Chapter 26: Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
Which statement indicates that a family understands the teaching that has been provided by the nurse related to car seat safety for their 3-year-old child?
"We place our child in a front-facing car seat in the back seat of the car."
The nurse overhears an older client's son talking to her in a very aggressive and violent way. When the nurse walks into the room, the son changes and speaks kindly to his mother and the health care providers. What should the nurse do about this observation?
Ask to examine the client alone in order to speak to her privately.
A home care nurse provides health education to parents regarding the care of their toddler. Which of the following precautions should the nurse suggest the parents take to protect the toddler from drowning?
Avoid unattended baths for the toddler.
A school nurse is aware of poisoning risks in the adolescent population. Poisoning in this age group is most often related to which of the following?
Experimentation with drugs and inhalants
One of the leading causes of death in the United States, particularly in southwestern states, is drowning. How can the nurse assist in lowering this statistic?
Implement drowning-prevention strategies
A school nurse is providing information to a group of older adults during Fire Prevention Week. Which statement is correct regarding fires in the home?
Most people who die in house fires die of smoke inhalation, rather than burns.
What best describes the nurse's role in disaster preparedness?
Multiple roles including triage and the distribution of resources
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an intravenous therapy through an IV pump. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement to ensure electrical safety?
Obtain a three-prong grounded plug adapter.
What is the rationale for health care personnel to orient clients to rooms and equipment when they are admitted to the hospital?
Orienting clients to the surroundings decreases the potential for injury.
What is the primary role of the nurse in the care of clients that experience domestic violence?
Providing prompt recognition of the potential or actual threat to safety
A nurse responds to the call bell and finds another nurse evacuating the client from the room, which has caught fire. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Pull the fire alarm lever.
A nurse is preparing discharge education for a client with a newborn baby. What is the highest priority item that must be included in the education plan?
Restrain the baby in a car seat.
Which of the following reasons best explains why adolescents behave in an unsafe manner despite knowledge of a particular activity's risk?
Social pressure
The nurse is caring for an 80-year-old patient who was admitted to the hospital in a confused and dehydrated state. After the patient got out of bed and fell, restraints were applied. She began to fight and was rapidly becoming exhausted. She has black-and-blue marks on her wrists from the restraints. What would be the most appropriate nursing intervention for this patient?
Take the restraints off, stay with her, and talk gently to her.
Which nursing assessment finding while screening a family with an 11-month-old infant who is beginning to pull to stand should be most concerning?
The mother loves to drink coffee all day.
A nurse is applying restraints to a confused patient who has threatened the safety of a roommate. Which actions would the nurse perform when properly applying restraints to a patient? (Select all that apply.)
• Check agency policy for the application of restraints and secure a physician's order. • Pad bony prominences. • Remove the restraint at least every 2 hours or according to agency policy and patient need.