Chapter 13 — Safety Flashcards
When a patient or resident leaves the agency without staff knowledge, it is __________.
Elopement
The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain is __________.
Dementia
__________ 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 __________.
Quadraplegia
__________ is any 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
__________ occurs when breathing stops from the lack of oxygen.
Suffocation
Paralysis on one side of the body is __________.
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 __________.
Ground
__________ is paralysis from the waist down.
Paraplegia
__________ occurs when electrical current passes through the body.
Electrical shock
Any event that has harmed or could harm a patient, resident, visitor, or a staff member is an __________.
Incident
__________ means loss of muscle function, loss of sensation, or loss of both muscle function and sensation.
Paralysis
__________ is any substance harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin.
Poison
Another term for quadraplegia is __________.
Tetraplegia
A __________ is anything in the person’s setting that could cause injury or illness.
Hazard
Safety measures needed by a person can be found in __________.
The person’s care plan
When checking for safety issues, a survey team will observe for __________.
Actual or potential hazards
A reason drugs can be an accident risk factor is __________.
They can cause loss of balance or lack of coordination
Children are at risk of injury because __________.
They have not learned the difference between safety and danger
When a person has dementia, he or she is at risk of injury because __________.
Their judgment is poor
Identifying persons is most important because __________.
Life and health are threatened if the wrong care is given
What is NOT a reliable way to identify a person?
Just calling the person by name
What are three reliable ways to identify a person?
Check the identification bracelet
Use the person’s picture to compare it with the person
Follow center policy to identify the person if he or she is alert and oriented
A leading cause of death, especially among children and older persons, is __________.
Burns
