RN Exam Practice
Safety and Infection ControlQuestion 712 of 2368

Which organizational practice best reflects a culture of safety?

  1. Encouraging staff to report unusual incidents and process failures so they can be investigated
  2. Reporting only the events that caused client harm to the safety committee for review
  3. Limiting questions about decisions made in client care to avoid disrupting the team
  4. Blaming the individual nurse involved in an error to prevent the error from recurring
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Correct answer: Encouraging staff to report unusual incidents and process failures so they can be investigated

A safety culture encourages reporting of unusual incidents and process failures so the organization can investigate and prevent future events.

Source: Nursing Management and Professional Concepts, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Advocacy: Safety. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Safety and Infection Control"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026