Continuity of Care Exam 2 Practice

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• What is a never event?
• Which combination best improves medication safety?
• Which is an advantage of healthcare technology?
• The dimension that focuses on acquiring knowledge and critical thinking?
• Which action helps ensure timely test results contribute to safe post-discharge care?
• Teach-back is a technique used to verify a patient's understanding by asking the patient to:
• Which practice supports a culture of safety?
• What are the core steps a pharmacist should take to support continuity of care transitions?
• Which practice helps protect patient privacy when using digital tools?
• What is the purpose of standardized protocols in transitions of care?
• How do you ensure continuity of care across specialty clinics after hospital discharge?
• Which metrics are commonly used to measure the quality of continuity of care?
• What is illness?
• Which method supports health literacy?
• A patient has hypertension, smokes, and has a family history of heart disease. Which factor can the nurse help change?
• Name the seven dimensions of wellness.
• Near misses should be treated as opportunities to improve safety because they involve events that could have harmed a patient but did not. Which approach aligns?
• What is the purpose and typical timing of a post-discharge follow-up call?
• In pediatric continuity of care, what is a key consideration that differs from adults?
• Which ethical considerations arise during transitions of care?
• Name the five SDOH Domains.
• What is a care plan and what elements should it include?
• What is the role of social determinants of health in continuity of care?
• Which are modifiable risk factors?
• Which statement best describes why medication reconciliation is critical at transitions, and which errors should be avoided?
• What is a handoff and who should be involved in effective handoffs?
• Why is health literacy assessment important in discharge instructions, and what action improves comprehension?
• What is the purpose of a readmission penalty for hospitals?
• How should a discharge summary be delivered to ensure timely communication with the primary care provider?
• How should end-of-life or palliative care be integrated into transitions to ensure continuity?
• Which are nonmodifiable risk factors?
• What is a care transition protocol and which stakeholders should be involved?
• How do you assess whether a discharge plan is culturally appropriate?
• What is always the nurse's FIRST action after a patient fall?
• Which action best demonstrates health-literate communication?
• How can SBAR be adapted for electronic handoffs in EHRs?
• Which dimension includes adapting to stress?
• Which approach best measures the effectiveness of transitions across care settings?
• What is SBAR, and how does it facilitate communication during handoffs?
• How can community-based resources be integrated into a discharge plan?
• Which statement does NOT reflect a key principle of a culture of safety?
• How do interoperability and standardized terminologies support continuity of care?
• If a nurse recognizes a medication error before administration, this event is a:
• Which step makes the change permanent?
• When medication labeling contributed to an error, which RCA focus is most appropriate?
• Which action demonstrates ethical responsibility when using technology in patient care?
• Examples of health promotion interventions?
• What is Root Cause Analysis?
• Which statement describes an effective discharge summary?
• Who leads transition planning and coordination in care transitions?
• Which statement best defines continuity of care in transitions of care?
• Which option is NOT an example of technology-based education?
• Which best describes the purpose of identifying resource constraints in RCA?
• What tool is commonly used during RCA?
• When using digital tools for education, which practice ensures information quality?
• When a patient cannot afford healthy food, which factor most influences the plan of care?
• What term describes the barrier where patients cannot access digital health tools due to lack of skills?
• What is the role of telemedicine in continuity of care?
• How does documentation quality impact continuity of care between inpatient and outpatient settings?
• Which three components are commonly included in a readmission reduction program?
• Which practice best enhances patient safety during care transitions?
• What is the primary role of dedicated transition coordinators?
• What is the impact of social work involvement on transition outcomes?
• Which of the following is NOT a modifiable risk factor?
• MySugr is best described as which type of tool?
• Which scenario constitutes a sentinel event?
• During the neutral point of the wellness continuum, what is the nursing priority?
• Which event is a sentinel event?
• What are the four purposes of healthcare data?
• What is the primary goal of sentinel event analysis?
• Which statement best defines a sentinel event?
• What is the purpose of transfer records in cross-specialty continuity?
• Which is NOT a health promotion intervention?
• What is a multidisciplinary care plan and why is it important for continuity?
• What is disease?
• In SBAR, which component describes the rationale for the recommended action?
• Why is documenting patient preferences and advance care planning during transitions important?
• Which statement best summarizes continuity of care when using technology?
• Which term describes a physiological alteration in body structure or function?
• Which term describes an altered level of functioning in response to a disease process?
• What is the nurse's role in health promotion?
• Which step analyzes whether the intervention worked?
• Explain the purpose of a transition of care (TOC) checklist and provide two examples of items.
• Which wellness dimension involves balancing work and leisure?
• Interoperability in healthcare IT refers to what?
• For a 72-year-old patient with CHF discharged home, which components should be included in a continuity of care plan?
• How does health information exchange support continuity of care?
• Which statement describes medication reconciliation and when it should occur?
• Which statement about transition of care checklists is true?
• Which nursing action best promotes health literacy?
• What is interoperability?
• Why is a timely follow-up appointment after discharge important?
• Which practice helps maintain the therapeutic relationship when using technology?
• Which term describes the combination of health dimensions working together for overall functioning?
• Nursing interventions to promote wellness EXCEPT
• What should be documented in an incident report?
• What are the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)?
• Before teaching, what should the nurse assess?
• What is usability?
• What does the illness-wellness continuum show?
• Which feature does the diabetes management app MySugr use to engage users?
• What is the role of the pharmacist in continuity of care transitions?
• What is the primary purpose of a discharge summary in the continuity of care process?
• What challenges might language barriers pose during transitions, and what strategies mitigate them?
• Which statement best represents health literacy best practice when educating patients?
• What is a culture of safety?
• In a Just Culture, the focus is on what?
• Which of the following are four common HAIs?
• What is the primary purpose of the teach-back method in patient education?
• Which strategy promotes timely documentation of discharge summaries?
• After discharge, how should an adverse drug event be addressed?
• What does PDSA stand for?
• Which statement best describes biological factors?
• How do patient portals contribute to continuity of care?
• What is the primary legal issue with telehealth across state lines?
• Which domain belongs to SDOH?
• How can telemonitoring support post-discharge monitoring for high-risk patients?
• Which element best supports caregivers during transitions?
• What is the typical timeframe for a post-discharge follow-up call?
• In the context of a readmission reduction program, what does medication management typically involve?
• Why are early discussions of goals of care important during transitions?
• In a root cause analysis, when confusing medication labels contribute to an error, the team should focus on
• How can nurses improve health literacy?
• How should privacy and HIPAA considerations be managed during transitions of care?
• In a root cause analysis, the primary emphasis is on
• Root cause analysis is intended to promote safety by:
• Technology that improves medication safety?
• Which HAI is most closely associated with urinary catheter use?
• Low health literacy increases the risk for which outcomes?
• A Just Culture emphasizes which approach?
• In RCA steps, which step involves gathering data about the incident?
• Teach-back is a technique used to confirm understanding by having the patient do what?
• Which statement lists a disadvantage of healthcare technology?
• During transitions, why should OTCs and herbal supplements be considered in reconciliation?
• Which of the following is NOT a SDOH domain?
• Which device is an example of wearable technology used for health monitoring?
• Which statement is an advantage of healthcare technology?
• Which of the following is a QSEN competency?
• What is a discharge plan and what two critical elements must be included?
• Why are SDOH important?
• Which best defines health literacy?
• Which item is not typically part of a transition-of-care checklist?
• In effective handoffs, how should the patient and family be involved?
• What is wellness?
• Why is documenting referrals to community resources within the discharge plan important?
• Which scenario best illustrates the need for a comprehensive discharge plan?
• A patient struggles to use the patient portal because they have never used a computer. What barrier is this?
• Which is a disadvantage of healthcare technology?
• A near miss is defined as what?
• What is the role of patient advocates or care navigators in continuity of care?
• Which practice supports safe handoffs between inpatient and outpatient teams?
• How does housing instability influence medication storage after discharge?
• What is risk stratification in transitions used for?
• Which item is NOT typically part of an essential hospital discharge checklist?
• Teach-back is used to confirm which?
• Which of the following is a proven method to confirm patient understanding of discharge instructions?
• Which set best describes common barriers to effective transitions and the recommended strategies?
• Which factor should be considered when planning technology-based patient education?
• What is the teach-back method and why is it effective for ensuring patient understanding?
• What is a key benefit of using standardized handoff processes in continuity of care?
• Purpose of RCA?
• Which of the following is a common barrier to using technology in patient education?
• Usability in health IT focuses on what aspect?
• Which of the following is an example of a process measure used to evaluate transitions?
• Should an incident report be placed in the patient's chart?
• Why are HAIs considered quality indicators?
• An adverse event is defined as which of the following?
• Name the six QSEN competencies.
• Which HAI is commonly associated with ventilators?
• A patient dies after wrong-site surgery. This is an example of a
• Which of the following is NOT an example of a sentinel event?
• Which statement describes health promotion actions?
• What is a readmission penalty and how does it relate to continuity of care?
• Which of the following is an example of technology-based patient education?
• What is health?
• What are the five RCA steps?
• In terms of continuity requirements, how does a hospital-to-home transition differ from a hospital-to-skilled-nursing-facility transition?
• What is health literacy?
• What role does patient and family education play in continuity of care, and what strategies enhance it?
• Which of the following strategies best reduces hospital readmissions through care coordination?