Chapter 10: Safety

A long-term care facility is committing to a restraint-free environment. What will the health care workers implement to encourage this environment? (Select all that apply.)

-Frequent orientation to surroundings, -Maintain toileting routines, -Explain all procedures and treatments

The nurse explains that the measurement of radiation exposure is in multiples of Gy. The number of Gy an individual may absorb before becoming ill with radiation syndrome is _______.

0.75

When the nurse ambulates with a patient who has left-sided weakness, what actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

-Keep the leg nearest the patient behind the patients knee -Use a gait belt

Ambulating with a person who has an identified weakness requires that the nurse walk on the same side as the weakness, slightly behind the patient, with the nurse's near leg behind the patient's knee. The nurse should use a gait belt and hold the patient at the waist and the gait belt. Furniture can be used as support.

-immobility -risk for impaired circulation -risk for skin impairment -incontinence

What important safety precaution should the home health nurse teach parents in order to prevent burns to small children? a. never leave them unattended b. turn pot handles on stoves away from reach c. turn hot water on first when filling a bath d. keep side rails up on the crib

B turn pot handles on stoves away from reach

What is important for the nurse to determine in order to decrease the risk for injury to a patient? a. If patient can read english b. if patient is left-handed c. if patient is able to eat unassisted d. if patient can dress independently

B. If patient is left-handed

The nurse conducting a seminar on bioterrorism reviews several types of agents that may be used as weapons. An agent that does not seriously damage or kill the target population but only impairs it is classified as _____________.

incapacitating

What should the nurse do when offering a cup of hot coffee to a frail, older adult patient?

Fill the cup half full

A nurse instructs a nursing assistant about the proper use of a gait belt and is observing a return demonstration. What action by the nursing assistant should cause the nurse to intervene?

Nursing assistant is walking on the patient's strong side

What type of fire extinguisher should the nurse use when the oxygen concentrator machine malfunctions and causes an electrical fire?

Type C

5. What must the nurse do before applying a safety reminder device (SRD)? a. Get permission from the family b. Assess patient's skin condition c. Get a physician's order d. Explain the SRD to the patient

c. get a physician's order

The nurse manager is providing an in-service regarding a "safe hospital environment." What will this education mainly focus on preventing? a.falls b.exposure to contaminants c.Injury d.electrical hazard

C. Injury

What should a nurse do when encountering a mercury spill?

Open any outside windows

A disaster situation occurs and involves an explosion in a hospital laundry. What would this be classified as ?

internal

The emergency department nurse admits a victim of poisoning. Who should the nurse call to receive the best assistance for dealing with this victim?

poison control center

When reinforcing the PASS acronym for fire extinguisher use, the nurse reminds the staff that the final "S" stands for ______________.

sweep (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, SWEEP)

What skills should health care workers frequently attend in-services about to ensure that staff has competent skills and risk for falls can be decreased? a. bathing b. feeding c. transferring d. ambulating

C. transferring

___________ is a violent or dangerous act used to intimidate or coerce a person or government to further a political or social agenda.

terrorism