Chapter 27: Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
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."
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
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 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
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
Which factor is related to the highest proportion of falls in long-term care settings?
Toileting