Safety

Question 1

Safety:

Answer 1

condition of being free from physical or physiological harm and injury.

Question 2

Unintentional Injuries:

Answer 2

results from incidents such as falls, motor vehicle crashes, poisoning, drownings, fire —associated injuries, suffocation, and firearms. “accidents”
unintentional injuries were the 5th leading cause of death.

Question 3

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control:

Answer 3

works to reduce injury, disability, death, and the costs associated with injuries.

Question 4

Intentional Injuries:

Answer 4

result from deliberate acts of violence or abuse and often have fatal consequences such as suicide or homicide.

Question 5

The Joint Commission:

Answer 5

independent, not-for-profit group in the U.S. that accredits hospitals and other health-care related agencies.
quality and safety education for nurses minimizes risk of harm to patients and provide system effectiveness.

Question 6

National Patient Safety Goals:

Answer 6

identify patients correctly
improve staff communication
use medicines safely
use alarms safely
prevent infections
identify patient safely risks
prevent mistakes in surgery

Question 7

Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers:

Answer 7

parents should check for info on approved cribs, devices, and toys.

Question 8

School age children:

Answer 8

drowning is a risk. children should not be allowed to swim without adult supervision, and they should wear life jackets.

Question 9

Adolescents/Teenagers:

Answer 9

intentional and unintentional poisonings can occur with use of nicotine, drugs, and alcohol.

Question 10

Adults:

Answer 10

work-related hazards can result in injury and death

Question 11

Older Adults:

Answer 11

risk for motor vehicle crashes, falls, and burns.

Question 12

Pollution:

Answer 12

contamination of air, land, water, and the environment by unnatural or harmful substances.

Question 13

Air Pollution:

Answer 13

caused by the release of chemicals or by products of manufacturing into the atmosphere.

Question 14

Land Pollution:

Answer 14

improper disposal of trash/waste; can be reduced by reusing/recycling materials.
water can become polluted through improper refuse disposal, animal waste, and industrial by products, resulting in infection and other disease.

Question 15

Noise Pollution:

Answer 15

from factories construction sites, trains, planes, loud music, and cheering in sport stadiums.
causes hearing loss, stress, and elevated blood pressure.

Question 16

Communicable Disease:

Answer 16

can be transmitted person to person

Question 17

CDC:

Answer 17

manages communicable disease

Question 18

OSHA:

Answer 18

manages workplace hazards

Question 19

Electrical Shock:

Answer 19

occurs when a person comes in contact with an energy source and energy flows through the body or portion of the body to the ground.

Question 20

Abuse:

Answer 20

anything offensive, harmful, or injurious to an individual that can pose a direct safety threat.

Question 21

Bio-terrorism:

Answer 21

deliberate release of biologic agents such as bacteria. viruses, and other microbes to cause illness or kill people, animals, or plants.

Question 22

Suffocation:

Answer 22

when air no longer reaches the lungs and respiration ceases.

Question 23

Poisoning:

Answer 23

intentional or unintentional ingestion, inhalation, injection, or absorption through the skin of any substance harmful to the body.

Question 24

Toxins:

Answer 24

substances that cause poisoning

Question 25

Lead Poisoning:

Answer 25

occurs when lead levels build up in blood over months- years, and it can affect all body systems.

Question 26

Carbon Monoxide:

Answer 26

colorless, odorless gas that can cause sudden illness and death

Question 27

Source of Carbon Monoxide Include:

Answer 27

cars, stoves, gas range, portable generators, lanterns, burning charcoal/wood, and heating systems.

Question 28

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Answer 28

federal organization that certifies all participating hospitals. (safety risks in health care agencies include fall and restraints)

Question 29

Physical Restraints:

Answer 29

used to restrict movement

Question 30

Chemical Restraints:

Answer 30

medication that is administered to control behavior.

Question 31

What are ways to prevent medication errors?

Answer 31

6 rights:
right pateint
right medication
right dose
right time 
right route 
right documentation

Question 32

Johns Hopkins Hospital Fall Assessment Tool:

Answer 32

7-items can be completed quickly and easily includes fall prevention intervention

Question 33

Morse Fall Scale:

Answer 33

6-items, used in acute/long term care settings

Question 34

Hendrich II Fall Risk Model:

Answer 34

8-items, acute care settings to assess fall risk.

Question 35

Fire Emergency Response:

Answer 35

Rescue
Activate
Contain
Extinguish

Question 36

Fire Extinguisher:

Answer 36

Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep

Question 37

Can restraints be delegated?

Answer 37

No, but they can be monitored.

Question 38

Proper way to dispose of drugs:

Answer 38

mix with coffee grounds or kitty litter and place in a glass jar because some medications become toxic after a period of time.

Question 39

Why does CMS no longer make payments to hospitals for cost of additional care resulting from patient falls:

Answer 39

because they are preventable