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.
