Module 1 Safety, Security, Emergency Powerpoint

Question 1

What are adult developmental considerations?

Answer 1

• Drug use and poisoning
• intimate partner violence

Question 2

What are developmental considerations for older adults?

Answer 2

• Falls
• motor vehicle accidents
• Fire
• polypharmacy and poisoning
• elder abuse

Question 3

What are safety considerations for adults

Answer 3

• Remind them of effects of stress on lifestyle and health
• enroll in defense driving course
• counsel about unsafe health habits
• evaluate workplace for safety
• counsel about domestic violence

Question 4

What are safety considerations for older adults

Answer 4

• Identify safety hazards in the environment
• modify the environment as needed
• attend defensive driving and older drivers classes
• encourage vision and hearing tests
  -Ensure that hearing aids and glasses are available
• have operational smoke detectors in place
• report any signs of abuse

Question 5

What should be assessed in an adult who is a fall risk

Answer 5

• Assess for history of falls and accidents
• note assistive devices
• be alert for drug and alcohol history
• obtain knowledge of family support and home environment

Question 6

What factors contribute to falls

Answer 6

• Poor balance
• strength issues
• visual impairment
• problems with feet
• comorbidities
• use of medications that increase fall risk
• orthostatic hypotension
• hazards in the home or community
• Vitamin D deficiency

Question 7

What are safety improvement strategies?

Answer 7

• Preventing Falls Targeted Solutions Tool (TST)
• Falls Toolkit
• Falls Prevention Training Program
  -Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Question 8

What are patient outcomes for safety?

Answer 8

-Identify real and potential unsafe environmental situations
- implement safety measures in the environment
- use available resources for safety information
- incorporate accident prevention practices into ADLs
- remain free of injury

Question 9

What are physiologic hazards associated with restraints?

Answer 9

• Increased possibility of serious injuries due to fall
• skin breakdown
• contractures
• incontinence
• depression
  -Delirium
• anxiety
• aspiration
  -Death

Question 10

T/F: A side rail is considered a restraint even if the patient asks for it to be raised to assist in getting into and out of bed?

Answer 10

False