bedside, a client reports shortness of breath and becomes tachypneic. Which finding should a nurse suspect indicates the client developed a pneumothorax?