01
Choose one
1 point
During an urgent update, a colleague repeats a critical value back to you. What should you do to complete a check-back?
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6 Patient Safety in Clinical Practice Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 6 Patient Safety in Clinical Practice, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Choose one
1 point
You notice that a medication dose may be incorrect just before it is given. Which response best addresses the immediate risk?
- A
Give the dose, then report the concern if the patient has a reaction.
- B
Ask another colleague to watch while you give the dose.
- C
State the concern and verify the dose before giving it.
03
Choose one
1 point
Before providing care, which approach best verifies that you have the right patient?
- A
Use at least two approved identifiers and match the patient to the intended care.
- B
Confirm the room number and ask the patient whether the planned care sounds familiar.
- C
Use the bed number and one identifier if the unit is busy.
04
Choose all
1 point
Which practices are appropriate when reporting a patient-safety event? Select all that apply.
- A
Report a near miss even if no one was harmed.
- B
Report only events that caused actual harm.
- C
Include what happened, when and where, and who or what was affected.
- D
Include immediate actions taken and, when relevant, witnesses or contributing conditions.
05
Choose all
1 point
Which actions support a safe handoff? Select all that apply.
- A
Share the current condition, relevant history, changes, pending tasks, uncertainties, and contingency plan.
- B
Omit uncertainties so the receiving clinician is not distracted.
- C
Make clear who is taking responsibility and confirm that the receiver accepts the handoff.
- D
Assume responsibility transfers as soon as the information is sent.
06
True or false
1 point
A near miss should be reported even when it caused no harm, because it may reveal a weakness in the system.
- A
True
- B
False
07
True or false
1 point
If a clinician knows the unit well, a room or bed number alone is sufficient to verify a patient's identity.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Written response
1 point
What is the term for an event that could have caused harm but did not?
09
Written response
1 point
In an urgent clinical update, what do the four letters in SBAR stand for, in order?
10
Fill in the blank
1 point
Use to organize an urgent clinical update into Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation.
11
Fill in the blank
1 point
When a safety event occurs, first .
12
Open ended
1 point
You are preparing to hand off a patient whose condition has changed and who has pending tasks. What information and transfer-of-responsibility steps should you include to make the handoff safe?
13
Choose one
1 point
After an immediate hazard has been addressed, which statement about reporting and documentation is accurate?
- A
Completing an incident report replaces all required clinical documentation and notifications.
- B
Follow organizational procedures; do not assume an incident report replaces required clinical documentation or notification.
- C
Tell a colleague and proceed without other reporting unless harm occurred.
14
True or false
1 point
A workplace with a strong safety culture encourages staff to report hazards and learn from mistakes and near misses rather than hide them. Is this true or false?
- A
True
- B
False
15
Written response
1 point
A clinician needs to organize an urgent update into Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation. What communication framework should the clinician use?
16
Choose one
1 point
After explaining a new care instruction, a clinician wants to check whether the patient understands it. Which action best uses teach-back?
- A
Ask the patient to repeat the instructions word for word.
- B
Ask the patient to explain the instructions in their own words, using a qualified interpreter when needed.
- C
Ask the patient whether the instructions were clear and accept a yes-or-no answer.
- D
Give the instructions to a family member instead of checking the patient's understanding.
17
Written response
1 point
A medication error is caught before the medication reaches the patient, so no harm occurs. What is this type of event called?
18
Choose one
1 point
A clinician gives a colleague a critical measurement. Which exchange completes a check-back?
- A
The receiver writes down the message and files it later.
- B
The sender repeats the message, and the receiver acknowledges it.
- C
The receiver repeats the key information, and the sender confirms it is correct.
- D
The sender asks whether the receiver heard the message.
19
Choose one
1 point
You notice that a prepared medication dose may be wrong, but it has not been given. What is the safest response?
- A
State the specific concern and ask to verify the potentially unsafe action before proceeding.
- B
Wait until the end of the shift to mention the concern informally.
- C
Assume another team member will notice and address the hazard.
- D
Continue if the action has already been prepared, then report it afterward.
20
Choose one
1 point
During a handoff, which approach best supports continuity and clear transfer of responsibility?
- A
Give only the patient's diagnosis and leave pending tasks for the next shift to discover.
- B
Share the current condition and relevant updates, clarify pending tasks and uncertainties, state a contingency plan, and confirm that the receiver accepts responsibility.
- C
Send written notes without speaking to the receiver or confirming transfer of responsibility.
- D
Transfer responsibility first, then provide only the information requested later.