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Safety Flashcards

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Safety concerns for newborns/ infants

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  • communication is through crying and nonverbal behavior
  • nb/infnats should sleep on their backs
  • dangerous objects: cords, tablecloths, plastic bags, bottles, cans
  • In the hospital: bulb syringe and suction device
  • security tags to prevent abduction
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Car Seat Info infants

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Infant-only seat rear facing or convertible seat used rear facing

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CAr seat toddler

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keep child rear facing as long as possible

-once child outgrows manufactueres weight/ ht limit turn seat front facing

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Car seat (ages 4-7)

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Forward-facing car seat with harness and tether until the child reaches the top height or wt limit from the manufacturer. switch to booster seat in back seat

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car seat 8-12 yo

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Children who have outgrown booster may wear a seatbelt continue to tide in backseat

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Safety concerns for toddlers

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  • normal to play with toys
  • mobility assoc with bumps and bruises
  • no sharp toy or breakable parts
  • nonskid mats in bathtubs
  • safety zones
  • stranger danger
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School age children safety

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Buddy system prevents people from being alone

  • appropriate equip for activity is a bike helmet
  • peer pressure such as drugs, sex, violence
  • internet safety
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Adult safety

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  • injuries
  • automobile accidents
  • phsyiologic changes
  • med related injuries
  • falling
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What are elements present in a safe home?

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  • alarms and monitors
  • non-skid surfaces
  • heat and electricty
  • what about medications and food (discard expired meds and food)
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Consequence of Falls

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-pain, disability, financial, death,
-enviornmentlal hazards, med conditions, medications
substance abuse

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Health promotion to reduce falls

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Remove throw rugs, remove clutter from any walkway or stairway

  • ensure adequate lighting anywhere you walk
  • use handrails
  • avoid ladders and step stools
  • do not leave an area damp
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Toxins

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  • keep out of reach for children
  • any opening can let a toxin in
  • air freshner, ink, toiletbowl cleaner, disinfectant, deoderant
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Neuro assessment related to safety

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  • judgement
  • sensory: diabetics are more prone to injury
  • Vision and hearing: prevent body from recognizing danger
  • Orientation:: if they are confuse huge risk
  • Mental Status: can they recognize safety and danger concerns
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Other Assessment

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  • Activity Limits: older adult how far can they ambulate. This can interfere with ADLs.
  • Skin assessent: do this during bath look for bruises, scratches, cuts indicate fall
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Physical restraint

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  • manual method of physical device or equipment that restricts movement
  • vest, four side rails up, mitt, ankle restrants
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Chemical Restraint

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medication used to contain behavior or restrict a pt’s movemnt that is not standard treatment for the person’s med or psych condition
-sedation meds

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Nonviolent restraint

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use of a restraint when a patient’s behavior interferes with treatment
- phys or chem restraints to prevent a pt from pulling out tubes or line that could harm or impact negatively the patient

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Violent restraint

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use of restraint when pt is demonstating aggresive or violent behavior that presents as a danger
- four point restraint used to prevent life threatening injury

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Seclusion

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Involuntary confinement of an individual in a room alone from which the person cannot leave
- Pt wants to leave the hospital w/o provider’s order and is prevented from doing so

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Principles of restraints

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  • must be an order for restraints to be applied and orders must be updated in a timely fashion
  • Nurses must be trained and certified
  • Specific documentation for restraints
  • must address behavior leading to restraintm alternatives to restraint, release from restraint, patinet needs being met
  • NC: ensure restraints do not cause injury
  • Facilitate ADLs and comfort
21
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Nursing student can or cannot use restraints?

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Nursing students cannot!!!

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Fire Safety Class A

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Paper, wood, cloth

-Extinguish with water or multipurpose dry chemical

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FS Class B

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Flammable liquids

- Carbon dioxide or dry chemical multipupose chemical

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FS class C

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electrical fires

- CO2, dry multipurpose dry chemical, liquified gas

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FS class D

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Combustible metals

- special dey power

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RACE

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Rescue ( get patient) , Alarm, Confine, Evacuate

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PASS

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Pull the nozle, aim the nozzle, squeeze the handle, sweep back and forth

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Radiation 3 cardinal rules

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  • minimize time of exposure
  • maximize distance from source
  • use appropriate shielding
  • use lead apron when caring for a pt with radiation exposure
  • use gloves fluids or urine
  • have them perform self-care as much as possible

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