CH 13 Flashcards
When a patient or resident leaves the agency without staff knowledge it is what?
Elopement
The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain is what?
Dementia
What are violent acts (including assault or threat of assault) directed toward persons at work or while on duty.
Workplace Violence
Paralysis from the neck down is what?
Quadraplegia
What is an chemical that is a physical hazard or a health hazard.
Hazardous Chemical
A ____ is a sudden catastrophic event in which many people are injured and killed and property is destroyed.
Disaster
What occurs when breathing stops from the lack of oxygen.
Suffocation
Paralysis on one side of the body is what?
Hemiplegia
A _____ is a state of being unaware of one’s surroundings and being unable to react or respond to people, places, or things.
Coma
That which carries leaking electricity to the earth and away from an electrical appliance is a what?
Ground
What is paralysis from the waist down?
Paraplegia
What occurs when electrical current passes through the body?
Electric Shock
Any event that has harmed or could harm a patient, resident, visitor, or staff member is an what?
Incident
What means loss of muscle function. loss of sensation, or loss of both muscle function and sensation?
Paralysis
What is any substance harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin?
Poison
Another term for quadraplegia is what?
Tetraplegia
A ____ is anything in the person’s setting that could cause injury or illness
Hazard
Who is responsible for the safety and protection of a patient?
The health team
Who should you protect in the facilities?
Patients, residents, visitors, co workers, and yourself
The goal is to decrease the person’s risk of accidents and injuries without limiting what?
Mobility and Independene
Measures to promote safety must not interfere with what?
The person’s rights
How do you protect the person from harm?
By following the persons care plan
Who is a accident risk factor?
Age- children and older persons
Safety measures need by a person can be found where?
In the person’s care plan
When checking for safety issues, a survey team will observe what?
For actual or potential hazards
A reason drugs can be an accident risk factor is because they what?
Can cause loss or balance or lack of coordination
Children are at risk o injury because they what?
Have not learned the difference between safety and danger
When a person has dementia , he or she is at risk for injury because why?
Judgment is poor
Identifying persons is most important because why?
Life and health are threatened if the wrong care is given
Which of these is not a reliable way to identify the person?
Just call the person by name
A leading cause of death, especially among children and older persons, is what?
Burns
When children are in the kitchen, what should you do?
Use the stove’s back burners
Burns can be avoided if oven mitts and pot-holders are kept dry because why?
Moisture allows bacteria to move through the cloth
Accidental poisoning of children can occur when?
Harmful products are kept in their original containers
Poisoning wanting stickers should be placed on common poisons such as what?
Harmful substances
Children are at risk for lead poisoning between the ages of what?
6 months and 6 years
How can you prevent exposure to lead-based plumbing?
Let cold water run 1 to 2 minutes before using it for cooking coffee
A gas that can cause suffocation is what?
Carbon monoxide
All of these sources are carbon monoxide except what?
Electric appliances
A choking hazard for older persons can be what?
Loose dentures that fit poorly
Which of these would prevent choking in children?
Position infants on their stomachs for sleep
The universal sign of choking is when what happens?
Conscious person clutches at the throat
Abdominal thrusts given for choking can be used on who?
Obese people
When giving abdominal thrusts, the correct procedure is to what?
Make a fist, place the thumb side against the abdomen, and quickly thrust upward
If you see a foreign object in the mouth of an unconscious person, you should what?
Grasp and remove the object if it is within reach
If an infant is choking, what should you do?
Hold the infant face down over your forearm and give 5 forceful back slaps between the shoulder blades
If a choking person becomes unresponsive, you should what?
Begin abdominal thrusts
If you find a piece of equipment that is damaged, take it to who?
Maintenance department
When using electrical items, you what?
Should unplug the equipment before turning it off
An electrical shock is especially dangerous because it can what?
Start a fire
If you are shocked by electrical equipment, you should what?
Report the shock at once
What requires that health care employees understand the risks of hazardous substances and ow to handle them safely?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Warning labels may include all of these except what?
Physical hazards and health hazards
Where would you find the safety data sheets (SDSs) for hazardous materials?
In a place on your nursing unit
All of these things are needed for a fire except what?
Electrical equipment
When a person is receiving oxygen, which of these is allowed in the room?
Electrical items that are in good working order
If a fire occurs, what should you do first?
Rescue people in immediate danger
If evacuation is necessary. persons who are what?
Closest to the fire are evacuated firsr
If a space heater is used in a home, a safety practice is to what?
Keep the heater 3 feet away from curtains, drapes, and furniture
If there is a disaster, you what?
Are expected to go to your agency immediately
Nurses and nursing assistants are at risk for workplace violence for the reasons except what?
They are not allowed to defend themselves if attacked
Which of these would not be effective to prevent or control workplace violence?
Sit quietly with the person in his room. Hold his hand to calm him
You can help prevent workplace violence by doing all of these except what?
Wearing uniforms that fit will
If you are uncomfortable or threatened in a home setting you should what?
Tell the nurse
A yellow color-coded wristband may indicate that the person is what?
At risk for falling
Comas can occur from what?
illness
What is a coma?
is a state of being unaware of one’s setting and being unable to react or respond to people places or things
Paralysis
Means loss of muscle function, sensation or both
_____ are the leading cause of death among children and older persons
Burns
Quadriplegia (tetraplegia)?
Paralysis in the arms, legs, and trunk
Hemiplegia?
Paralysis on one side of the body
To identify the person:
- Compare identify sign info on the assignment sheet with that on the ID bracelet. Carefully check this info because some people An identifier have the same first and last names
- Use at least 2 identifiers. An identifier cannot be the persons room or bed number. Some agencies require the person to spell and state his or her name and give persons ID number. always follow agency policy
- Call the person by name when checking the ID bracelet. This is a courtesy given as you touch the person and before giving care. This is a courtesy given as you touch the person and before giving care.
What is a first degree burn?
Superficial
What is a second degree burn?
Partial
What is a third degree burn?
Full-thickness
Pain can cause what kind of behaviors?
Vision loss, hearing loss, impaired smell and touch, and impaired mobility
What happens or what is in a safe setting?
- A person has little risk of illness or injury
- Free of hazards to the extent possible
- The person feels safe and secure physically and mentally
- Risk for infection, falls burns, poisoning, and other injuries is low
- Temp and noise levels are comfortable
- Smells are pleasant
- There is enough room and light to move about safely
- Person and persons property are safe from fire and intruders
- Person is not afraid and has few worries and concerns
People protect themselves from injury by what?
Knowing ther surrounds
Who doesn’t wear armbands in the hospital?
Long term residents
AED
Automated External Defribrillator
C
Centigrade
CDC
Centers fro Disease Control and Prevention
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CO
Carbon Monoxide
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
EMS
Emergency Medical Services
F
Farenheit
FBAO
Foreign-body airway obstruction
HCS
Hazard Communication Standard
ID
Identification
MET
Medical Emergency Team
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PASS
Pull the safety pin, aim low, squeeze the lever, sweep back and fourth
RACE
Rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish
RRT
Rapid Response Team
SDS
Safety data sheet
Superficial (first degree) burn
involves the epidermis (top layer of skin) . Ex. sunburn. The skin is red and painful to touch. There may be mild swelling
partial -thickness (second degree) burn
involves the epidermis and dermis. The skin appears deep red. The person has pain and blisters. The skin may appear glossy from leaking fluid
full-thickness(third degree) burn
the epidermis and dermis, fat, muscle, and bone may be injured or destroyed. These burns are not painful. Nerve endings are destroyed. The skin appears charred or has white, brown, or black patches.
