Exam 4: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

The nurse is giving report to the night 1900-0700 shift and describes a confused elderly patient who wanders.What action by the oncoming nurse is most appropriate?

At a safety workshop nurses are being taught to use the fire extinguishers on common fires.What action by the nurse requires the teacher to review the material?

The nurse discovers smoke in the second-floor utility room.What intervention should he or she implement first?

A patient is having a seizure and has fallen to the floor.After placing a pillow under the patient's head, what action does the nurse take next?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has brought in a personal CPAP device to use at night.What does the nurse need to do in addition to contacting respiratory therapy?

A student is caring for a patient admitted with acute alcohol withdrawal.The patient is very agitated and flailing about in the bed.What action by the student requires the registered nurse to intervene?

The nurse plans a safety program for the patients on a medical-surgical unit.Which patient has the greatest likelihood of falling?

The nurse is orienting a group of new nurses and explaining the concept of sentinel events and their causes.What should the nurse explain as a common root cause of all sentinel event?

A child had surgery on the face and needs to keep the hands away from the surgical site.Which restraint should the nurse use to accomplish this outcome?

The nurse applies a physical restraint to the patient.Which entry should the nurse make after applying the restraint?

The patient sustains a minor leg abrasion and stops breathing for a few seconds during a tonic-clonic seizure.Which is the best nursing documentation after the patient's seizure?

Although the interdisciplinary team is responsible for the safety of the patient, who has the ultimate responsibility for making the patient's bedside area safe?

The patient wearing bilateral wrist restraints complains hand numbness, and the nurse assesses pale, cool fingers.Which is the nurse's priority intervention?