RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 82 of 2368

A unit manager notices that staff report very few near misses. Which factor most likely explains this?

  1. Staff have reached clinical perfection
  2. The unit uses a reporting culture
  3. Staff fear reprisal for mistakes and errors
  4. Leaders reward people for sharing safety information
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Correct answer: Staff fear reprisal for mistakes and errors

When staff fear reprisal, they report fewer errors, so processes are not improved and safety suffers.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Safety: Culture of Safety. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026