Safety Flashcards
1
Q
Factors that affect need
A
- age and development
- lifestyle
- mobility and health status
- sensory-perceptual alterations
- cognitive awareness
- emotional state
- ability to communicate
- safety awareness
- environmental factors
2
Q
Chain of infection
A
- etiological agent
- reservoir
- portal of exit
- mode of transmission
- direct
- indirect
- droplet
- vehicle borne
- vector borne
- air borne
- portal of entry
- susceptible host
3
Q
Diagnoses
A
- risk for injury of -
- risk for poisoning, suffocation, trauma or aspiration
- knowledge deficit (regarding safe behaviours or accident preventions)
- potential complication of infection
- impaired social interaction (risk)
- anxiety (risk)
4
Q
Goals
A
- prevention
- environment modification or safety hazards
- behaviour modification of safety practice
- absence of injury
- demonstrate safe lifestyle practices
5
Q
Safety measures throughout lifespan
A
- age specific potential injuries
- client teaching regarding prevention
- safety in health care setting
- prevent specific hazards
- burns
- fires
- falls
- seizures
- poisoning
- carbon monoxide poisoning
- choking or suffocation
- excessive noise
- electrical hazards
6
Q
In case of fires
A
RACE • rescue • activate alarm or announce fire • compartmentalism or contain fire • extinguish
PASS • pull pin • aim at base of fire • squeeze or press handle • sweep from side to side
7
Q
Preventing falls in older adults (RNAO)
A
- tai chi - for clients whose length of stay is greater than 4 months and with no history of fall fracture
- exercise
- medication review
- hip protectors
- vitamin D
- client education
- environment
8
Q
Why a need
A
- accidents are often preventable
- awareness of safety prevents injury
- basic need for survival
- need to assess for safe environment
- biological environment is part of safety
- prevention of infection with asepsis
