PCN 1 Chapter 27: Safety Study Questions
Owen is a 15-year-old client who is waking up postoperatively. He became combative and tried to strangle one of the nurses. A support team was called and 4-point restraints were applied in this emergent situation. How soon does a licensed provider need to assess the client and place the restraint order?
1 hour
What national organization determined that unintentional injuries were the fifth-leading cause of all deaths in the United States?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Unintentional injuries are a major cause of disability and death in the United States. For adults, where do unintentional injuries fall on the list of leading causes of death?
Fifth
A hospital is introducing a program that has the goal of aligning practices more closely with the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project. What initiative best exemplifies QSEN competencies?
New systems are introduced to increase communication between nurses and the members of other health disciplines.
A client in a long-term care facility has become increasingly unsteady. The nurses are worried that the client will climb out of bed and fall. Which measure would be a priority recommendation for this client?
Placing the client in a bed with a bed alarm
The nurse is performing a safety belt fit test for a young client at a well-child check-up. What criteria confirms that the child may sit in the back seat of a vehicle with a lap and shoulder belt in place?
The seat belt stays low on the hips and is not resting on the soft part of the stomach.
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 an antipsychotic
The nurse is discussing car safety with the mother of a 6-year-old child. The child's mother questions the need for the use of special car seats for her child. What information can be provided to her?
"At the age of 6 your child should be using a booster seat."
A client has frequent readmissions for fall-related injuries. Which is the most appropriate intervention by the nurse?
Arrange for a skilled home care assessment
The nurse is caring for an adult client on prescribed bed rest who repeatedly attempts to get out of bed despite instructions to remain in bed. Which initial intervention is appropriate?
Assess for the need to urinate.
A 17-year-old is brought to the emergency department with a head injury. The nurse knows that adolescents are vulnerable to injuries related to:
Automobile accidents
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?
Call for assistance to remove the client from the area.
A nurse is applying restraints to a confused client who has threatened the safety of a roommate. Which actions would the nurse perform when properly applying restraints to a client? Select all that apply.
Check agency policy for the application of restraints and secure a physician's order. Pad bony prominences. Remove the restraint at least every 2 hours or according to agency policy and client need.
The nurse manager is reviewing the QSEN quality and safety competencies for nurses. Which competencies are included in this initiative? Select all that apply.
Client-centered care Teamwork and collaboration Quality improvement (QI)
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
A client is brought to the emergency department after inhaling a substance suspected to be anthrax from the contents of an envelope. What symptoms experienced by the client would the nurse correlate with this substance?
Cough, dyspnea, and fatigue
What teaching will the community health nurse include for parents of toddlers?
Household cleaners must be kept out of reach.
A nurse is volunteering in a free community health clinic. One of the services offered is vehicle restraint checks for children. Which principles apply to infant and child restraints? Select all that apply.
Infants should be rear-facing up to the age of 2 years. Booster seats should be used until the child is 4 ft 9 in (145 cm) tall.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an intravenous therapy through an IV pump. Which intervention should the nurse implement to ensure electrical safety?
Obtain a three-prong grounded plug adapter.
The telehealth nurse receives a call stating that upon entering a family member's home, two people have been found semi-conscious with a bright cherry red skin color. They are reporting nausea and headache, and are unable to move. Which initial direction will the nurse provide?
Open doors and windows
The nurse is providing care for an older adult client with a hip fracture utilizing a walker. Which action by the nurse would be the priority?
Place a falls risk bracelet on client
A client on a hospital unit has been infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) because a nurse mistakenly connected the client with an HCV-positive client's intravenous pump and tubing. What is an appropriate response by the hospital to this incident?
Report this sentinel event to the Joint Commission and to relevant state agencies
The nurse begins a shift and finds that the wrong medication has been administered to a client. After completing a safety event report, what should the nurse do next?
Submit the safety report to the appropriate department within the facility so that it can be reviewed.
The nurse is caring for an 80-year-old client who was admitted to the hospital in a confused and dehydrated state. After the client got out of bed and fell, restraints were applied. She began to fight and was rapidly becoming exhausted. She has black-and-blue marks on her wrists from the restraints. What would be the most appropriate nursing intervention for this client?
Take the restraints off, stay with her, and talk gently to her.
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.
A nurse is completing an intake assessment. The nurse notes that an older adult male client appears to have bruises in varying stages of healing. Which action by the nurse indicates an understanding of her responsibilities?
The nurse should question the client about the source of the bruises.
The staff at a day-surgery clinic are meeting because there have been two significant medication errors committed over the past few weeks. To prevent future medication errors, what is the priority action for the nurse's to take?
take measures to ensure that nurses are not disturbed when obtaining and administering medications
The nurse is preparing to apply prescribed extremity restraints to a client's ankles. Place in order the steps of the procedure the nurse should perform. Use all options.
Explain rationale for use to the client and family. Pad bony prominences. Wrap the restraint around the client's ankle and secure it with hook-and-loop fastener straps. Ensure that two fingers fit between the restraint and the client's skin. Position limbs in normal anatomic position. Secure restraints to the bed frame with quick-release knots.
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.
An older adult client with an unsteady gait has been experiencing urinary urgency after being diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. What is the nurse's best action for reducing the client's risk of falls?
Provide a bedside commode and ensure adequate lighting.
The poison control nurse receives a call from the parent of a 2-year-old child. The parent states, "I 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?"
The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) tells the nurse that a client is very confused and trying to get out of bed without assistance. What is the appropriate action by the nurse?
Initiate use of a bed alarm.
An order for a waist restraint has been obtained for a client who is a threat to her own safety. The nurse should perform which action?
Insert a fist between the restraint and the client to ensure that her breathing is not constricted.
The nurse is caring for a postoperative client with confusion, a weak and unsteady gait, and a history of falls. The chart has an order for a waist restraint. What is the nurse's best next action?
Notify the primary care provider and obtain an order for a client sitter.
An older adult client has developed diabetic neuropathy. What would be the most important education intervention for the client and family?
Reduce the temperature on the water heater. Reason: The principles of a safe environment for older adults follow the same general guidelines as those for all ages: comfortable temperature range, adequate clothing, bath water of the right temperature (the setting on the hot water heater may need to be reduced), adequate ventilation, and lighting that allows for safe navigation throughout the house at all times of day. Clients with neuropathy will definitely need the hot water heater temperature reduced.
A nurse is preparing to file a safety event report after a client experienced a fall. Which statement is correct regarding the filing of a safety event report?
The nurse should record the incident in the client's medical record and fill out a safety event report separately.
