patient saftey

Question 1

NPSGS

Answer 1

national patient safety goals

Question 2

national safety orginizations

Answer 2

QSEN
TJC

Question 2

state safety orginizations

Answer 2

PSO

Question 3

most common pt sfty concern

Answer 3

falls

Question 4

intrinsic fall risk

Answer 4

based upon pt and disease or illness
- i.e. mental state, meds, mobility

Question 5

extrinsic fall risks

Answer 5

enviromental factors that increase susceptibility to falls

Question 6

situational activity fall risk

Answer 6

transferring from bed to chair, reaching for personal items, ect.

Question 6

organizational fall risk

Answer 6

hospital related

Question 7

low risk morse fall scale

Answer 7

0-24

Question 8

moderate risk morse fall scale

Answer 8

25-44

Question 9

high risk morse fall scale

Answer 9

45 or higher

Question 10

hyoer lift

Answer 10

lifts pt out of bed

Question 11

fire safety

Answer 11

code red
Rescue
Alarm
Confine
Extinguish

Question 12

types of fire extinguishers (ABCs)

Answer 12

A= ordinary combustibles
B= flammable liquids
C= electrical equipment

Question 13

types of support surfaces

Answer 13

overlays
- on top of mattress like waffle mattress
-dynamic
- inflate and deflate (electricity/batteries)
static
- constant level of inflation
specialty beds

Question 14

PASS

Answer 14

pull
aim at the base
squeeze
sweep from side to side

Question 15

air fluidized bed

Answer 15

air pumped through silicone beads
contraindicated for unstable spines and pulmonary disease
risk of dehydration
no fitted sheet
used for multiple pressure sores

Question 16

low air loss beds

Answer 16

like air filled pillows
helps prevent skin breakdown by distributing weight
no fitted sheet

Question 17

combination bed

Answer 17

upper: low air loss
lower: air-fluidized

Question 18

lateral rotation bed

Answer 18

passively moves side to side
good for pulmonary pts and spine fractures