health wellness & safety

Question 1

illness

Answer 1

a state in which a persons physical, emotional, intellectual, social, development, or spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired compared with previous experience

Question 2

health

Answer 2

state of complete physical, mental and social well being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 3

joint commissions national patient safety goals for hospitals

Answer 3

improve accuracy of patient identification, improve effectiveness of communication among caregivers, improve safety of medications, reduce risk of HAIs, identify pt safety risks, use alarms safely, prevent mistakes in surgery

Question 4

6 QSEN competencies (quality and safety education for nurses)

Answer 4

safety, quality improvement, patient centered care, informatics, teamwork and collaboration, evidence based practice

Question 5

sentinel event

Answer 5

is a serious safety error resulting in serious injury or death

Question 6

safety nursing diagnoses

Answer 6

risk for injury, risk for physical trauma, disturbed sensory perception, risk for poisoning, risk for impaired home maintenance

Question 7

patient safety goals

Answer 7

pt will remain free form injury while in the hospital, pt will use call light to call for help before getting up while on narcotic pain medication

Question 8

managing fire in healthcare setting; prioritizing actions

Answer 8

RACE; rescue, alarm, confine, evacuate

Question 9

how to use a fire extinguisher

Answer 9

PASS; pull, aim, squeeze, sweep