3. ATI: 5.Safety and Risk Reduction

Question 1

safety and risk reduction

Answer 1

• assigns priority to the factor or situation posing the greatest:
• safety risk to the client
• greatest risk to the client’s physical or phychological well-being
• multiple risks may require another priority setting framework to identify risk posing greatest threat

Question 2

sources of safety issues

Answer 2

• client
• nurse
• provider
• medical equipment and environment
• home environment
• community

Question 3

risk reduction

Answer 3

• types of risk:
• external-risks in client’s environment
• internal-laboratory values and vital signs outside expected reference range
• Maslow’s Hierarchy or ABC priority setting framework to determine alteration posing greatest risk
• risk posing immediate threat usually becomes the highest priority

Question 4

external risk

Answer 4

risks in client’s environment

Question 5

internal risks

Answer 5

laboratory values and vital signs outside expected reference range

Question 6

cleinet care focus

Answer 6

• assess for external factors
• complete risk assessment
• integrate interventions
• assistive devices
• assess for internal factors
• ABC combines with safety risk reduction