PT SB3 Nursing Basics III

When the oxygen concentrator machine malfunctions and causes an electrical fire, the nurse should use which type of extinguisher?

C

A disaster situation that involves an explosion in a hospital laundry would be classified as:

Internal

When the nurse ambulates with a patient who has left-sided weakness, what actions should the nurse take

Keep the leg nearest the patient behind the patient's knee. Use a gait belt.??

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

Sweep P. Pull Pin A. Aim S. Squeeze S. Sweep

Before applying a safety reminder device (SRD), the nurse must:

get a physician's order.

When offering a cup of hot coffee to a frail, older adult patient, the nurse must:

gill the cup half full. (promotes safety & self-esteem)

The nurse manager clarifies that "safe hospital environment" implies that in the hospital setting people will be free from:

injury.

To decrease the risk for injury to the patient, the nurse determines if the patient:

is left-handed (what is different)

A nurse who encounters a mercury spill should.

open any outside windows.

The emergency department nurse can receive assistance in dealing with a victim of poisoning by calling the:

poison control center.

To decrease the risk for falls, the nurse holds frequent in-services to ensure that staff has competent skills for:

transferring.

An important safety precaution the home health nurse teaches parents to prevent burs to small children is to:

turn pot handles on stoves away from reach.

A nurse instructs a nursing assistant about the proper use of a gait belt. The nurse should intervene after observing the nursing assistant:

walking on the patient's strong side.