CNE Risk Assessment & Management 3

Question 1

A nurse educator reviews data showing students frequently omit hand hygiene during simulations. The MOST effective educational strategy to address this risk behavior is:

Accepted Answer

Embedding direct observation with immediate corrective feedback during simulation

Answer

Direct observation with immediate feedback during simulation reinforces correct behavior in context and addresses the habitual nature of hand hygiene omission.

Question 2

Which organizational framework BEST guides a nurse educator in evaluating the safety culture of a clinical learning environment?

Accepted Answer

AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture

Answer

AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture is a validated instrument for assessing dimensions of safety culture in healthcare organizations.

Question 3

A student reports that a preceptor told them to skip the second patient identifier check because 'everyone knows this patient.' The nurse educator should respond by:

Accepted Answer

Reinforcing that the two-identifier rule is a non-negotiable safety standard regardless of familiarity

Answer

The two-patient identifier standard is a universal safety requirement that cannot be waived based on staff familiarity with a patient.

Question 4

In teaching students about medication reconciliation, a nurse educator emphasizes this process is MOST critical at which care transition?

Accepted Answer

At admission, transfer, and discharge points of care

Answer

Medication reconciliation is most critical at care transitions — admission, transfer, and discharge — where medication errors and omissions are most likely to occur.

Question 5

A nurse educator uses the SBAR tool to teach risk communication. Which component ensures that potential risks are explicitly conveyed?

Accepted Answer

Assessment — the nurse's analysis of the problem

Answer

The Assessment component of SBAR is where the communicating nurse explicitly states their clinical judgment about the seriousness or risk of the situation.

CNE - Certified Nurse Educator Practice Test

CNE - Certified Nurse Educator Practice Test

CNE Risk Assessment & Management 3