Fundamentals Exam 1 set 2
A mother is concerned about the safety of her 18-month-old toddler. What would be most appropriate for the nurse to include in the education plan for this mother and her child?
Avoid leaving the toddler unattended on top of a bed.
A nurse is admitting a client to a geriatric medicine unit following the client's recent diagnosis of acute renal failure. Which nursing action is most likely to reduce the client's chance of experiencing a fall while on the unit?
Orient the client to the room and environment thoroughly upon admission.
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.
Bioterrorism has become a commonly used term. What is the definition of bioterrorism?
a deliberate spread of pathogens into the community
A home care nurse provides health education to parents regarding the care of their toddler. Which precaution should the nurse suggest the parents take to protect the toddler from drowning?
avoid unattended baths from the toddler
A nurse is providing an in-service program for staff on fire safety and is reviewing the types of fire extinguishers available. Which class of fire extinguisher would the nurse describe as appropriate for use on an electrical fire?
class C
Health care workers may be exposed to a common occupational injury such as:
inadvertent needstick
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
Mr. Ames, age 84, has just been admitted to the hospital for the treatment of pneumonia. In addition to this diagnosis, Mr. Ames also has stage II Alzheimer's disease and is disoriented to place and time. As the night has progressed, he has become increasingly agitated, pulling out his intravenous catheter and wandering throughout the unit. He has become more agitated as the nurses have attempted to reorient and redirect him. Which intervention should the nurses perform?
position him near the nurses stations and perform an assessment
A nurse in a psychiatric care unit finds that a client with psychosis has become violent and is actively trying to harm another client in the unit. What action should the nurse take?
retrain the client, as he is harmful to others
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 a victim of cyberbullying.
