Chapter 27

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.

Which statement indicates that a family understands the teaching that has been provided by the nurse related to car seat safety for a 9-month-old infant?

"We place our baby in a rear-facing car seat in the back seat of the car."

A nurse is providing instructions to the mother of a toddler regarding the prevention of burn injuries in the toddler. Which instruction is the priority to provide to the mother?

Keep coffee cups on the counter above the child's reach.

A nurse is educating parents of preschoolers on appropriate safety measures for this age group. What might be a focus of the education plan?

Childproofing the house

A staff development nurse is providing an in-service to a group of nurses on the use of restraints in health care facilities. What is an example of a chemical restraint?

a dose of an antipsychotic

Which factor is related to the highest proportion of falls in long-term care settings?

Toileting

A program has been introduced at a hospital with the goal of improving client safety. The nurses participating in the program should recognize what event as posing the most significant threat to a client's safety?

administering medications to the client

Which statement should the nurse include in the education plan regarding safety issues for a group of adult clients?

In most age groups, motor vehicle accidents are major causes of death.

The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the family of an older adult client. Which teaching will the nurse include to decrease the risk for electric shock?

Refrain from using extension cords.

When performing fall risk assessments, which client does the nurse determine is most at risk for falls?

A 70-year-old female with postural hypotension who wears eyeglasses, but has no history of falls

The nurse is teaching an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) about fire safety. Which UAP statement demonstrates that teaching has been effective?

"I will rescue clients from harm before doing anything else."

When educating families on fire safety in the home, which information is important for the nurse to emphasize?

Have a meeting place outside the home in case of fire.

Which actions should the nurse perform to help prevent occupational safety hazards? Select all that apply.

Use equipment only for the use for which it was intended. Only operate equipment the nurse is familiar with. Use three-pronged electric plugs whenever possible.

One of the leading causes of death in the United States is drowning. How can the nurse assist in lowering this statistic?

Implement drowning prevention strategies.

A client has frequent readmissions for fall-related injuries. Which is the most appropriate intervention by the nurse?

Arrange for a skilled home care assessment

A resident of a nursing home keeps trying to get out of bed to use the bathroom, despite having a urinary catheter in place. Which intervention will best preserve this client's safety and could be used as an alternative to restraints?

Investigate the possibility of discontinuing his or her catheter.

A nurse is placing an infant in a mummy restraint to perform eye care. Which is a recommended guideline for application of a mummy restraint?

Place the child on the blanket, with the edge of the blanket at or above neck level.

The nurse is teaching the caregiver of an infant about safety. Which teaching will the nurse include?

Supervise your child on the changing table.

A near miss has taken place on a medical unit in which a client nearly received a unit of packed red blood cells of an incompatible blood type. In the follow up to this event, which action should be prioritized?

identifying systemic factors on the unit that may have contributed to the event

The nurse is caring for a client who has been repetitively pulling at IV lines and the urinary catheter. After other methods of diverting the client's behaviors fail to prevent this behavior, and chemical restraints fail, which treatment does the nurse anticipate will be ordered?

temporary application of devices that reduce the client's ability to move arms

Which safety tip could the nurse give to parents to help decrease the risk of the leading cause of injury or death in children 1 to 4 years of age?

"Always provide close supervision for young children when they are in or around pools and bathtubs."

A nurse responds to the call bell and finds another nurse evacuating the client from the room, which has caught fire. Which action should the nurse take?

Pull the fire alarm lever.

A client on a hospital unit has been infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) because a nurse mistakenly connected the client with an HCV-positive client's intravenous pump and tubing. What is an appropriate response by the hospital to this incident?

Report this sentinel event to the Joint Commission and to relevant state agencies

The poison control nurse receives a call from the parent of a 2-year-old child. The parent states, "I just took a quick shower, and when I finished, I walked into the kitchen and found my child with an open bottle of household cleaner." What is the poison control nurse's appropriate response?

"Is your child breathing at this time?"

A nurse is teaching a community group about bicycle safety. Which statement should be included when creating a teaching plan regarding bicycle safety?

"Parents are effective role models for children when they also wear helmets while riding."

A nurse visits an older adult client at home and assesses the safety of the client's environment. Which article can be a threat to the client's safety?

area rugs kept on the stairs without carpet

A 17-year-old is brought to the emergency department with a head injury. The nurse knows that adolescents are vulnerable to injuries related to:

automobile accidents.

The nurse is completing a situational assessment. Which findings would cause the nurse concern? Select all that apply.

The client is wearing the oxygen around the neck. There is spilled water on the floor. The IV is not infusing at the correct rate. The skin is a bluish-color.

The nurse cares for a client who is postoperative after an abdominal surgery. Which is the most important statement for the nurse to use in teaching this client?

"Use the call bell for any needs and wear nonslip footwear."

Which topics should be included in an education plan for preventing falls in the home? Select all that apply.

Avoid climbing on a chair or table to reach items that are too high. Use a nightlight. Remove clutter from walkways. Keep electrical and telephone cords against the wall and out of walkways. Consider the use of a raised toilet seat.

A nurse is preparing to file a safety event report after a client experienced a fall. Which statement is correct regarding the filing of a safety event report?

The nurse should record the incident in the client's medical record and fill out a safety event report separately.

The nurse is teaching the caregiver of an adolescent child about safety. Which teaching will the nurse include?

Peer pressure causes children of this age to take risks.

The nurse begins a shift and finds that the wrong medication has been administered to a client. After completing a safety event report, what should the nurse do next?

Submit the safety report to the appropriate department within the facility so that it can be reviewed.

A health care provider orders extremity restraints for a confused client who is at risk for injury by pulling out her central venous catheter. What is the nurse's most appropriate action when carrying out this order?

Ensure that two fingers can be inserted between the restraint and the client's extremity.

A nurse is performing safety assessments in a health care facility. Which statements reflect considerations a nurse should keep in mind when assessing a client for safety? Select all that apply.

A person with a history of falls is likely to fall again. Some people are more at risk for accidents than others. A medication regimen that includes diuretics or analgesics places an individual at risk for falls.

A hospital is introducing a program that has the goal of aligning practices more closely with the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project. What initiative best exemplifies QSEN competencies?

New systems are introduced to increase communication between nurses and the members of other health disciplines.

A father asks the nurse who is caring for his 13-year-old daughter why his daughter could be performing poorly in school lately, and why she is distancing herself from friends and family. Which of these possibilities would the nurse consider as the priority risk?

She may be the victim of cyber-bullying.

The nurse is caring for an 80-year-old client who was admitted to the hospital in a confused and dehydrated state. After the client 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 client?

Take the restraints off, stay with her, and talk gently to her.

The nurse is caring for a client who has been repetitively pulling at IV lines and the urinary catheter. After other methods of diverting the client's behaviors fail, the health care provider orders chemical restraints. Which treatment does the nurse anticipate?

administration of an antipsychotic agent to alter the client's behavior

A group of girls is camping in the woods with camp counselors. They should be instructed to:

use the buddy system.

The nurse is caring for a client that is disoriented. The nurse places the client in soft wrist restraints to discourage pulling at a nasogastric tube. Which nursing action(s) is appropriate? Select all that apply.

Obtain order from a licensed provider within minutes of restraint application. Check circulation and skin condition every 2 hours. Offer regular, frequent opportunities for toileting.

The nurse is caring for an adult who requires IV fluids but continues to pull at the IV site and tubing. The adult child tries to calm the client, without success. Which short-term restraints should the nurse use to control the adult's movement during the procedure?

Extremity restraint

An older adult client with an unsteady gait has been experiencing urinary urgency after being diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. What is the nurse's best action for reducing the client's risk of falls?

Provide a bedside commode and ensure adequate lighting.

The nurse is making the initial assessment of a client following a surgical procedure with sedation. Place in order the nurse's assessment actions. Use all options.

airway, breathing, and circulation level of consciousness and orientation intravenous access and IV fluids wounds and tubes items within the client's reach

The nurse has delegated several parts of basic care for a client who is a fall risk to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) member. Which UAP action requires nursing intervention?

assisting the client to put on slippers prior to ambulation

The nurse is working at a local elementary school. A mother arrives to pick up her 6-year-old son and has her 2-year-old daughter in tow. Based on the nurse's developmental knowledge of toddlers, which behavior would most concern the nurse?

the 2-year-old leaning against the screen of a window in a classroom

What is the most important safety concept that a nurse should include in the teaching plan for a family with a newborn infant in the household?

Avoid stuffed animals and blankets in the crib.

The nurse is providing safety teaching to the family of an older adult client. Which finding in the client's home will the nurse teach the family to address?

A hair dryer is placed next to the sink.

A new mother inquires about the use of a car seat for her infant. Which information provided by the nurse is most accurate regarding the use of a rear-facing safety seat for an infant?

A rear-facing safety seat should be used for infants and toddlers younger than 2 years old or up to the maximum weight for the seat.

The nurse is able to help promote safety and prevent injury by identifying which factors that have a direct impact on client safety? Select all that apply.

Communication ability Developmental level Mobility

A client has presented to the emergency department after splashing a chemical in the eyes. When managing the injury, what should be included in the plan of care?

Flush the eyes with water for 10 minutes.

A school nurse is teaching a group of adolescents about safe driving. What behaviors should the nurse encourage in order to help prevent motor vehicle accidents? Select all that apply.

Obey the speed limit. Limit the number of other adolescents in the car. Always wear a seat belt. Never text while driving.

A health care provider has ordered restraints for an older adult client who is delirious from the pain medication she was administered. Which guideline is appropriate for utilizing restraints?

The client's vital signs must be assessed every hour.

A nurse is filing a safety event report for an older adult client who tripped and fell when getting out of bed. Which action exemplifies an accurate step of this process?

The nurse details the client's response and the examination and treatment of the client after the incident.

Which reason best explains why adolescents behave in an unsafe manner despite knowledge of a particular activity's risk?

Social pressure

The nurse on a medical-surgical unit notices smoke from a client's room. Upon entering, the nurse notes that the curtain in the room is on fire. What should be the nurse's first action?

Remove the client from the room.

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."

A confused client is pulling at the IV line. When considering alternatives to restraints, which nursing intervention would be used first?

Conceal IV tubing with gauze wrap

What national organization determined that unintentional injuries were the fifth-leading cause of all deaths in the United States?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The nurse is providing education to a group of healthy older adults. Which nursing recommendation best promotes client safety in an independent living environment?

Encourage exercise that improves balance and muscle strength

The nurse has completed a comprehensive assessment of a client who has been admitted to the hospital experiencing acute withdrawal from alcohol. What nursing diagnosis would provide the clearest justification for the use of physical restraints during this client's care?

Risk for Injury Related to Agitation

The nurse is caring for a young child in the hospital who is being discharged home with his grandmother, who has guardianship. When performing a risk assessment, the nurse identifies that his grandmother has one other adult living with her to help with the child, because the grandmother has congestive heart failure and diabetes mellitus. In addition, the financial situation is poor and she cannot afford to buy safety devices to safety-proof the house. What nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this child based on these findings?

Risk for Poisoning related to medications in unlocked cabinets

A client who is enrolled in Medicare and who has been recovering in the hospital from a stroke has developed a pressure injury on the coccyx, an event that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has identified as a "never event." The nurse should recognize what implication of this CMS designation?

The hospital must bear any costs incurred for treating the client's injury.

A nurse is completing an intake assessment. The nurse notes that an older adult male client appears to have bruises in varying stages of healing. Which action by the nurse indicates an understanding of her responsibilities?

The nurse should question the client about the source of the bruises.

A nurse is preparing to implement an order for the use of restraints to ensure a client's safety. Which statement accurately describes a guideline to follow?

Time-limit the use of restraints and release the client from the restraint as soon as he or she is no longer a risk to self or others.

A nurse is teaching parents about Internet safety for children. Which actions are recommended guidelines for Internet use? Select all that apply.

Use filtering software to block objectionable information. Investigate any public chat rooms used by the children. Be alert for downloaded files with suffixes that indicate images or pictures.

A client went missing from a long-term care facility and an emergency code was called. After a search of 1 hour, the client was discovered in a utility room that should have been inaccessible. When responding to this event, staff should:

fill out an incident report, with the goal of preventing a similar event in the future.

The community health nurse is talking with four clients. Who does the nurse identify that would most benefit from teaching about alcohol and drug use?

19-year-old male college student majoring in physics

The nurse is discussing car safety with the mother of a 6-year-old child. The child's mother questions the need for the use of special car seats for her child. What information can be provided to her?

"At the age of 6 your child should be using a booster seat."

The nurse is conducting a community education program on bike helmet safety. The nurse determines additional information is needed when a participant states:

"I should be able to fit two fingers between my chin and the chin strap."

The nurse overhears an older adult 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.

The poison control nurse receives a call from the caregiver of a young school-age child who may have ingested a poisonous substance. Which is the priority response by the nurse?

"Check breathing and heart rate."

The nurse is assessing an adolescent with an annual physical. The parent reports noticing a change in the child's behavior lately, including mood swings, withdrawal from the family, and failing school grades. The parent does not know what to do and asks the nurse for guidance. What is the most appropriate guidance from the nurse?

"These could be signs of substance use. Open communication and seeing a counselor who specializes in substance use would be beneficial."

The nurse is evaluating risk factors for a developmentally diverse group of clients. What risk factors does the nurse identify? Select all that apply

A toddler is allowed to crawl in a house that has not been childproofed. An older adult woman in a long-term health care facility is at high risk for falls.

A client is brought to the emergency department after inhaling a substance suspected to be anthrax from the contents of an envelope. What symptoms experienced by the client would the nurse correlate with this substance?

Cough, dyspnea, and fatigue

Unintentional injuries are a major cause of disability and death in the United States. For adults, where do unintentional injuries fall on the list of leading causes of death?

Fifth

A nurse working in a long-term care facility institutes interventions to prevent falls in the older adult population. Which intervention would be an appropriate alternative to the use of restraints for ensuring client safety and preventing falls?

Involve family members in the client's care.

The telehealth nurse receives a call stating that upon entering a family member's home, two people have been found semi-conscious with a bright cherry red skin color. They are reporting nausea and headache, and are unable to move. Which initial direction will the nurse provide?

Open doors and windows.

A client in a long-term care facility has become increasingly unsteady. The nurses are worried that the client will climb out of bed and fall. Which measure would be a priority recommendation for this client?

Placing the client in a bed with a bed alarm

An older adult is admitted to the hospital with a fractured hip. The client suddenly develops acute onset of confusion and hallucinations. Which action should the nurse implement first?

Reduce distressing environmental stimuli to maximize client safety

A nurse smells smoke and subsequently discovers a fire in a garbage can in a common area on the hospital unit. What is the nurse's priority action in this situation?

Rescue anyone who is in immediate danger.

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.

The nurse is creating a plan of care for the older adult who has multiple medications and a difficult time reading medication labels due to poor eyesight. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis to include in this client's plan of care?

Risk for Poisoning related to poor eyesight and the inability to read medication labels

The nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed extremity restraints. Which action must be documented by the nurse?

The alternative measures attempted before applying the restraints

During a course on terrorism, a group of emergency room nurses learns about terrorists who use bombs or other explosives to inflict injury on numerous people and cause multiple fatalities. This is an example of:

mass trauma terrorism.