1. What are the six aims of quality improvement in health care according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM)? Answer: The six aims are: safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. 2. What is the difference between adverse events and near misses in patient safety? Answer: Adverse events are incidents that result in harm to a patient, such as medication errors, falls, infections, or surgical complications. Near misses are incidents that could have resulted in harm but were prevented or mitigated by timely intervention or luck. 3. What are some strategies to prevent or reduce medication errors in nursing practice? Answer: Some strategies are: using standardized protocols and guidelines, following the five rights of medication administration (right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time), using computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and bar-code scanning systems, double-checking calculations and labels, involving patients and families in medication reconciliation and education, and reporting and learning from errors. 4. What are the four core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) according to the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)? Answer: The four core competencies are: values and ethics for interprofessional practice, roles and responsibilities, interprofessional communication, and teams and teamwork. 5. What are some benefits of using evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing? Answer: Some benefits are: improving patient outcomes and satisfaction, reducing costs