PrepU Safety Chapter 5

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

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 antipsychotic

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 clients behavior

The nurse is reviewing a health care providers orders in the electronic health records ehr and notices several abbreviations. What is the appropriate nursing action?

Contact the health care provider to clarify the orders.

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 eyes with water for 10 minutes

The surgical nurse is preparing a client for surgery on the left leg. The client is awake, alert, and oriented. Who does the nurse identify that should mark the leg that will undergo the surgical procedure? Select all that apply.

Nurse Client Surgeon

The nurse educator has just completed a lecture regarding older adults and hazards in the home. The nurse educator recognizes that the education was effective when the students state that common dangers in the home setting of an older adult include:

Poly pharmacy and use of multiple extension cords.

A nurse is assigned to care for a 10-month-old boy. Which activity should be the priority for the nurse?

Protect the toddler from injury

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.

A 18-year-Old boy brought to the emergency department with a head injury. The nurse knows that adolescents are vulnerable to injuries related to:

Sports-related activities

The goal of evidence-based practice related to restraints to avoid the use of restraints.

True.

A 14-year-old boy is in the clinic for his well-child exam. When the client asks his mother if she has any questions for the practitioner, she states "He sleeps so much. I am worried about how lazy he is." What does the nurse know to be true about sleep in adolescents

Trying to balance too many activities can result in sleep deprivation.

The nurse is teaching a nursing student about proper latex glove use. Which is teaching will the nurse include?

Wash hands throughly after removing gloves with p-H balanced soap.

Which topic should public health nurse emphasize when educating older adults on reducing their risk of poisoning?

keeping medications in clearly labeled containers

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.

The poison control nurse receives a call from the parent of a 2-year-old child. The parent states 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 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

Anurse hears a client call and finds that the client's room has caught fire due to an electrical short circuit. The nurse evacuates the room and raises an alarm. Which of the following types extinguishers should the nurse use in this situation?

Class C

The nurse is assessing the home of new parents who adopted two siblings, one an infant and the other a toddler 18 months old. The nurse notes the following in the home. The parents have no experience with Heimlich maneuver. The crib salts measure less than 2.375 in (6cm) apart, and there is a soft pillow in the crib. The parents cut food into small pieces (approximately 1/2 inch in size) for the toddler and supervise mealtimes. What recommendations would the nurse make to the parents to provide for safety from asphyxiation or choking? Select all the apply.

Continue to supervise mealtimes for the children. Take a laypersons class to learn the Heimlich maneuver Remove the soft pillow from the crib.

The clinical nurse educator at a long term care facility is responsible for organizing and carrying out staff education sessions. What topic for staff education is most likely the benefit the greatest number of residents?

Educating nurses on how to prevent falls

A nurse finds a client in his room asphyxiated with carbon monoxide (CO) inhalation. Which activity should be the priority for the nurse?

Get the victim out of the present environment.

A nurse is making a visit to a clients home and during the assessment the nurse notices some possible hazards. What would the nurse identify as potential hazards? Select all the apply

Non working smoke detector Evidence of the mice droppings Clutter on the stairs Electrical outlet with several extension cords

What agent has potential to affect the integrity of latex gloves?

Oil-based lotions

The nurse has received a medication order over the telephone from a provider. What is the next appropriate nursing action?

Repeat or read back the order.

The nurse is admitting a client to a medical surgical unit who states, if someone brings balloons to me, I might have trouble breathing." What is the appropriate nursing action?

Replace common health care items with latex free equipment

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 caregiver of a toddler has called the poison control nurse to report that the child licked a small amount of petroleum jelly. The caregiver states that the toddler is sitting on the floor, watching a cartoon, and playing with a toy. Which information will the poison control nurse provide?

dilute with water or milk