Safety EOCHQ_lecture notes Flashcards
A nurse sees smoke emerging from the suction equipment being used. Which is the greatest priority in the event of a fire?
Protect the pts
A nurse who is teaching a group of adults 20 - 40 y/o about safety is going to ensure that which topic is priority?
Automobile crashes
An 87 y/o man is admitted to the hospital for cellulitis of the left arm. He ambulates with a walker and takes diuretic medication to control sx of fluid retention. Which intervention is most important to protect him from injury?
Provide a bedside commode
A mother and her 3 y/o live in a home built in 1972. Which nursing dx is most applicable for this child?
Potential for poisoning
A 75 y/o pt, hospitalized with a stroke, becomes disoriented at times and tries to get out of bed, but is unable to ambulate without help. What is the most appropriate safety measure?
Use a bed exit safety monitoring device
A pt is being admitted to the hospital because of a seizure that occurred in his home. The pt has no previous hx of seizures. In planning the pts nursing care, which of the following measures is most essential at this time of admission?
Pad the bed with blankets
Test oral suction equipment
Which nursing intervention is the highest in priority for a pt at risk for falls in a hospital setting?
Review prescribed medications
A confused pt is touching his IV line and the nurse is concerned for his safety. The nurse wants to consider options for keeping the IV line from being pulled out. Which of the following options would best meet then needs of the pt and nurse?
Explain the purpose of the IV
Reorient the pt to the date and time
Cover up the IV site with a long-sleeve gown
Apply a mitt to both hands without attaching the straps to the bed
When planning to teach healthcare topics to a group of male adolescents, which topic should the nurse consider a priority?
Guns are the most frequently used weapon for adolescent suicide
The nurse at change-of-shift report, learns that one of the pts in his care has bilat soft wrist restraints. The pt is confused, is trying to exit the bed, and had pulled out the IV line, which was subsequently inserted. Which actions by the nurse is appropriate?
Document the behaviors that require the continued used of restraints
Provide ROM exercises when the restraints are removed
Orient the pt
Assess the tightness of the restraints
What subsequent problems do falls lead to?
Muscles decommissioning
Older pts may be at risk for this especially those with dementia
poisoning
A 5 point restraint includes
all limbs and chest
