Patient Care and Management Topic 2
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What is the primary goal of the international patient safety goal 'Identify patients correctly'?

  • To reduce the risk of health care associated infection
  • To improve the safety of high alert medication
  • To identify patients correctly to prevent wrong patient errors (correct)
  • To improve effective communication among healthcare providers
  • Prior to conducting which of the following procedures must patient identification be confirmed?

  • Before conducting any invasive procedure, obtaining blood and other specimens, and diagnostic tests (correct)
  • Only before invasive procedures such as urethral catheterization
  • Only before administering medications
  • Only before transferring or discharging a patient
  • What is one of the key strategies to prevent patient harm?

  • To reduce the risk of healthcare associated infection
  • To improve effective communication among healthcare providers
  • To ensure correct site, correct procedure, correct patient surgery
  • To always ensure the correct identity of the patient before undergoing procedures (correct)
  • What is one of the international patient safety goals?

    <p>To ensure correct patient identification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of failure to correctly identify the patient?

    <p>Patient harm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the international patient safety goal 'Improve effective communication'?

    <p>To improve communication among healthcare providers and patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key strategy to prevent healthcare associated infection?

    <p>To reduce the risk of healthcare associated infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using a patient identifier?

    <p>To prevent wrong patient errors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common element of an adversarial clinician-patient relationship?

    <p>Failed communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can lead to control of the interview or situation?

    <p>If the clinician feels threatened</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a strategy to defuse anger in a patient?

    <p>Remaining calm and confident</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an important aspect of working with difficult patients?

    <p>Emphasizing the professional relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can lead to superficial behavior in clinicians?

    <p>If the clinician dislikes the patient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be a challenge to effective communication in high-acuity situations?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is important to strengthen in order to become a more effective historian?

    <p>Your communication skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a goal of patient education?

    <p>To build a partnership with the patient</p> Signup and view all the answers

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