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nurse’s main responsibilities

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  • Nurse should observe potentially harmful situations
  • Nurse should educate patient to empower them to protect themselves from injury
  • Nurse should observe patient’s mobility & be aware of any health problems
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QSEN - Quality & Safety Education for Nurses

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developed to provide nurses with knowledge necessary to provide safety

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newest IOMS goal

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Reduce harm associated with clinical alarm systems - high risk of injury if alarm is silenced, turned off, ignored

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3 things to know for disasters

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chain of command
pt safety top priority
organization’s disaster response plan

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safety - “potential for” diagnoses

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falls, infection, suffocation, poisoning, suicide

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leading COD adolescents

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suicide, homicide, drugs, firearms

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leading COD young adults

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MVA & suicide

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leading COD middle age & older

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MVA

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safety risks for older adults

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Fires - forgetting stove/iron, cigarettes, heating devices
Risk for wandering
Analgesic & sedative use - dizziness, falls
Suicide rate increasing

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fall risk assessment

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age, meds, diagnoses, vision, history of falls - decrease in muscle strength - “timed up and go” test

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fall prevention

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Instruct to use call light if pt needs to get out of bed
Use electronic safety monitoring devices (alarms)
Orient pt to surroundings
Provide walking aids & assistance
Supervise pts at risk - especially at night
Place tables near bed so pt doesn’t overreach
Keep hospital beds low & locked
Encourage pts to use grab bars
Use nonskid bath mats
Encourage pt to wear nonskid footwear
Keep environment tidy
Use mechanical/ceiling lift to transfer dependent clients

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partial seizures

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electrical dischages from one area of brain

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generalized seizures

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affects whole brain

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grand mal seizures

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involves whole body

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interventions for seizures

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Take precautions to protect pt from injury
Make sure side rails are padded
Turn pt on side to prevent aspiration of saliva/tongue
Do not put any object in mouth
Protect pt from hitting head
May have to clean up incontinence
Report seizure immediately & document

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16
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RACE is for ____ prevention; means…

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fire

rescue, activate, confine, extinguish

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PASS is for…

means…

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fire extinguisher use

pull, aim (at base), squeeze, sweep

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poisoning that can cause unconsciousness, brain damage, death

risk factors - gas appliances

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CO poisoning

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preventing poisoning

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Teach parents to childproof environment
Info about snakebites, insect bites, drugs
Phone number of poison control
safeguard environment

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effects of excessive noise

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increased HR & RR, muscular activity, nausea, hearing loss

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electrical equipment must be…

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grounded

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Pt may sustain burns, muscle contractions, cardiac or respiratory arrest

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electrical shock

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2 reasons to use restraints

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Avoid and/or prevent purposeful or accidental harm to pt or resident

Do what is required to provide medically necessary treatment that could not be provided any other way

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physical restraint

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manual, physical, mechanical device attached to pt’s body

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chemical restraint

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medication used to control socially disruptive behavior

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restraint orders must be renewed…
and state…
and if over the phone must be signed…

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daily
reason and time period
w/i 24hrs

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restraints only used after…

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every other possible means is tried, failed, documented

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with restraints, document that need was made clear…

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to pt and family

29
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5 criteria for restraints

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Does not interfere with pt’s treatment/health problem
Readily changeable/undone
Discreet as possible
Restricts movement as little as possible
Safe for pt

NS371—Fundamentals of Nursing (12 decks)

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