Exam 25: Safety

The nurse is providing some education to a community group on environmental safety. Which of the following safety measures are effective in improving their environmental safety? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is educating parents about firearm safety. Which of the following statements indicates a need for further education?

The ER nurse is triaging a patient with suspected poisoning. Who should the nurse anticipate contacting first?

The nurse displays an understanding of high-risk populations for MRSA when identifying which group as the lowest risk?

The nurse recognizes that a patient is using a portable generator in the house as a power source. What source of poisoning does the nurse appropriately identify?

The nurse is visiting a patient with cardiac disease who has been experiencing increased episodes of shortness of breath when she tries to exercise. The nurse is concerned that her decrease in activity may lead to:

Which statement by the patient indicates a teaching need regarding safety in the home?

The patient has a nursing diagnosis of risk for falls. Which goal is most important?

The nurse is caring for a confused, combative patient. Which action would be considered last by the nurse to control behavior of the client?

The nurse is concerned about helping the patient find resources to obtain assistive equipment to be used in the home. Which team member should the nurse contact first?

The nurse knows that which of the following patients has a teaching need based on statements by the patient or the patient's parents?

The nurse is explaining the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) to the student nurse. Which of the following answers indicates that the student has a good understanding of these goals? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is working with a student nurse to teach her about restraint use in patients. Which statement by the student nurse indicates a learning need regarding restraints?

The nurse knows that which of the following is an appropriate way to tie restraints?

The increase focus in nursing on patient safety has resulted in a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called:

Which collaborative team member would be most effective in assisting the nurse to identify medication alternatives that are less likely to cause drowsiness and dizziness to reduce the risk of falls in the elderly patient?

Individual factors affecting safety include those that are related to the functioning of body systems and those that are directly associated with a person's particular lifestyle. Changes in which body system affect overall mobility increasing the propensity of falling?

The nurse knows that which of the following is not used to assess fall risk?

The nurse is educating the patient about the proper disposal of medications in the home. Which statement by the patient indicates she has a good understanding of the information?

The nurse manager is developing a training guide. Which is the best organization to help her develop guidelines she can use to help her to prevent exposure to hazardous situations and decrease the risk of injury in the work place?