You are working in a clinic with a culturally diverse client base and wish to provide culturally competent care. Which is not necessarily a component in the process of culturally competent care?
a. Cultural awareness c. Cultural organizations
b. Cultural knowledge d. Cultural desire
Question 2According to the report Healthy People 2020, which of the following has occurred?
a. Significant reduction in both smoking and obesity
b. Significant reduction in smoking cessation
c. Significant reduction in obesity
d. Significant increase in smoking cessation
Question 3The nurse manager has decided to investigate why an increased number of medication errors are being reported on the unit. A root cause analysis method is used because __________.
a. there is no barrier to its use with respect to time
b. it allows for a variety of analysis techniques to be used
c. it does not require any meetings
d. only those involved in the incidents need to participate in the analysis
Question 4The nurse explains the PICO acronym to colleagues in which of the following ways?
a. PICO represents the questions to ask regarding application of the research to the specific setting.
b. PICO represents the trigger for initiating the research.
c. PICO represents the benchmarking website used in research.
d. PICO represents the regulatory guidelines established for practitioners.
Question 5When collecting data for research purposes on patient safety methods, the nurse would use:
a. Maximum census of patients on a specific unit over the course of admissions for 1 year.
b. Maximum census of the entire hospital over the course of admissions for 1 year.
c. Information obtained in other, similar research projects.
d. Appropriate research design.
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